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Cheviot Distric High School - 1965
 
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125 Year Celebration

Cheviot Area School —

Join us in celebrating 125 years of Schooling in our district

Go to our Facebook Event to register your interest.  Please invite your friends to the event, share, tag and let past pupils and staff know about this weekend.


We will regularly update our Facebook Page and Facebook Event with more details as they come to hand.

Below is a list of schools that which operated in the Cheviot District since settlement.  Only one still remains open today - Cheviot Area School, also known as Cheviot District High School, Cheviot School and McKenzie School.

1894 - 2019

MCKENZIE/CHEVIOT: Opened 1894

In 1931 the McKenzie School had its name changed to Cheviot School.  In 1937 a secondary department was added and the school became known as Cheviot District High School.
The school was re-organised into an Area School in 1976.


SPOTSWOOD: Opened 1894, closed 1931

DOMETT: Opened 1895, closed 1928

PORT ROBINSON: Opened 1895, closed 1920

LEAMINGTON: Opened 1896, closed 1906


1909 - 1925

CONWAY FLAT: Opened 1909, closed 1915. Reopened 1936, closed 1972

ETHELTON: Opened 1911, closed 1935

LEADERVALE: Opened 1912, closed 1913. Reopened 1933, closed 1936

TORMORE: Opened 1915, closed 1964

PARNASSUS: Opened 1918 - closed 2006

GORE BAY: Opened 1925, closed 1949