CENTRAL SCHOOL

CENTRAL SCHOOL

The first school in Rossland was established in the Methodist Church in the fall of 1895 with 50 students in attendance.  By December, attendance has grown to 98 students.  In August 1896, a small two room school was constructed on Kootenay Avenue housing 143 students in eleven classes.  In 1898, The Province of BC constructed Central School on Kootenay Avenue at the corner of St. Paul and Monte Cristo Streets.  It had eight classrooms.  The school was hampered by poor plumbing and lighting, inadequate heat and overcrowding.  In 1917, the building was completely destroyed by fire and plans were made to construct a new school to replace it, to be called MacLean School.

Central School on 4th Avenue built in 1898

Central School on 4th Avenue built in 1898