History
In 1938 Kahibah Public School was established as an Infants (early Primary) school in the Kahibah Memorial Hall with an initial enrolment of 33 students and with a single teacher. By 1949 the enrolment had risen to 50 however the school still had only one teacher and a new, more permanent school that catered for all primary ages was needed.
After closing for a short time in 1951, with most students transferred to the school at Charlestown, it reopened as a Primary school in 1952.
In 1953 land at the present site was acquired and the school opened with four buildings in 1954. In 1955 a further acre of land was acquired and another two buildings were built and occupied by October of that year although the school was not officially opened until 11 August 1956. Two more buildings were added to the school in 1960.
After reaching an enrolment peak of approximately 450 in the mid 1970s enrolment has reduced during successive years to the current figure of 252.
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