The Koonung Heights site was sold ($2,064,000) to make way for the Scarborough Square housing estate. By 1970 enrolments had reached 560 boys, with additional buildings and grounds added. Toolamba South State School (SS2728) opened on Toolamba-Rushworth Road in 1885. The school was merged with Moira Primary at the end of 1993 and students consolidated at Moriac Primarys Hendy Main Road site. However, when the hostel closed in 1967, enrolments fell away. The school was closed in 1990, and the building moved to Cobden Technical School as an additional classroom. For ex students of Boronia High School who started in 1965 in Form 1 and finished (or would have finished) in HSC in 1970. State School 2108 opened in temporary accommodation in 1878, moved in 1883 and was closed in 1902. The National Trust listed building on Francis Street continued as the Community Centre, while the modern structure was converted into the Stephen Street apartments. School 1970s Stock Photos and Images. The school was closed from 1933 to 1946, then reopened with nine pupils. The Kingsbury site was cleared and sold to make way for a housing estate. A Victorian Heritage Register plaque adorns the front entrance, providing residents and visitors with key features of its past. Most of the former SS2219 site was sold ($2.7m) and became Le Pine Funerals and the Larkspur Crescent housing estate. It was closed in 1994 the losing district school under the cluster process that prevailed at the time. Around 2010, most of the site became the Senior School/FARM campus of Ballarat Specialist School. The former Berriwillock Primary site was sold ($25k) to private interests by 1998. The site was sold ($74,500) and is now a private residence. This was also short-lived. State School 1615 opened in temporary accommodation in 1875, moving into a new building the following year. Declining enrolments led to closure at the end of 1991, and the site was sold ($2,605,306). Would you like to know more? 8.50 am Session 1 commences Years 2 to 6. Located on Woodgate Street near Murraydale Road, declining enrolments led to a mega merger at the end of 1993 and closure. State School 5065 opened on Viscount Drive in 1973. Would you like to know more? State School 2016 opened on Ballan-Daylesford Road in 1878. The school hall was retained as a community facility (currently used by the Players Theatre Company) and renamed Fleigner Hall after the founding Headmaster. Enrolments peaked at 900 in 1961 then plateaued until gradually declining after 1971. The merger involved Speewa Primary, Murraydale Primary, Tyntynder South Primary and Beverford Primary consolidating on the Beverford Primary site as Beverford District Primary School. Would you like to know more? State School 4865 opened on the corner of Goulburn and Cuthbert Streets in 1960, catering for families from the nearby Migrant Hostel and Housing Commission estate. State School 2866 opened at 1595 Birregurra-Forrest Road in 1888. Fortunately, a detailed history of the school was written to mark its passing. The Bernard Street site was sold ($2.7m) to New Dimension Homes to make way for the Tintern Mews/Clendon Court housing estate. The former Speed Primary was sold and became a private residence. The original school building had deteriorated badly by 1964 and a new school was erected to replace it. By 1964 enrolments had reached 941. State School 1481 opened as Lake Modewarre in 1875, on the corner of Mt Pollock Road and Buckley School Road. The site was sold ($958k) to make way for the St James Court housing estate. Bulla was an operational bluestone and timber school prior to the passing of the Education Act 1872. The site was sold to make way for a housing estate. Weerite Primary was closed, along with Bookaar, Chocolyn, and Gnotuk at the end of the year and remaining students consolidated at Camperdown Primary School. The information that will assist you to do this search includes: These record are mostly from schools that are now closed. It was not until 1923 that it moved to a permanent site at 2640 Grand Ridge Road and was renamed Hallston. Its function as a subsidiary campus only lasted until 1994 when the school was demolished to make way for the Ray Drive housing estate. State School 3194 opened in temporary accommodation in 1893 with 17 pupils. Most of the site became the Noel Miller Centre, a mecwacare aged-care facility, Prahran Technical School underwent a series of transformations in the 1970s-80s. Fortunately, the building is still standing. The site was cleared, and most recently resold in June 2018 ($165,000). Its precarious existence continued however, as it was closed