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area school
noun a state school in a rural area which provides both primary and secondary education. Compare central school, consolidated school, district school.
Contributor's comments: Sheffield Area School was established the first in Tasamania. [It] was established in 1939 - many other area schools in rural Tas. All have now converted to 'district high schools' with classes from K to 10.
Contributor's comments: An 'area school' in Tasmania, from the early 60s to mid 80s, was ostensibly a rural primary school, though there may have been an attached kindergarten and in some of the more remote areas classes may have continued to include grades 7 & 8.
Contributor's comments: [Adelaide informant] A school that is both primary and secondary combined as one entity.
Contributor's comments: In Queensland country towns where there was no high school they often had what was known as "secondary tops" which was grade 8-10 attached to a primary school.
Contributor's comments: I attended an Area School in rural South Australia. They still exist as single entity K -12 School.
Contributor's comments: Up to '80s most area schools in Tasmania had schoolfarm (and rural studies subjects at secondary level)
Contributor's comments: Booleroo Centre had a High School in the sixties, whilst nearby Orroroo had an Area School, which at that time seemed to mean that you could go up to your Leaving Certificate (Year 11) at Booleroo, but only to Intermediate (Year 10) at Orroroo.