Key information
- Address:
- Cathcart 3377
- Opened:
- 23 April 1872
- Closed:
- 31 December 1950
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1119
- Other names:
- Cathcart Common School, Old Ararat
- Status:
- Closed
Location of records
Records are held in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the department’s records team:
- Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone: 1800 359 140
The history of Cathcart State School
1870s
Cathcart opened in 1872 as a common school for 100 children. It was also known as Old Ararat.
The first head teacher was L.F. Renehan. It replaced the Church of England school that had operated since 1858.
The schoolhouse was a brick building with two rooms and a porch.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
The schoolhouse was expanded in 1875 to accommodate 130 students.
1950
Cathcart was closed in 1950 because there were now only 6 children living in the area.
Find more information about this school
The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the archive of Victoria's State and local government. They look after some of our oldest school records, and we can use these records to help us understand what school life used to be like.
PROV currently only have paper records for this school.
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