between 1945 and 1951. As for Merrilands College, it is now known as William Ruthven College, with distinct Primary and Secondary campuses. Glenroy High School opened in 1954 on Hilton Street, and by 1965 had over 1,000 students. Some years later it was renamed Stewart. Enrolments reached 95 in 1960 and a new classroom was then added. In 1988 it was merged with Richmond Technical to form the dual campus Richmond Secondary College. Would you like to know more? State School 3862 opened on the corner of Leakes Road and the Melton Highway in 1914. The Eureka Street and Richards Street schools were retained as campuses until the new school building opened in 1997, while the others were closed. Declining enrolments led to the schools closure at the end of 1996, and it became the founding campus of ISIK College (now Sirius College) in 1997. In 1942 it moved to a new building on the Murray Valley Highway, with 22 pupils enrolled. State School 1395 opened in a single-room brick building on Anderson Street in 1874. Initially there were three campuses, with the former Yallourn Technical being the senior campus, while the former High Schools were junior campuses. On the positive side, the buildings were retained as an information centre for the Lake Bookaar Wetland Reserve, managed by Corangamite Shire Council. State School 1317 opened in temporary accommodation in 1874, moving to a new building on Church Street in 1877. It became a State School after the passing of the Education Act 1872 and was renamed Burwood in 1879. Would you like to know more? Classes were held in tents and temporary structures until 1875, when work began on a fine red-brick building on the corner of Humffray and Mair Streets. More recently it has been converted into Mawarra Functions, catering for weddings and events. Mambourin operates one of its specialist schools at the former primary school site. St James Railway Station State School (SS2579) opened in temporary accommodation in 1884, moving to a new building on Devenish Road in 1886. The former school was demolished to make way for a housing estate. The pattern continued until there were only seven in 1970 and eventual closure at the end of 1993. Enrolments were 22 in 1972. When fire destroyed the school in 1873 the 125 students were forced to move to the Wesleyan Church while a replacement building was constructed. Enrolments grew rapidly and by 1969 there were over 1,100 students, making it one of the largest schools in the state. The buildings were removed but the school lives on as Vinifera Primary School Community Park, abutting the pristine Nyah Vinifera Park. However, when enrolments fell to 120 by 1996, the school was merged with Brunswick East Primary and closed. The site was sold ($1.97m) and developed into a housing estate. This was also reflected in the teachers residence: a double-storey imitation Swiss Chalet added around 1900. The NSW Department of Education is committed to employing the best and brightest teachers who can teach and make a difference in NSW public schools. Chocolyn Primary was closed, along with Bookaar, Gnotuk, and Weerite at the end of the year and the remaining students consolidated at Camperdown Primary. In 1923 it moved closer to Mitre township, at 19 Mitre-Nurcoung Road. However, declining enrolments led to the schools closure at the end of 1992. Additional rooms (i.e. Numbers sat at 33 in 1969 but continued to decline thereafter until the school was closed in September 1993. The school moved to a new building on Springbank Road in 1963. State School 733 opened as a Common School in 1864, on Gray Street. In the mid-1970s the name was formally changed to Hadfield Primary School. Enrolments had declined to 46 in 1996 and the school was closed. The original Bell Street building was sold to developers and demolished in 2001. State School 1921 opened on Longlea Lane in 1877. Would you like to know more? Fortunately, the site remained in public hands, with Verney Road School for children and young people with special needs opening in 1999. Burwood Technical School was opened on the corner of Eley and Middleborough Roads in 1956. The former school now forms part of a private residence. They were consolidated at Fish Creek and Yanakie was closed. In 1994 Murrayville Primary was merged with Murrayville Secondary College (ex High School) to form Murrayville P-12 Community College. Buninyong East State School (SS719) opened in temporary accommodation in 1864, moving to 52 Yendon-Egerton Road in 1873. Serving settler families on the recently opened fruit blocks, it catered for 174 pupils. Consequently, Ensay Group School was closed in 