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Land for both the school and church were acquired from William Smith who was an original landholder having been allotted the section 89 Hundred of Port Gawler on 7 March 1859. One acre of land was purchased for the building of the school on 2 July 1866. The first teacher was Mr Adams. Others to follow were Mr Allport, Mr Small, Miss Ryan, Mrs Rudall and Mr Fitzgerald.

The school closed in 1967 when a school bus service was commenced to take the children to Mallala Primary School. The school building is still standing and is one of the very few original buildings still in existence in the district. The building is used as a private residence in 2009. Teacher Date commenced Arrived from Date Dedparted Destination Rudall E. A 01/10/1881 Rudall E.M. 13/04/1885 Fitzgerald Richard 04/04/1887 O'Mahoney E. 06/10/1889 Upton John 12/05/1890 Upton Louisa A 08/02/1897 Wynne E. 7/7/1902 Annear Mary E. 19/1/1903 Cameron Annie J 11/4/1904 Wright Margaret 23/1/1906 Wicks Margaret 8/4/1907 Keane Mary A. 8/3/1909 LT Wicks Margaret 12/6/1909 Shepherd Jessie M. 28/5/1910 McMamara Laura M 18/1/1915 LT Shepherd Jessie M. 22/2/1915 Schmidt Edwin A. 14/9/1915 Struch Gwenda C. 13/8/1916 Schmidt Edwin A. 28/8/1916 Cunningham Edward H 1/10/1919 Knight Beryl M 1/4/1924 Milner Frank E 4/8/1924 Day Frank S. C. 4/3/1929 Robertstown West 31/12/1930 Canowie Belt Congdon Thomas C 27/1/1931 Kulpara 26/06/1936 Kingscote Hussey Francis L. 30/6/1936 Gawler Primary 31/12/1938 Farrell Flat Smith Clarence 31/1/1939 Barossa Goldfields 31/12/1942 Gilbert Street Larwood John D. 26/1/1943 Morella 21/12/1944 Mannanarie Beaton Francis 13/2/1945 AIF Sebastopol 10/12/1947 Croydon Lowe N. 24/2/1948 East Adelaide 13/09/1948 Relieving Duties Tucker Garnet L. 14/9/1948 Eden Hills 12/05/1950 Retired 11/05/50 Webb Raymond 23/5/1950 Poochera 3/09/1953 Batchelour NT Hunter R. Stewart 15/9/1953 Fairview 31/12/1956 Parkside Primary Ridgeway Brian E. 12/2/1957 Lameroo Area School 31/12/1960 Thebarton Richter Ken G. 7/2/1961 Wattle Park Teachers college 31/12/1964 Linden Park Demonstration Tscharke Geraldine 9/2/1965 Wattle Park Teachers college 26/08/1966 Angaston

Sources

• Life around the Light - A history of the Mallala District Council Area

Reeves Plains School Breakup Concert 1950

Reeves Plains School Concert 1950

Reeves Plains School Concert 1950

Reeves Plains School Concert 1950

School Sundial

Reeves Plain School 2009

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