Key information
- Address:
- Faraday Street, Carlton, 3053
- Opened:
- 8 February 1858
- Closed:
- 12 January 1972
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 112
- Other names:
- Carlton (Faraday Street) School, Carlton (Faraday Street) Common School, Carlton (Faraday Street) State School
The history of Carlton (Faraday Street) Primary School
1858
Grace Pullar established the school.
Classes were held in a chapel until the National Board of Education offered financial aid.
The school became a national school.
1859
The School Committee requested 200 pounds to build a schoolroom of brick or stone.
Mrs Pullar also asked permission to erect a wooden school building at her own expense. A timber building was erected at a cost of 130 pounds.
This was the first school in Carlton.
1861
Frederick A Nell became head teacher. When enrolments increased to 120, further aid was requested.
1864
The number of students enrolled increased to 100 and Nell requested a new building. It was completed later that year.
1886
Frederick A Nell remained head teacher until 1886. The school was known as Nell's School.
1908
Windows were enlarged. The upper floor was used by the Melbourne Teachers College between 1900 and 1951.
1927
Galleries were removed and brick wings were added to the rear of the building.
1972
The school closed in 1972.
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Oldest enrolment record
This register shows the students enrolled at Carlton (Faraday Street) from 1877 to 1883. It is currently the oldest enrolment record that PROV has for this school.
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