1994. Residential development in the area saw numbers hit 1,038 in 1958, which resulted in more primary schools being built in the 1960s to cope with the surging enrolments. Curiously, neither property is protected by heritage listing. The Richards Street and Eureka Street schools were retained as campuses until the new school building opened in 1997. The site was later sold ($29k) to private interests. We believe in growing, persevering and building relationships. Enrolments were 126 in 1969, but gradually declined thereafter. WebPartZone2_1. In 1990 it was rebadged as Syndal Secondary College. The name was changed to Buckleys Road State School in 1890 and finally Buckley State School in 1936. Photo gallery; News; Newsletters; Our community. However, dwindling numbers resulted in the schools closure at the end of 1992, and absorption by Mount Waverley Primary. It reopened in 1944 at a new sire on the Kiewa Valley Highway. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations people. The other three schools were therefore closed. It backed on to Merri Creek, which could hardly be described as a lake. However, enrolments declined thereafter, leading to amalgamation with Mitcham High and Donvale High in 1989 to form the triple campus Mullauna College. The school was closed in 1993 and sold to Murrindindi Shire Council ($35,000). Enrolments peaked at 86 in the early years, before gradually declining to about 15 in the 1960s. The school was closed in 1993, and the building moved to Cobden Technical School as an additional classroom. Now known as the Old Krowera School, it is a sprawling family residence with the original building clearly visible. The site was promptly sold to make way for a housing estate. By 1960 it had been renamed Heidelberg Heights, with enrolments well over 700. At the end of 1992, the school was merged with Essendon High, Niddrie High and Keilor Heights High to form the triple campus Essendon Keilor College. Fortunately, some former students arrived in time to save the 1984 time-capsule from the bulldozers. The red-brick building was protected by a council heritage overlay and survived, to be converted into apartments. The grounds of SS4180 became the Wilkins Grove housing estate, but the school building itself was protected by a heritage overlay. Ballarat North Technical School opened in temporary accommodation under the jurisdiction of the Ballarat School of Mines in 1955. Declining numbers led to a merger with Alberton West Primary at the end of 1993 to form Alberton West and District Primary School. Enrolments rose to 34 in 1968 and 48 in 1971 but had declined to less than 12 by 1993. The school was demolished and replaced by a housing estate and Bayview Park, which features a plaque that acknowledges the former school. In 1957 the small school moved for the last time to a site on the corner of Stewart and Dobson Streets. The school was closed at the end of 1996, with most of the site becoming the Western Autistic School. View online Visit Us Colac 1857 ARTICLE Digitised photographs of schools & other education buildings Record Series Number (VPRS): 1396, 14517, 10516 - covering the years 1890-1967 Non-digitised photographs of schools Record Series Number: 1396, 14562, 14514, 14516, 14581 The school was closed at the end of 1989 and the site absorbed by the University. Hadfield High School opened on Boundary Road in 1964. OTC closed its Fiskville facility in 1969 and it passed into the hands of the County Fire Authority (CFA), which in 1971 opened its Training College in the grounds. The site was sold ($34,200) in 1993, and the building has been creatively restored as part of a private residence. To cope with the demand, in 1972 the Victorian Government demolished the existing buildings to make way for a three-storey modern structure. However, the Wilsons Road (i.e. In 1966 all secondary students transferred to Werrimull Group School, and the original school became Meringur Primary. In 1928 a superior site was acquired in Meredith Street, and a new timber school was erected. The Bilingual Program has already been implemented in the 51% of the Secondary Education Institutes and in the 46,6% of the public schools of the Community of Madrid. The school was closed in 1993. