State School - Boolboonda, Qld, Australia
Posted by: blingg
S 25° 04.952 E 151° 40.895
56J E 367040 N 7225264
A former one room school
Waymark Code: WM129E9
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 04/05/2020
Views: 1
The school building is a timber framed and weatherboard clad structure, rectangular in plan and elevated slightly above the ground on timber stumps. The roof is clad with corrugated metal sheeting and is comprised of a central gable.
The School opened in 1897 and in 1909 was declared a State School. It was closed for enrolments in 1973. The average number of children who attended the Boolboonda State School varied from 16 children in 1897 to a high of 25 children in 1903, falling to seven in 1972.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Year the school first opened.: 01/23/1897
Year the school closed.: 02/01/1973
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address: Boolboonda Tunnel Road Boolboonda, Qld Australia
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
Web Address (if available): Not listed
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