Our school originally was known as West Oxley State School and opened on March
25th 1867 (other records indicate 23rd March). The first head teacher (Headmaster) appointed to the school was Major William Jenyns Boyd. He was born in Paris in 1842 and migrated to Australia in 1862.
In 1868, Oliver Radcliffe was the first name on the roll as a pupil/teacher.
Other significant ‘fingerprints’ in Sherwood State School’s heritage include:
1874 - School builds first Water Closet (toilet)
1878 - School changed its name to Sherwood State School
1890 – Shingle roofing replaced with corrugated iron
1893 - Measles and influenza outbreak reported
1914 - World War 1
1917 - Three additional classrooms added
1925 -Students planted 100 trees in school grounds
1926 - Limited electricity was provided
1927- 33 Additional 3 acres of land purchased
1928 – First telephone installed
1936 - Three more classrooms added; electrical gramophone and wireless (radio) provided to the school
1937 – School moved to its current location/site
1939 -World War Two began with a first aide, ambulance post and air raid trenches placed under buildings
1950 - Polio outbreak
1959 – School enrolment peaked at 1034 students;
1962 - Tuckshop opened
1965 - Parent and Citizen’s Association was formed; tennis court resealed and fenced
1967 - Pool opened
1984 - School purchased first computer
1991 - After school care services established
2000 – School Hall opens
2007- Preparatory building constructed and class commences
2017- School celebrated 150th anniversary
The school celebrated 125 year Anniversary in 1992 resulting in a historic booklet being produced. The images and information contained in this summary has been drawn from this source. The publication can be viewed in the school library or in the Main Office for those community members interested. ‘The Shaping of Sherwood’ : A History of Sherwood State School by Laurel Schneider and Robyn Jones