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1888, and a new brick building was erected in its place. At one time two classrooms were used, before Redbanks population levelled off. New weatherboard rooms were added in 1964, but enrolments declined and the school was closed in 1993. By 2000 they had been consolidated on a new site in Newark Avenue and the original schools closed. The school burnt down in 1910 and remained closed until 1921 when a new classroom was transported to the site. A portable classroom was added in 1980, but enrolments declined thereafter. State School 457 opened in temporary accommodation in 1861, moving into a new red-brick building on Raglan Street in 1866. Opened in 1926 as Richmond Domestic Arts School in Gleadell Street. State School 397 opened as Mortlake Common School in 1858 on Dunlop Street. The school grounds were sold off for housing while the heritage protected building became the new home for the Leonard Joel Auction House. Enrolments fluctuated between 11 and 42 over the years and sat at 31 in 1969. Enrolments reached 548 by 1969. It was merged with Tucker Road (Moorabbin) Primary in 1998 and closed. The site was sold for $10k and the buildings demolished. From the beginning the school specialised in training motor mechanics, and became integral to the growth of the automotive industry. Elm trees planted in the 1890s are protected by a Cardinia Shire Council heritage overlay. State School 2864 opened on Roys Road in 1888. State School 1467 opened in 1875 in a large gothic-style building on Malvern Road. Browse 75,339 high school class stock photos and images available, or search for high school class room or teacher high school class to find more great stock photos and pictures. The site was acquired by Australand to become the St Claire housing estate. Declining enrolments played into the hands of a Quality Provision Task Force in 1993. It was rebadged as a secondary college in 1990 but declining enrolments led to closure at the end of 1991. State School 4166 opened at 344 Kayleys Lane in 1924. Enrolments reached 1,000 by 1969, and in 1990 it was rebadged as a secondary college. Although enrolments were a healthy 54 in 1993, it was merged with Red Cliffs Primary at the end of the year. blackboards). Class photographs or student reports are not usually found in these series as it appears most schools did not retain copies of these. PROV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our offices are located, and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. Find Boronia flower stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. The former Korong Vale Primary site is now privately owned. Then numbers declined: 38 in 1911, and 23 in 1970. The site was sold ($976,000) to become the Fotini Gardens housing estate. In 1994 it absorbed Eldorado Primary to form Tarrawingee Area Primary School, which itself only lasted until 1998 when declining numbers saw Tarrawingee close at the end of the year. The new school shared the Heathmont College senior campus (formerly Ringwood Technical). It was moved to a new building on Harlocks Road in 1923 and renamed Pomborneit North. Enrolments were small until the Watsonia Army Barracks opened across the road in 1948. Fluctuating enrolments led to the closure of the school between 1894 and 1898, and then again between 1936 and 1940. Would you like to know more? Further declines in the years that followed led to the schools closure in 1993. State School 5085 opened on the corner of Hansworth Street and Grovelands Drive in 1973. The former school grounds became home to the Maccabi Tennis Club and Moorabbin Cricket Club. Enrolments neared 900 by 1969, and it was rebadged as Eastern Secondary College in 1990. But it was not until 1964 that Kewell Primary reopened again, this time in a new one-room building on the corner of Henty Highway and Minyip-Dimboola Road. Kooyoongkoot State School (SS4693) opened off Glengarry Avenue in 1954, with the name changed to Bennettswood soon after. It became a stand-alone school in 1935, when it moved into a new building on Cayleys Road. Declining numbers led to the schools closure at the end of 1993, and it was later sold ($18k) to private interests. Then in December 1999 Wedderburn Primary was merged with Korong Vale Primary and Wedderburn High to form Wedderburn P-12 College. Surging enrolments led to the acquisition of land on Camberwell Road where a junior campus was built in the late 1970s. Degamero State School (SS2553) opened on Paradise Falls Road in 1883. North Park State School (SS4787) opened on Exeter Street in 1957, and by 1967 enrolments had reached 780. Enrolments reached 50 by 1971 but declined thereafter. The site was cleared, and most of the land was sold in 1994. Greythorn High School opened in temporary accommodation in 1958, moving into a new building at 2 Greythorn Road later that year. The site was sold to private interests in 1996. In 1988 the school absorbed Exhibition High to form Fitzroy Secondary College. Although it had 19 