The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Johnsonville Public School
Johnsonville Public School, which stands on one of the numerous eminences in the town, was established about twenty years ago. It is a comfortable wooden building, having four rooms, with accommodation for 180 scholars. The playgrounds, which surround the school building, are about one acre in extent There are 143 pupils on the roll, the average attendance being 131. The headmaster is supported by two certificated teachers and a pupil teacher.