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BHS Female Students

c. 1935
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Students > Groups And Individuals
Overview

Bunbury High School female students in front of the library wing.

Historical information

Planning for a Bunbury High School (BHS) began in 1917. The school was to be built on top of a sand dunes known as Boulter's Heights. The site chosen by the Minister for Education, Sir James Mitchell.

Surveying was completed in 1920. The contract to construct Bunbury High School was let on the 9th January, 1922. The contract for the school went to Totterdell & Bros. of Perth.

By the 1st October, 1922, a two-storey building comprising of 8 classrooms, 2 science laboratories and a gymnasium was completed at a cost of £15,189.00

In 1923, Bunbury High School opened with 162 students and 11 staff.

A chronic shortage of rooms saw building commence in 1929, on a new wing to the school. This new wing consisted of a library on the ground floor, and 2 classrooms on the first floor. The library opened in first term 1930.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-229-563
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Materials
Keywords
1930s
Place made
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Year
c. 1935
Public location
Boardroom
Last modified
Sunday, 16 August, 2026
Completeness
100
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Female Students Source: Bunbury Senior High School 563
Female Students
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 563

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