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Colo Heights Public School

According to a letter written by J Stephens, Director for Primary Education in January 1971 a site was reserved in the Breadsall area of the Colo Shire for public requirements in October 1936.

This letter also states that Breadsall Provisional School was opened on this site in 1939, with the first teacher, Leonard Gilbert being appointed on May 19, 1939. A Provisional School was an elementary school which could be established in areas where at least 15 children, but fewer than the 25 needed for a public school, could be expected to attend. The parents were responsible for the buildings and furniture while the Education Department paid the teacher and supplied books and equipment. During the 1880s the minimum number was reduced to 12, in 1898 it was reduced to 12 and from 1945 the minimum was set at 9. In 1957 all remaining Provisional Schools were converted to Public Schools.

The Head Teacher book and the letter from J Stephens do indicate that a subsidised school may have existed before this date. A subsidised school existed when the minimum number for even the smallest government school could not be obtained. The Education Department paid a subsidy for each student, but parents were totally responsible for providing the school building and the teacher.

In 1947 the Postmaster General named the local post office Colo Heights. The school's Parents and Citizens' Association requested that the school name be changed to reflect this. The school name was altered to Colo Heights Provisional School in May 1947. The school was converted to Colo Heights Public School in November 1957 when all Provisional Schools were converted.