Key information
- Address:
- Woods Point, 3723
- Opened:
- 1 July 1865
- Closed:
- 31 December 1998
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 789
- Other names:
- Woods Point Common School, Woods Point State School
The history of Woods Point Primary School
1865
Woods Point opened as a common school in 1865.
The first head teacher was William Onslow and there were 40 students enrolled.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878
1910
Woods Point had been a 'boom' town with many mines.
The school was quite big but after 1910 the number of students began to fall as the mines began to close. Mining families moved away from the town.
1920
By 1920 the number of students enrolled had fallen to around 300.
1939
A fire burnt down the school and a large part of the town. A new school was built.
There were around 200 students and three teachers at the school in 1939.
1969
The mines continued to close and in 1969 there were only 12 students enrolled at the school.
1970
The school was renamed Woods Point Primary School.
1998
Woods Point Primary School closed in 1998 when it combined with Jamieson Primary School (No. 814).
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