150 years: Hastings Primary School

Learn about the history of Hastings Primary School, one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
10-20 Hodgins Road, Hastings, 3915
Opened:
25 April 1872
School type:
Primary
School number:
1098
Other names:
Tyabb School, Hastings Common School, Hastings State School

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The history of Hastings Primary School

  • 1870s

    Hastings opened as a common school in 1872. It replaced Tyabb School. The head teacher was John Bettsworth Flemyng. 

    The school became a state school between 1873 and 1878.

  • 1913

    Two brick classrooms were added to the existing schoolhouse. 

  • 1920

    Black and white photograph of the Hastings school building Hastings Primary School ca. 1920 to 1954. Source: Rose Stereograph Co. and the State Library of Victoria

  • 1954

    The number of students was growing. Two classrooms, a staffroom and a storeroom were built. 

  • 1968

    Three more classrooms, a new staffroom and a toilet block were added in October 1968.

  • 1970

    The school was renamed Hastings Primary School in 1970.

  • 2022

    Hastings Primary School is still in operation.

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