Key information
- Address:
- Victoria Street , Toongabbie, 3856
- Opened:
- 14 May 1867
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 856
- Other names:
- Toongabbie Common School, Toongabbie State School
The history of Toongabbie Primary School
1867
Toongabbie opened as a common school in 1867. The first head teacher was Henry W. Sanders. The school building was ‘a building of slab walls, boarded floor, and iron roof'.
1870s
A new weatherboard schoolroom was built in 1871. It was on the site that was later part of the railway station yard.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1883
The school building was sold in 1883 when the railway line was completed. A new school building opened on the present school site.
1966
A new school building opened in 1966.
1968
The old school building was demolished in 1968. A second classroom was added at the same time.
1970
The school was renamed Toongabbie Primary School in 1970.
2022
Toongabbie Primary School is still in operation.
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