Avoca Public School - Avoca, NSW
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Tuena
S 34° 36.762 E 150° 28.757
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A one room school house in the locality of Avoca on the Southern Highlands.
Waymark Code: WMHGKQ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/09/2013
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Avoca Public School was established in 1872 & the school house was built in 1876. It has survived as a school since then attracting students from surrounding farms & other localities. Avoca comprises farms, two or three residences, a community hall & the school.
The school house is built of local sandstone & has had a wooden annex added at a later stage. The old home next door was the teacher's residence but is now the administration centre & library. An undercover assembly area & amenities block can be seen to the left of the school house.
You can view the school house from the road verge & pathway but it is illegal to enter school grounds in New South Wales unless you are authorised to do so. You should use discretion when taking photographs. I visited during school holidays.
The original school bell can be seen on the left hand side.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1873
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: yes
Address:
961 Sheepwash Rd
Avoca, NSW Australia
2577
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
Year the school closed.: Not listed
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