The school was named Dunvegan after John McLeod’s family castle in Scotland. The name of the school was later changed to the name of the post office – that is, it was named the Upper Orara school. [Source: Settlers at Orara : the Hoschke family in Australia, Hoschke, 2014]
Orara Upper Public School (formerly Dunvegan). Coffs Collections, accessed 19/03/2026, https://coffs.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/79550
