A PROVISIONAL school, called Holder School, was opened in a building next to the Lowbank Lutheran Church at the beginning of the 1913 school year.  
The teacher was William R Pattrick. Soon after opening, the name of the school was changed to Low Bank School.  
The building, constructed of galvanised iron and lined with boards, was owned by Gottlieb Schmidt, and was leased by the education department. 
In 1918, a new stone building was completed. It was a one-classroom school, with one teacher responsible for children from grades 1 to 7.
The school ground was very bare and windswept, and a brush shed provided the only shade for students to have their lunch, and shelter on hot or wet days.  
The school had a little lean-to porch on the northern side. There was a garden that had been fenced in, and some flowers and plants from seeds the children brought along were grown. The garden mainly only grew in winter. 
There was a tin whistle band and they always whistled themselves into school early in the morning, and again at dinnertime.
The school provided an education for students of the surrounding farming district. Children travelled up to 7 miles to attend, with some crossing the river.  
For most of the children who attended, schooling was not compulsory due to the distance they lived from the school.  
However, they still attended on a regular and punctual basis in order to receive an education.  
Numbers fluctuated, beginning at 14 students in 1913, and reaching up to 27 students.  
In 1941 student numbers dropped to five, and in April 1942 the school was closed due to the low number of students. 
The school building was later given to the Lowbank Lutheran Church, who enlarged it and use it as their church hall.
The school had 21 teachers over its short life, and provided an education for at least 119 students.  
Some students received their full education at the school, while some were only there for a short time.  
Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the school admission book is unknown, so the exact number of students who attended the school is unconfirmed.  
A list of students known to have attended the school has been compiled, but is not complete.
A history of the school is being compiled. If you have any information or stories about anyone who attended the school as a student, or anyone who taught at the school, or have any photos relating to the school, please contact Cheryl on 0490 048 118, or email (paschke5330@gmail.com). 
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