, ▁Qu ' App elle ▁School ▁had ▁a ▁new , ▁though ▁temporary , ▁le ase ▁on ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁cons olid ated ▁school ▁unit ▁came ▁in , ▁rural ▁schools ▁closed ▁and ▁farm ▁children ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁driven ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Qu ' App elle ▁daily . ▁ ▁However , ▁education ▁pl ann ers ▁did ▁not ▁anticip ate ▁how ▁quickly ▁both ▁the ▁town ' s ▁own ▁and ▁its ▁far ▁region ' s ▁population ▁and ▁its ▁town - com mer cial ▁out lets ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁The ▁farm ▁seeking ▁and ▁supp lying ▁area ▁surrounding ▁town ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁stead ily ▁ev acu ated ▁of ▁people ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁drew ▁on : ▁Qu ' Á pp elle ▁School , ▁long ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁community ▁activity , ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁saw ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁nine - class room ▁brick ▁James ▁Hamb lin ▁School . ▁ ▁Element ary ▁school ▁education ▁from ▁kind erg arten ▁to ▁grade ▁ 9 ▁is ▁provided ▁there ; ▁it ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Valley ▁School ▁Division ▁No . ▁ 1 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁school ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁long standing ▁ 1 9 0 6