Key information
- Address:
- 6 Franklin Street, Guildford 3451
- Opened:
- 1 January 1860
- Closed:
- 31 December 2017
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 264
- Other names:
- Guildford School, Guildford Common School, Guildford State School
How to find enrolment and other school records
If the school is open: contact the school directly to access your records.
If the school has closed: contact the Archives and Records branch via email archives.records@education.vic.gov.au or 1800 359 140 and they will assist you.
1860s
Guildford opened around 1860. The first head teacher was James Moray Henry and he stayed the head teacher for over 30 years.
The school became a common school in 1862.
A new schoolhouse was built in 1864 in the shape of a T from hand-made red bricks.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1969
The school now only had 37 students compared to its peak of around 400 students.
1970
The school was renamed Guildford Primary School in 1970.
2017
Guildford Primary School closed in 2017.
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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