Bullsbrook College is a Kindergarten to Year 12 Independent Public School situated at the heart of the Bullsbrook community. Once serving a tiny rural community we are now part of a steadily growing population. Bullsbrook has become a popular destination for new home buyers due to urban expansion and the increasing infrastructure and facilities in the area.
As a Kindergarten to Year 12 school, we service the community’s educational needs across the primary and secondary years on a beautiful split campus. A major rebuilding program (completed in 2012) was a big milestone in the school’s growth and development and has resulted in a modern and beautiful campus for our students and community to enjoy.
Bullsbrook College has a long history in our town going back to the 1950s when it was known by other names including “Bullsbrook Junior High” and “Bullsbrook District High”. As the community has grown, so too has our school – now known as Bullsbrook College. We were appointed as an Independent Public School commencing in 2013, another significant milestone recognising the school’s contributions and commitment to providing a high quality public education.
History
Though the history of Bullsbrook College where it stands today commenced in 1952, the very first Bullsbrook School opened to pupils on 13 May 1901. Requests had been made and declined for a school at Bullsbrook since 1896, when Mr Charles Morley first raised the idea with the Department of Education.
The school was a one-room facility located on the corner of Railway Parade and Strachan Road on the west side of Bullsbrook, Miss Clara Ward was the first teacher. Over time, the need for a consolidated school on the east side of Bullsbrook grew. Student population at four other small schools in the region—Muchea, South Chittering, Chittering and Lower Chittering—was growing and the commencement of operations at RAAF Base Pearce in 1938 meant further development in Bullsbrook would occur on the east side of town.
In November 1951 it was announced that a new school would be built—for the princely sum of £34,000! The school opened to students in August 1952 and was officially opened on 27 September 1952 by the Minister for Education, Hon AF Watts, MLA.