School name: Twelve Mile
Other name: * Ben Buckley until 1926
County name: Wellington
Transferred:
Location note:
URL for linking: https://nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au/schoolHistory?schoolId=7880
Operating dates:
Type of school Opening date Closing date Half-time partner schools
Provisional School May 1882 Apr 1884
Provisional School May 1882 Apr 1884
Public School Apr 1884 Nov 1889
Public School Apr 1884 Nov 1889
Half-Time School Nov 1889 Nov 1898 BIMBIJONG
Half-Time School Nov 1889 Nov 1898 BIMBIJONG
Public School Dec 1898 Aug 1906
Public School Dec 1898 Aug 1906
Provisional School Jan 1925 Jun 1926
Provisional School Jan 1925 Jun 1926
Provisional School Jan 1954 Nov 1957
Provisional School Jan 1954 Nov 1957
Public School Nov 1957 Dec 1958
Public School Nov 1957 Dec 19581
1886 Teacher Promoted
5 March 1886 Ben Buckley School teacher William J B Proudfoot was promoted to Class 3B Provisionally2 .
1889
19 November 1889 Patrick Brophy is instructed to act as teacher at Ben Buckley and Bimbajong3 .
1893
18 December 1893 Parick Brophy is instructed to act as teacher at Brisbane Valley4
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18 December 1893 Peter McCabe was instructed to act as teacher of Ben Buckley5
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1895
31 August 1895 Peter McCabe was instructed to act as teacher of Rocky Ponds Public6 .
1926
22 July 1926
Local News.
Ben Buckley School
Mr. J. Clark, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Minister for Education: - I have had under consideration the representations made by you on behalf of Mr. D. R. Macdonald, of Twelve Mile, Yarrabin, via Mudgee, who urges that the Ben Buckley Provisional School be reopened and a teacher appointed thereto. From a report on the subject I find that the effective enrolment of the school in May last was only six. There is a possible enrolment of ten in sight now, but of that number, two are approaching the leaving age, and are not likely to continue in attendance after this year. In these circumstances there does not appear to be any possibility of the school maintaining the required minimum average attendance of ten, and I regret the request of your correspondent cannot be acceded to. In order to provide some means of education for the children while the school remains closed. I would counsel the parents to accept the Department's offer of subsidy in aid of the employment of a private teacher. The Department will be pleased to grant the use of the school building and equipment, if this offer were accepted, and should a subsidised school be established and maintain an average attendance of ten for two successive quarters consideration will then be given to its reopening as provisional7
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