Key information
- Address:
- Springbank Road , Bullarook 3352
- Opened:
- 1 January 1861
- Closed:
- 1 January 1990
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 39
- Other names:
- Bullarook Common School, Bullarook State School
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 Bullarook Primary School
1859
The school opened in 1859. The teacher was J Ham.
1861
J Ham was officially recognised as head teacher.
Enrolment reached 58 by November.
The school was known in the local area as Mr Ham's School.
The building was converted from a three-room house to a single room. It was located on a two-acre site in the County of Grant.
1863
In October, the school was moved by residents into the north-east corner of the site in the middle of the forest.
1873
A fire destroyed the school and the parents of the 125 students petitioned for a new building. The building was erected later in the year.
The Wesleyan Church served as a school while the new building was constructed.
1889
A new teacher's house of four rooms was built.
1910
The teacher's house had two more rooms added.
1970
The name of the school changed to Bullarook Primary School in 1970.
1989
The school closed in 1989. The number of students enrolled in nearby Bungaree Primary School (No. 1960) increased after Bullarook closed.
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.
Oldest inspection record
This inspector report book is dated from 1948 to 1982. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV have for this school.
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