Murchison Area School
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Murchison Area School
61 Waller Street, Murchison, Murchison
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What families ask about Murchison Area School
- Does Murchison Area School have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Murchison Area School teach?
- Murchison Area School teaches Year 1–13.
- What is Murchison Area School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 471. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 187 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- No recent ERO review date is available in the current public data.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1884
- Principal
- Charlotte Saunders
- Urban/rural setting
- Rural settlement
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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