The Ravensbourne Public School has an average attendance of 200 pupils. Mr. G. W. C. Macdonald is headmaster, and Miss C. E. Little, mistress. There are two pupil teachers, and an assistant master and assistant mistress.

Mr. George William Campbell Macdonald , B.A., Headmaster of the Ravensbourne Public School, was born in 1859, at Ararat, Victoria. He was educated at Hamilton and Melbourne, matriculated at Melbourne University, was trained as a teacher under Mr. Gladman, and gained a trained teacher's certificate. After serving several years in Victoria, Mr. Macdonald came to Otago in 1883, and was appointed first assistant at Albany Street school, Dunedin. Since his arrival in New Zealand he has kept terms in connection with the Otago University, and taken the B.A. degree. Mr. Macdonald was acting headmaster at the Oamaru North school during the absence of Mr. James Lindsay on leave, and was afterwards for several jears master of the Otepopo school at Herbert, whence he was transferred to Ravens-bourne. He was twice president of the Oamaru branch of the Educational Institute, was a vice-president of the Otago branch, and was a member of the North Otago Mounted Rifles from the formation of the corps, and lieutentant after 1896. Mr. Macdonald is a lover of cricket, and when a member of the Oamaru Cricket Club played with the first eleven.

Barclay, William , General Storekeeper, Ravensbourne. Mr. Barclay is referred to in another article as a member of the Otago Harbour Board.