Key information
- Address:
- 67 Napier Street, Creswick, 3363
- Opened:
- 15 May 1854
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 122
- Other names:
- Creswick School, Creswick Common School, Creswick State School
The history of Creswick Primary School
1854
Creswick opened as a national school in 1854. It was called Creswick Creek National School when it opened.
1873
A site was chosen for a new state school in 1873.
1874
The new state school building opened in 1874 and the students from the national school moved to the new school.
The head teacher was A. Stewart. He was assisted by Peter Harrington and his wife.
The school building was made of brick. The bricks were made at nearby Prince Leopold Park by A. Pasco.
The school was big enough for 500 students. However, at one time the number of students going to the school was 1,064.
1880
Night school opened in 1880.
1908
Domestic arts (sewing and cooking) and woodwork rooms opened at Creswick. Students from other schools came to Creswick for sewing, cooking and woodwork lessons.
They travelled to the school by train. The cooking teachers prepared dinners for local people from about this time until 1920.
1940
After 1940, the sewing, cooking and woodwork rooms were closed. They were then used for art and craft, films, TV, sport and assembly.
1970
The school was renamed Creswick Primary School in 1970.
2004
The school marked its 150th anniversary in 2004.
2022
Creswick Primary School is still in operation.
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