Key information
- Address:
- Elizabeth Street, Newport, 3015
- Opened:
- 1 April 1856
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 113
- Other names:
- Cambridge National School, Newport State School, Kohry's School, Newport Primary School
The history of Newport Lakes Primary School
1850s
The school opened as a national school in 1856. It was known as Cambridge National School at the time. The school moved locations in its early years.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862. It moved to a new stone building on Melbourne Road.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1886
The school moved to the corner of Elizabeth Street. The Newport train station was also built in the same year and the school adopted the same name.
1893
Samuel George Kohry retired in 1893. He was a student at the school in 1866 and went on to teach there. The school was often referred to as Kohry's School.
1967
The school was damaged in a fire in 1967. 8 classrooms were destroyed.
1968
The school was rebuilt in 1968. Two grand-daughters of Samuel George Kohry attended the opening.
1970
The school was renamed Newport Primary School in 1970.
2000
The name of the school was changed again to Newport Lakes in 2000.
2022
Newport Lakes Primary School is still in operation.
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