Bunnaloo Public School

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Bunnaloo Public School
Bunnaloo Public School logo.png
Location
Bunnaloo Public School
Riverina

Bunnaloo
,
New South Wales
,
2731

Australia
Coordinates 35°47′06″S144°35′48″E / 35.785013°S 144.596647°E / -35.785013; 144.596647
Information
Type Public
MottoGood, Better, Best
Denomination Non denominational
Established1928
StatusOpen
PrincipalDarren Devereux
Years offeredK–6
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment48 [1]  (2011)
Classrooms5
Campus typeRural
Colour(s)Yellow and green
  
SloganStriving for excellence in a caring rural community [2]
Website bunnaloo-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Front of school in 2007

Bunnaloo Public School is a rural primary school that educates children from years Kindergarten to Year 6 from the Bunnaloo region of New South Wales. [3] Founded in 1928, the school has five classrooms, an oval and a school residence. The principal is Darren Devereux, who came to the school in 1999. [4]

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History

The school was established in response to requests from locals to the government for a new school in the area. Following the purchase of land, the first classroom was constructed in late 1927 by Echuca contractors Messrs. Symons & Co. The school opened in January 1928, with W Hester acting as the principal and single teacher of the 25 enrolled students. At this time, the school offered education to students from Years 1 to 8 (14 was the leaving age of school at the time). [5]

In late 1944, the school was closed during the closing stages of World War II due to a luck of the number of students. The school was re-opened in 1951 by Barry Hubbard with borrowed supplies from the local Mathoura Public School. In 1957, the introduction of irrigation brought many people to the area which led to a high number of new enrolments. This led to the construction of a second classroom in 1962, splitting the school into a lower form (K–2) and an upper form (3–6). A staffroom that included a telephone was added in 1964. The school residence located South of the oval was built 1967, and a bus run operating to the North of the school was introduced the following year.

A third building was relocated to the school from the former Walliston School in 1976 after the enrolment number rose to 45 students (which would continue to grow to 63 the next year). Student number declined dramatically in 1987, which resulted in the school employing only one teacher. As enrolment numbers increased during the 1990s a new portable classroom was introduced in 1998, only to be replaced by a portable building that included a classroom, office, staffroom and principals office in 2001 (the building has previously been used to house athletes at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games). This was the fourth building at the school, which included internet access. [6]

A government grant allowed for the construction of a new classroom in 2010, to be used as a new library for the school. The completion of this building in late 2010 allowed it to be used as a Year 5/6 classroom from 2011 onward.

In 2013, the school's senior relay team competed as representatives for the Riverina District and placed 3rd at Sydney's Homebush Athletics Centre. [7] In 2016, the school residence was demolished, leaving only the brick shed for school use.

Principals

3/4, K/1/2, and Art Room (2016) Bunnaloo Public School Classrooms (2016).jpg
3/4, K/1/2, and Art Room (2016)
Portable Library and Office Building, Weather Shed, and 3/4 Classroom (2016) Bunnaloo Public School from K-1-2 Classroom.jpg
Portable Library and Office Building, Weather Shed, and 3/4 Classroom (2016)
PeriodPrincipal
1928–1932W Hester
1933–1934A Harivel
1935–1937R Bell
1938–1941W Simpson
1942–1944J Armstrong
1951–1954B Hubbard
1955–1958D Morrison
1959–1960I Jackson
1961
H Brown
1962
G Stanley
1963
C Bishop
1964–1966B Conville
1967–1969K Honess
1970–1974R Jackson
1975–1977L Hogg
1978–1981J Nye
1982–1985J Hill
1986–1989S Puckeridge
1990–1991J Miller
1992–1998I Reeves
1999–presentD Devereux

Reference: [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Schools.com Bunnaloo Public School. Retrieved 11 December 2015
  2. ↑ Bunnaloo Public School homepage. Retrieved 11 December 2015
  3. ↑ Player, Karen (10 June 2010). "What's in the Box – Bunnaloo Public School". Australian Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bunnaloo Public School". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Bunnaloo Community (2003). Bunnaloo Public School 75th Anniversary (1928–2003). Bunnaloo: Independent. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Bunnaloo Community (2003). Bunnaloo Public School 75th Anniversary (1928–2003). Bunnaloo: Independent. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Bunnaloo relay teams wins state bronze". Riverine Herald. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Bunnaloo Community (2003). Bunnaloo Public School 75th Anniversary (1928–2003). Bunnaloo: Independent. p. 5.
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