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Morse's Creek State School (No. 1157)

Learn about the history of Morse's Creek State School, one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
Wandiligong 3744
Opened:
1 December 1872
Closed:
13 April 1894
School type:
Primary
School number:
1157
Other names:
Not available

How to find enrolment and other school records

If the school is open: contact the school directly to access 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.

The history of Morse's Creek State School

  • 1870s

    Morse's Creek opened as a common school in 1872. The first head teacher was William Austin. He was the head teacher for 16 years and he built his own four-room house.

    Classes were held in a timber schoolhouse with a shingle roof.

    The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.

  • 1894

    Morse's Creek State School closed in 1894. The students moved to Wandiligong State School (No. 275). The schoolhouse was later sold and moved elsewhere.

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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