Kahibah Public School
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Kahibah Public School is a
The school is a registered war memorial.[3][4]
History
In 1938 Kahibah Public School was established as an Infants (early primary) school in the Kahibah Memorial Hall with an initial enrolment of 33 students and with a single teacher. By 1949 the enrolment had risen to 50 however the school still had only one teacher and a new, more permanent school that catered for all primary ages was needed.[5]
After closing for a short time in 1951, with most students transferred to the school at Charlestown, it reopened as a Primary school in 1952.[5]
In 1953 land at the present site was acquired and the school opened with four buildings in 1954. In 1955 a further acre of land was acquired and another two buildings were built and occupied by October of that year although the school was not officially opened until 11 August 1956.[5] Two more buildings were added to the school in 1960.[6]
After reaching an enrolment peak of approximately 450 in the mid-1970s enrolment has reduced during successive years to the current figure of 252.[1][5]
War memorial
The Kahibah Memorial Hall (originally called the Soldier's Memorial Hall) was opened in 1922 on land approximately 270 m (886 ft) north-west of the current site of the school. When it was demolished in 1996 to make way for
See also
References
- ^ a b "School Locator – Kahibah Public School". Department of Education. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Kahibah Public School". Kahibah Public School website. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Register of War Memorials in New South Wales – Kahibah Public School Memorial Hall". NSW Government. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ a b "Register of War Memorials in New South Wales – Kahibah Honor Rolls". NSW Government. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Kahibah Public School – 50 Year Book – Page 04–05". Kahibah Public School (N.S.W.). Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Archived from the originalon 2 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Archived from the originalon 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ Southwell-Keely, Michael. "Kahibah Memorial Hall (Vanished)". Merelyn Southwell-Keely. Archived from the original on 7 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Archived from the originalon 5 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ Southwell-Keely, Michael. "Kahibah Public School Memorial Hall". Merelyn Southwell-Keely. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.