students in 1993, speculation about the future of small rural schools led the School Council to recommend closure. Enrolments had reached 1,050 by 1970. Moreland Council acquired the school gymnasium, which is now known as Oak Park Stadium, while most of the site became a housing estate featuring Esperanto Court, School Court and Barak Court. Error Four other timber schools were relocated to the site and blended as a unified architecture serving multiple primary and secondary teaching scenarios. Enrolments reached 800 by 1969, but declined thereafter. stephen barry singer biography; orion property group apartments The remainder of the site became a housing estate. Sandridge State School (SS1427) opened in a red brick building on Nott Street in 1874. Barbara Young is on Facebook. 698. Students were literally consolidated at Poowong Consolidated School and Poowong North was closed. Would you like to know more? However, at the end of 1997 the Oak Park campus was closed, and promptly sold. We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. The Eldorado Museum opened to the public in 1969. The site was left to vandals and weeds until 2010. Myrtlebank Primary was closed, and the land sold in 1996. The school building was enlarged in 1889 to cater for increased enrolments, which had reached 83. Would you like to know more? The result of a quality provision task force decision, it meant consolidation on the Forrest site and closure for Barwon Downs. Genoa River State School (SS3112) opened in 1891 with 20 pupils. The new entity was located at Allansford, and both Allans Forest and Naringal were closed. State School 5054 opened on Eastleigh Avenue in 1974, on an allotment that originally extended to Sterling Drive. Would you like to know more? However, by 1993 numbers had fallen below 12 and the school was closed. Low enrolments led to temporary closure between 1930 and 1942. Westall Technical School opened in temporary accommodation in 1957. Therefore, Benalla High can be considered closed. The site was sold soon after ($813,500) and in 1995 became Ilim College. South Melbourne Technical School opened in a new red-brick building on Albert Road in late 1918. Most of the site was absorbed by Scoresby Secondary College (as it was now known) while the remainder was sold to Arleon Holdings ($570k) to become the Wattleview Rise housing estate. high school class photo. The school was closed in 1993. But whereas the Faithfull Street campus catered for Years 7 to 10, the Barkly Street campus was for Years 11 to 12 only. Streatham Primary was rebuilt, and in 1994 it absorbed Westmere Primary to be rebadged Streatham and District Primary School. By the 1980s numbers began to go the other way, so much so that the school was merged at the end of 1993 with Northvale Primary to form Albany Rise Primary School. ], 19uu Show more information WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. However, declining enrolments led to a merger with Streatham Primary at the end of 1993 to form Streatham and District Primary School. This continued until 1969, when Murrayville High School was established in nearby Francis Street and a primary school remained. Would you like to know more? State School 1493 opened in 1875 in a new building on a site bounded by Grant, English, and Dunn Streets. The site was acquired by the City of Manningham and became the multi-purpose Manningham Templestowe Leisure Centre, catering for sports and other community activities. When numbers fell below 12 in 1993 the school was closed. Portland High School emerged from its Higher Elementary School origins in 1945. They were consolidated on the Northvale site, and Springvale North Primary was closed. State School 2088 opened on Bluestone School Road in 1878 with 38 pupils. State School 4736 opened on the junction of Loughnan and Warrandyte Roads in 1956. In 1990 it was rebadged as Keysborough Secondary College. The school was closed at the end of 1992 and sold to private interests. Sale North State School (SS2207) opened on Maffra-Sale Road in 1880 and was eventually renamed Myrtlebank. The remainder was acquired by Victoria Police as a training facility, and the new Ballarat North police station, State School 1213 opened as Brunswick Central in temporary accommodation in 1873, moving into a new Albert Street building in 1877. However, declining enrolments led to a merger with Yarra Secondary (ex Templestowe Technical) at the end of 1993 to form Templestowe College. This meant consolidation on the Branxholme site, and closure for Wallacedale North Primary. The original bluestone building was eventually deemed dangerous and was replaced