Key information
- Address:
- 120 Cape Street, Heidelberg 3084
- Opened:
- 8 August 1854
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 294
- Other names:
- Heidelberg School, Heidelberg Common School, Heidelberg State School
- Email:
- heidelberg.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 9457 2259
- 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.
Contact the Department of Education records team:
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The Public Record Office Victoria holds:
- Pupil Registers 1905 to 1999
- Enrolment forms 1999 to 2005
For more info see How to get records from the Public Record Office Victoria.
Some other records related to the school are also at PROV, for a complete listing see Public Record Office Victoria Heidelberg School records.
The history of Heidelberg Primary School
1854
Heidelberg opened in 1854. The first head teachers were Mr and Mrs Hayhoe. The number of enrolled students was 68. Girls and boys were taught in separate areas.
1862
The school became a common school around this time.
1877
Some buildings were demolished and a new school was built where girls and boys were taught together. The new school was called Heidelberg State School. It was big enough for 150 students.
1927
Around this time, the number of students at the school was increasing. A larger brick school building was built. A Mothers' Club was formed in 1927. They raised funds for a swimming pool and other school facilities.
1950s
The number of students was increasing again. Temporary huts were used as classrooms. Other local schools were opened and Heidelberg became less crowded. The classroom huts were not needed and became part of a separate infant school, hall, canteen and art centre.
1970
The school was renamed Heidelberg Primary School in 1970.
2022
Heidelberg Primary School is still in operation.
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.
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