Jerdacuttup Primary School

Statement of Significance

Jerdacuttup s first school was opened in 1962 with 8 pupils. It was built in 1964 by settler families
Challinger, Dow, Hall and Knight-Smith on Mr Mitchell Chaney's property.
It was used as a school for eighteen months until an Education Department school was built in 1966 on
Jerdacuttup townsite. Following this it was used for meetings and church services for several more years and
then fell into a poor stale of repair.
In 1987 the building was dismantled and rebuilt close to the present school. This was funded by a Federal
bicentenary grant applied for by the P&C. A plaque has been placed at the original site.

Physical Description

The building has a concrete floor. Ravensthorpe Stone walls and corrugated iron roof. The one room structure
was 12ft x 18ft with three small louvre windows, one wooden door, corrugated iron verandah partially
enclosed on the north side, a 600 gallon galvanised water tank and pan toilets. The head teacher. John
Wilkins lived in a caravan close by outside the farm boundary fence.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: A concrete base remains

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