Winters Flat Primary School has a long history of connection with community, which we are proud to continue.

Late 1850s: the National School Board visits the area but decides that there are not enough students to warrant a new school. The local community disagrees.

1860: local residents hold a public meeting to discuss the need for a school in the area. Without National School Board support, the community raise 50 pounds and establish a school.

July 1860: the National School Board revises its decision, helps fund the school and appoints a teacher.

The school operates in a rented brick building with 3 rooms:

• living quarters for the teacher's family

• the students’ classroom

• a room that could double as a classroom or living quarters.

With 57 children in attendance, the school is overcrowded and a larger school is now a required for the area.

1946: the school community starts looking for a new location to house the growing student population. 

1964: Saturday the 26th of September: the new Winters Flat Primary School opens in its current Roberts Street location.

2010: the school celebrated its 150th anniversary with the opening of our Creekview building . Many past students return for the event and the crowd is welcomed by representatives of the Jaara people.

2018: a whole new building is constructed to continue to meet the demands of a growing and evolving community environment. 

- Source Winters Flat Primary School 150th Anniversary – written and compiled by Lil Balmer