Step inside Wirrabara’s historic 100-year-old school turned country oasis

Located at 2-8 South Terrace, Wirrabara , the unique property - originally established as the Wirrabara Primary School - combines century-old stone character, vast open grounds, and boundless commercial or residential potential.

Ray White Yorke Peninsula sales agent Shaun Miller is marketing the property via expressions of interest and says the sale represents a once-in-a-generation opening for a buyer with imagination.

The property has a price guide between $680,000 to $740,000.

With three street frontages, the property features a substantial main stone residence of approximately 300sqm, two additional flexible buildings, covered outdoor recreation areas, toilet facilities, and extensive storage sheds.

Mr Miller said the historical site first opened its doors in 1879 before relocating to its South Terrace location in 1921.

After nearly a century of serving the local region, the school officially closed in 2017 due to declining enrolments.

For the past seven years, the current owner - entering retirement - has lovingly maintained and updated the property, laying fresh carpets, applying new paint, and preserving delightful nostalgic touches, such as the original hallway hand-troughs where generations of school children once washed their hands.

Modern upgrades including a solar power system and substantial rainwater storage have already been integrated.

Mr Miller said the four-bedroom, three-bathroom property was iconic, and almost everyone in the region knows about it.

“It holds a special place in the heart of Wirrabara,” Mr Miller said.

“The current owner is ready to retire and hand over the reins. It’s ideal for someone with true vision who is ready to embrace the property’s sheer scale and character."

With its flexible township zoning and prominent position on a popular tourist route through the Southern Flinders Ranges, the property’s future uses are virtually unlimited (subject to council consent).