Key information
- Address:
- Bonn 3561
- Opened:
- 1 July 1871
- Closed:
- 28 July 1879
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1080
- Other names:
- Bonn School, Rural School No.81
How to find enrolment and other school records
If the school is open: contact the school directly to access your records.
If the school has closed: contact the Archives and Records branch via email archives.records@education.vic.gov.au or 1800 359 140 and they will assist you.
The history of Bonn State School
1871
Bonn School (No.1080) opened as a rural school in 1871.
The first head teacher was George Leslie.
Classes were held in a bark building that was built by the local community.
1874
Bonn school became a state school in 1874.
Classes were moved to a rented weatherboard building with a shingle roof.
1878
There were 32 students enrolled at the school in 1878.
1879
Bonn State School (No. 1080) closed along with Bonn State School (No. 1297).
The students from both schools moved to a new school called Bonn State School (No. 2191).
Find more information about this school
The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the archive of Victoria's State and local government. They look after some of our oldest school records, and we can use these records to help us understand what school life used to be like.
PROV currently only have paper records for this school.
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