Boots Gully Rural School built 1859 Source: Public Record Office Victoria
The schoolhouse was built in 1859. It was a slab-built wooden building with a dirt floor.
1860s
Boots Gully opened as a rural school in the early 1860s. The exact open date is not known.
Robert Cole became head teacher in 1868 and he taught for 20 years.
Classes were held for around 33 local children.
The first schoolhouse was a wooden building with a dirt floor.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
The average number of students had increased to 54 by 1873 and the schoolhouse had to be made bigger.
The size of the school grounds was increased in 1877 and the original teacher's house was rebuilt.
1895
The number of students enrolled at the school had fallen to 24.
1903
The number of students enrolled had fallen to 19. It couldn't be agreed if the school should close, share a teacher with another school or join with another school. It was decided that the school should stay open.
1909
There were now only 12 students enrolled at the school but the school stayed open.
1921
Boots Gully State School was closed in 1921.
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.
