Derringullen [1894 - 1913]

Under development:

Public school 1.1884 to 4.1907, then Half-time with Euralie 6.1907 to 2.1913 and finally Half-time with Good Hope from 3.1913 to 12.1913.

Derringullen in County King, is situated 10 kms from Bowning, where the Derringullen Creek joins the Yass River, south west of Yass. It is prime grazing land and was settled in the late 1820s after the locality was documented by early explorers endeavouring to find a route from Sydney to Melbourne.

The Derringullen area contained at least 15 families with some 43 children within a radius of 2 miles. The first application was initiated by Messrs Wilson and Faulder in 1874 and a formal petition was lodged with the Department of Education in 1880, but there was no suitable building.

The school was approved in 1882, but did not open until 1884.

Robert Kennedy, who took up duties at the new Derringullen School in 1884, had been teaching at the Bango school. He proved to be a very popular teacher, but on gaining additional qualifications, was transferred to Solferino (Young district) after two years.

Mary Bowes was appointed in 1886, and she too went on to become a much loved teacher at the school.

The Derringullen School was successfully conducted as a public school until 1907, when it became a Half-time school with nearby Euralie School due to falling enrolments.

In 1913 it operated as a Half-time school with Good Hope as it was further impacted by changes in the district.

The school closed in December 1913.

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