in 1925. Flemington High School opened in temporary accommodation in 1964. Additional buildings were added from the 1950s as enrolments took off, with 552 students by 1968. The recently elected Bracks Government proved sympathetic to community concerns and a new Fitzroy High School opened in 2004. State School 3814 opened in temporary accommodation in 1913, moving to a new site at 353 Munro-Stockdale Road in 1919. By 1966 enrolments exceeded 1,000. However, numbers had declined to only 120 by 1993 and the school was closed at the end of the year. The site became the district brigade headquarters of the Country Fire Authority. Wandocka State School (SS4168) opened on Sale-Heyfield Road in 1923, and was renamed Denison in 1957. Normanville Primary was permanently closed in 1992. State School 1700 opened at 113 Glenlyon-Little Hampton Road in 1876. No development occurred for many years though: the site became overgrown and attracted the interest of local historian Michael Weichel searching for long-buried time-capsules. The school building has been converted into an attractive residence, retaining some school-day features (e.g. Now known as The Old School Gallery and Caf, it is a well-maintained historic site. The site was sold in 1996 ($12,500) and the school building is now a private residence. Enrolments reached 1,300 by the early 1960s, necessitating the establishment of more schools in the area. Opened as a post primary school in temporary accommodation in 1912. The school was closed at the end of 1993 and sold ($43,750) to private interests. Declining enrolments led to a merger with Nayook Primary to form Neerim District Rural Primary School for the 1994 year. The northern portion was sold ($1.61m) to make way for the Polydor Place/Rigani Court housing estate. But the consolidation occurred at the Nangiloc site, and therefore Colignan was closed. Many distinctive additions were made to the original brick building over the years, as reflected in its listing on the Victorian Heritage Register. This was replaced by a more suitable structure in 1915. More rooms were added in the 1950s as the Soldier Settlement Scheme saw numbers peak at 120. Streatham Common School (SS844) opened in Campbell Street in 1866, becoming a State School after the Education Act 1872 was passed. The early years were tenuous, as it was closed between 1884 and 1886, reopened for a few months and then briefly closed again. Would you like to know more? Class photographs or student reports are not usually found in these series as it appears most schools did not retain copies of these. Dwindling enrolments led to the closure of the school at the end of 1990. Tottenham Technical School opened in temporary accommodation in 1957, moving to a permanent site in South Road, Braybrook the following year. boronia high school class photosstellaris unbidden and war in heaven. These buildings were resold in 2013 ($2.398m) and by 2018 were being converted into a new Greenland Early Learning Centre. Browse 95,976 high school class stock photos and images available, or search for high school class room or teacher high school class to find more great stock photos and pictures. State School 3644 opened at 250 Black Rock Road in 1910. A commemorative plaque on the site was a 2009 community initiative. Declining school enrolments in the Ringwood area led to the closure of several primary schools in 1997: Heathmont, Southwood and Ringwood. It was sold by the State Government to private interests in 1996 (as was the Swiss Chalet). However, the school itself was closed at the end of 1993 when it merged with Tarrawingee Primary to form Tarrawingee Area Primary School on the Tarrawingee site. Most of the former Syndal Technical site became a housing estate, featuring Huntingtower Crescent, Dorrington Drive, Clarke Place and Yvette Court. This led to closure at the end of 1993. In 1989 it was merged with Burwood Heights High and Nunawading High to become a junior campus of Forest Hill Secondary College. Queenscliff Road State School (SS2029) opened in a new wooden building on the Bellarine Highway in 1878 and renamed Marcus Hill in 1905. Declining enrolments in the area led to the amalgamation of Yallourn Technical, Moe High and Newborough High in 1994 to form Lowanna College. At least there is now a sign that acknowledges the former school. Swinburne Junior Technical School opened within the Technical College in 1913. This new entity only lasted until 1998 before it too was closed. Enrolments reached 530 in 1965 when it became a training school for students from both the Technical Teachers College and the Secondary Teachers College.