Key information
- Address:
- 14-34 Lloyd Street, Strathmore, 3041
- Opened:
- 1 September 1871
- Closed:
- 3 December 1917
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1106
- Other names:
- Strathmore Common School
The history of Strathmore State School
1870s
Strathmore opened as a common school in 1871. The first head teacher was Geo. C. Christie.
Classes were held in a timber schoolhouse built by the community. The walls were lined with pine and it had an iron roof.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
The school closed in June 1876 because there were not enough students. It reopened in 1877.
1882
There were 19 students enrolled at the school in 1882.
1884
Student numbers had increased and there was an average of 26 students who went to the school in 1884.
1895
The school closed again in September 1895 because there were only 17 students enrolled.
1905
The school opened again in September 1905. The schoolhouse was renovated for the school's opening.
1917
Strathmore State School closed in 1917.
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