Key information
- Address:
- Corner Mt Alexander Road and Padman Lane, Flemington 3031
- Opened:
- 1 December 1858
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 250
- Other names:
- Flemington National School, Flemington Common School, Flemington State School
- Email:
- flemington.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 9376 7137
- Status:
- Open
Where this school’s records are kept
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Permanent hard copy records (such as enrolment registers, class photographs, yearbooks and school council papers) are held in the Department of Education’s archive.
To request access, contact the department’s records team.
Long-term temporary hard copy records (such as student health and wellbeing files and staff personnel files) are kept at the school.
To request access, contact the school directly.
Contact the Department of Education records team
If you’re not sure whether the records you need are digital or hard copy, the records team can check for you.
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The history of Flemington Primary School
1858
Flemington opened in 1858. The first head teacher was Joshua Mason. There were 45 students enrolled when the school opened.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862.
1868
A new school building was built on Mt Alexander Rd. This building became part of Flemington Girls High School.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1885
The school closed in March. The nearby school Kensington State School had too many students so Flemington re-opened in September.
1924
In 1924, the school opened on a new site. The head teacher was Kanor Williams.
1970
The school was renamed Flemington Primary School in 1970.
2022
Flemington Primary School is still in operation.
Find more information about this school
The Public Records Office (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.
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