Key information
- Address:
- 15 Webster Street, Alexandra, 3714
- Opened:
- 1 July 1867
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 912
- Other names:
- Alexandra Common School, Alexandra State School
The history of Alexandra Primary School
1869
A timber schoolhouse was built in 1869.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
The number of students going to the school was growing. The size of the schoolhouse was increased in 1874.
The head teacher was Robert Higgins in 1875. He drowned in the Goulburn River while shooting ducks.
1914
The size of the school was increased again.
1929
A pine plantation was planted in 1929. The trees would be sold when fully grown to raise money for the school.
1940s
A new woodwork room was built. More rooms were added because the number of students was increasing. The schoolgrounds were landscaped.
1962
The pine plantation was extended and more trees were planted.
1970
The school was renamed Alexandra Primary School in 1970.
2022
Alexandra Primary School is still in operation.
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