History

The first Gumeracha School was opened in a building in Wellington Street in 1857.The school shifted to its present site when the new Activity room building was built in 1913. Because of the outbreak of World War 1 and the death of the then Director of Education, the building was never officially opened. The students and teachers marched through the Streets of Gumeracha from the former to the new school on top of the hill.

In 1933 the Kenton Valley School was amalgamated with Gumeracha and the wooden school building was quartered and shifted to our school site where it served as a classroom and finally as an office. In 1967 the Forreston and, in 1969, the Cudlee Creek schools were closed and consolidated with Gumeracha.

In 1982, work commenced on the redevelopment of the school, with children accommodated in a series of portable classrooms on the existing school oval while the work took place. This work was completed, and officially opened in October 1983.
The Governing Council is continuing the work of developing the grounds and facilities.