Key information
- Address:
- 170 Glen Iris Road, Glen Iris 3146
- Opened:
- 1 March 1872
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1148
- Other names:
- Glen Iris Common School, Glen Iris State School
- Email:
- glen.iris.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 9885 3624
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Most records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Some historic records (such as enrolment registers, class photographs, yearbooks and school council papers) are also held in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the department’s records team.
Department of Education records team
- Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone: 1800 359 140
Some of the school’s records are also at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Glen Iris School records.
The history of Glen Iris Primary School
1872
Glen Iris opened as a common school in 1872. The first head teacher was Mary Noble. The schoolhouse was made from hand-made bricks.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1910
After 1910, Glen Iris and other nearby schools were full. This caused problems because students had to enrol in another school further away.
1922
Glen Iris was remodelled and more classrooms were built. A building was transferred from Carnegie State School (No. 2897) to be used as the library.
1970
The school was renamed Glen Iris Primary School in 1970.
2022
Glen Iris 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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