It was called the Spring Creek Rush and later Spring Creek Village.At the height of the mining activity, it had a number of hotels, stores and business houses.

The gold petered out, and the area was surveyed and subdivided into small blocks, mostly 10 to 30 acres.

The settlers in the area were mostly gold miners and labourers In 1875 a Mr.Gorham had opened a small school with 25 pupils.Mr .Gorham died in 1877 and by this time he had 40 pupils.

By 1877 there were over 70 children in the Spring Creek area, and the local settlers applied on November 26, 1877, to the Council of Education for assistance to establish a Public School.

The names of some of the applicants were; John Chesworth, labourer, John Hunter, miner, Henry Smith, miner, William Reynolds, farmer, Michael Travers, miner, George Phillips, miner.

The application was favourably received, and it was expected that the average attendance would be 50.

On  January 14, 1878, the Council agreed to the establishment of a school, to be known as Burrangong Heights. 

The Lands Department obtained 10 acres for a school and school paddock situated 4  miles from Young on the Young to Wombat road. Gough & Vandersteen erected a building at the cost of £830  which was completed by  July 1, 1880.

It consisted of a residence of four rooms and a school room of 25’ X 17’6”.Mr .W.Chapman was the first teacher and he was appointed on  August 26, 1880, and by December there were 56 children enrolled.Mr . Chapman taught until 1882 when he resigned in July of that year due to ill health.

Alterations and additions were made over the years including a detached kitchen in 1889 and an eastern verandah in 1895.Major additions were made in 1907 which included a covered walkway from the main building to the kitchen, as well as a detached wooden wash-house and bathroom and an extra bedroom for the residence.

A tennis court was established, and by 1920 there were verandahs on three sides of the building.An extra class room was erected in 1922.

As P.J. Hogan, the teacher had purchased a private residence in Young the school residence remained vacant from 1922 until 1931.

By 1931 swagmen had done a considerable damage to the residence.

Being still structurally sound it was decided to renovate and the new teacher took up residence on  November 11, 1931.

In 1935 the P&C Association decided to plant about 1300 Radiata pines they were sold in 1960.

In 1963 another forest was planted, some smaller trees were sold as Christmas trees, the rest allowed to mature.

The school which had been known as Burrangong Heights from 1880 to 1919 and Boaro from 1919 to 1975 was closed in February 1975 due to declining attendance.