School picnic, Carters Ridge Provisional School, Carters Ridge, 1910s

May be clearing for tennis court on the right at the rear. (Source: supplied by Cooroora Historical Society) Carter's Ridge Provisional School No.1672 opened in May 1925. The first Head Teacher was Miss Catherine McCaffrey. It became a State School in 1930. The school closed in 1967 because of low attendance and the introduction of transport services to larger centres. (Source: Dept of Education)