Hall Primary School
| Hall Primary School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 35°10′05″S 149°04′10″E / 35.16793°S 149.06931°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public co-educational primary |
| Established | 1911 |
| Closed | 2006 |
| Enrolment | 128 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.hallps.act.edu.au |
Hall Primary School was a rural heritage-listed primary school located in the Canberra town of Hall, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.[1] It was Canberra's oldest continually operating school, having opened in 1911,[2] and remained in operation until its closure in 2006.[3] Administered by the ACT Education Department,[1] the school served students from Kindergarten to Year 6 and had a final enrolment of 128 students at the time of its closure.[4]
Its closure was announced on 13 December 2006, by the Education Minister, Andrew Barr[5] as foreshadowed in the 2006–07 Australian Capital Territory budget.
Integrated into the school is the Laurie Copping Museum[6] that recreates a school room from 1911. It was opened by the Governor-General in November 2004.[7]
The school was originally established in New South Wales and was the responsibility of the New South Wales government until 1913 when the ACT was created.[8] The Commonwealth Government still pays the cost of interstate based Hall students by way of Commonwealth Grants Commission adjustments.
See also
[edit]- Education in the Australian Capital Territory
- List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
- Tharwa Primary School
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hall Public School 1911 to 2011 and Beyond" (PDF). Hall and District. pp. 3, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ Copping, Laurie (12 August 1983). "Letters to the Editor – Hall Primary oldest school". The Canberra Times. p. 2. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via Trove.
- ^ "Schools in the ACT – Opening dates of Government Primary Schools". ACT Heritage Library. 4 September 2025. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Inquiry into school closures and reform of the ACT education system" (PDF). Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Hall Primary School Outcome" (PDF). Department of Education. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Obituary, Laurie Copping OAM". Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ "Speech by the Governor-General at the dedication of the Schoolhouse Museum as the "Laurie Copping Heritage Centre", Hall Primary School, ACT". Parliament of Australia. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Hall School Museum". The University of Canberra. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Hall Primary School, A.C.T. : pupils enrolled on 30.1.1911. Hall Primary School. 1911. — via National Library of Australia
- Southwell, Cedric (1971). Hall Primary School : diamond jubilee 1911-1971 : brief historical notes. Hall Primary School. ISBN 0959956107. — via National Library of Australia
- Voices from our past : an oral history project by Hall Primary School in 1999. Hall Primary School. 2000. — via ACT Heritage Library
- Hall Primary School cookbook. Hall Primary School. 2000. — via ACT Heritage Library
- A position paper : the future for Hall Primary School. Village of Hall and District Progress Association Inc. 2007. — via ACT Heritage Library
- Hall Public School : 1911 to 2011 and beyond : a submission to the Towards 2020 Taskforce. Hall Primary School P&C Association Inc. 2011. — via ACT Heritage Library