AGY-6635 | Cooks Hill Public School (1885-1903) Cooks Hill Superior Public School (1903-1912) Cooks Hill Public School and Commercial School and Home Science School (1913-1919) Cooks Hill Intermediate High School (1920-1962) Cooks Hill Public School (1963-1984)

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Cooks Hill Public School in the County of Northumberland opened in January 1885. (1)

In 1885 the establishment of a Public School required a minimum of 20 students. (2)

In 1903 it became a Superior Public School and in 1913 a Public School and Commercial School and Home Science School. Commercial Schools offered training for boys intent on a business career. Home Science Schools provided commercial and home management courses for girls. (3)

Cooks Hill became an Intermediate High School in 1920 and reverted to a Public School in 1963. Cooks Hill Public School closed in 1984. (4)

Endnotes
1. Department of Education and Communities. Government Schools of NSW from 1848 http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/main_pages/school_details.aspx?schoolID=2059 (accessed 18 November 2014).
2. Government Schools of NSW 1848-2003. NSW Department of Education and Training, 2003, p.18.
3. Government Schools of NSW 1848-2003. NSW Department of Education and Training, 2003, p.16.
4.Department of Education and Communities. Government Schools of NSW from 1848 http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/main_pages/school_details.aspx?schoolID=2059 (accessed 18 November 2014).