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Date: 1881 Type: School Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 32°19'57.83" S 28°08'31.52" E Alt: 552m

The Butterworth Public School was opened on Monday 9 October 1911 by Sir Thomas Muir, Supt. Gen. of Education in the Cape, from 1892 to 1915. One of Muir's principal educational reforms was the introduction of a building scheme for schools, under which schools could raise capital on a long-term loan. One of the fine school buildings that resulted from this was the Butterworth Public School. Muir formally opened the school building while on tour to Butterworth and Kenhardt in October 1911. References: Peter Elliott, great grandson of Thomas Muir Opening: Education Gazette Vol. XI No.10 (1912) p. 448 (William Martinson, April 2020)