Key information
- Address:
- Ross Creek, 3351
- Opened:
- 1 June 1865
- Closed:
- 17 July 1994
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 803
- Other names:
- Ross Creek Common School, Ross Creek State School
The history of Ross Creek Primary School
1865
Ross Creek opened as a common school in 1865.
The first head teacher was Joseph M. Starling.
During the first year there were 47 students enrolled.
Classes were held in a timber schoolhouse. It had a shingle roof and a brick chimney.
1867
A house had been built for the head teacher by 1867.
1873
Ross Creek became a state school in 1873.
1875
Around 520 students had enrolled in the first ten years that the school had been opened.
1915
A new building was opened by the head teacher, Florence Mary Hunter.
1965
The school held an event to commemorate being open for 100 years . There were 400 guests at the event. A tree was planted by Mrs W. Tuddenham.
Mrs Tuddenham lived in Ross Creek and was 90 years old.
1970
The school was renamed Ross Creek Primary School in 1970.
1994
Ross Creek Primary School was closed in 1994 when it combined with other schools to form Woady Yaloak Primary School (No. 5440).
The schools that combined were:
- Ross Creek (No. 803)
- Smythesdale Primary School (No. 978)
- Scarsdale Primary School (No. 980)
- Snake Valley Primary School (No. 574)
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