Education

There being no schools in Carey Bay local children need to travel to adjacent suburbs or beyond for primary and secondary education.

Preschool children are catered for at two preschools, Carey Bay Preschool, and Crocodile Kids.

Coal Point Public School "Coal Point Public School is a Kindergarten to Year 6, Comprehensive, Coed Primary School in Coal Point." The school has just celebrated its 70th Anniversary.

St Joseph's Primary School, Kilaben Bay, is "a unique school community catering for students from Kindergarten to 6 in the Toronto district and surrounding suburbs." The school moved to Kilaben Bay in 1984.

The next closest Primary Schools are Toronto Adventist School and Toronto Public School.

Public secondary education is available at Toronto High School. Close by are St Paul's Catholic College at Booragul and  Charlton Christian College (K-12) at Fassifern which are fee-paying religious schools. 

Several students travel further afield to attend a range of private or selctive schools in the Lake Macquarie and Newcastle areas.

Pamela Jessie Hopwood

Pamela Jessie Hopwood spent most of her life in Carey Bay and nearby suburbs of Toronto and Coal Point. The following article describes her wedding in Hamilton, a suburb of Newcastle.

1954 'WEDDING', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 22 September, p. 14. , viewed 18 Jul 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163292180

BIOGRAPHY

	Name: Pamela Jessie Hopwood Sex: Female Father: Cecil Cameron Hopwood 1902-1985 Mother: Dora Mary Speering 1906-1994 Spouse: Norman Horne Birth: abt 1933 Marriage: Before 22 Sep 1954 Residence:  22 Jul 1954 (about age 21) Carey Bay, New South Wales, Australia Residence: 1963 (about age 30)  Toronto North, New South Wales, Australia1 Residence: 1980 57 Cary Street, Toronto, New South Wales, Australia Residence:  Before 30 Apr 2018 (before about age 85)  Coal Point, New South Wales, Australia Death: 30 Apr 2018 (about age 85) New South Wales, Australia Funeral:  7 May 2018 (about age 85)  Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Ryhope, New South Wales, Australia
NOTES Marriage: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163292180 Residence: 1980 Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Death (30 April 2018): https://tributes.newcastleherald.com.au/obituaries/184897/pamela-horne/

HORNE (nee Hopwood) Pamela (Pam) Jessie Late of Coal Point
Passed peacefully
30th April 2018
Aged 85 years
Dearly loved wife of Norm (dec'd). Much loved Mother of Kerrie. Loving Grandmother to Sean, Erin, and Amie. Cherished Great Grandmother to Liam, Connor, Matilda, Jacob, Elodie, and Patrick.   
 
Funeral (7 May 2018): https://tributes.newcastleherald.com.au/obituaries/184897/pamela-horne/

The family and friends of Pam are warmly invited to attend a celebration of her life to be held in The Chapel of Lake Macquarie Memorial Park, Cessnock Rd, Ryhope, this Monday 7th May 2018, service commencing at 11am.

EndNotes

1. Ancestry.com, Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls.