FORMER GREEN LAKE STATE SCHOOL SITE

The potential location of the Green Lake State School and the memorial plaque

Locally significant to the people of the Green Lake, Banyan, Culgoa and Berriwillock regions. Potential for archaeological remains

The site of the Green Lake State School (No. 3921) is significant in a wider context in regards to themes relating to the building of community life, and more specifically to the role it played in educating children during the brief years of its operation. The school sought to provide a State funded education to the children of local farmers in a remote and remote location where provision of a formalised eduction was extremely difficult. However, it is noted that this was one of thousands of similar schools which operated through Victoria, and it was only in operation for a relatively short period of time. There is also a degree of uncertainty regarding the known history of the school and how it may have functioned. 

Based on the above information however, it is considered that the site likely exhibits low archaeological value and fails to meet Threshold A in this regard. Documentary evidence on the site is limited and the potential for the site to contain archaeological remains is considered low. Furthermore, the building was constructed on raised piles above the ground, limiting the information that is likely to be obtained from an archaeological investigation of the site. Any archaeological excavations are likely to only assist in confirming the actual location of the school rather than assist in providing a greater deal of understanding regarding how the site was utilised.