Key information
- Address:
- Warrnambool Road, Terang, 3264
- Opened:
- 1 January 1858
- Closed:
- 31 December 1995
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 617
- Other names:
- Terang School, Terang Common School, Terang State School
The history of Terang Primary School
1858
Terang opened in 1858.
The schoolhouse was a rough, wooden building made from slabs of timber.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862.
1870s
The timber schoolhouse burnt down in 1872 and was replaced by a stone building.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1887
The Minister for Education visited the school in 1887. He was shown the schoolhouse, which was dark and crowded.
1891
The size of the schoolhouse was increased by adding an extension.
1907
Another extension was added to the school.
1924
The school became a higher education school and taught secondary school courses.
1949
The school stopped teaching secondary school courses and older students moved to a local high school.
1956
One classroom and 2 staff rooms were added to the school.
1962
Another 2 classrooms had been built by 1962.
1970
The school was renamed Terang Primary School in 1970.
1995
Terang closed in 1995 when it combined with Terang High School (No. 8380) to form Terang P-12 College (No. 6236).
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