Key information
- Address:
- 28 Lyons Street , Newstead 3462
- Opened:
- 9 July 1858
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 452
- Other names:
- Newstead National School, Newstead Common School, Newstead State School
- Email:
- newstead.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5476 2226
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
The Department of Education's archive
Most hard copy records are stored in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the department’s records team.
If you’re not sure whether the records you need are digital or hard copy, the records team can check for you.
Contact the Department of Education records team:
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The Public Record Office Victoria holds:
- Yearbooks 2001 to 2018
To see other school records also at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Newstead School records.
Maldon Museum and Archive Association has copies of some pupils registers from the school. The date ranges for these copies is unknown.
The history of Newstead Primary School
1858
Newstead opened as a national school in 1858. The first head teacher was McIlwrick. The red brick school building was built on the west side of Daylesford Road.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862.
1873
The school became a state school in 1873.
1912
The school was renovated in 1912.
1959
The school commemorated its 100th anniversary in 1959 with a ‘Back to Newstead' event. It was attended by the Minister of Education, Hon. John S. Bloomfield.
1964
An office and storeroom were added in 1964.
1970
The school was renamed Newstead Primary School in 1970.
2022
Newstead Primary School is still in operation.
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