150 years: Parwan State School

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

Key information

Address:
Bacchus Marsh, 3340
Opened:
11 July 1868
Closed:
31 December 1930
School type:
Primary
School number:
916
Other names:
Parwan Common School

The history of Parwan State School

  • 1868

    Parwan opened as a common school in 1868.

    The first head teacher was Robert Boyle.

    Before Parwan opened, Robert Boyle had been teaching around 40 students in a crowded vacant house. They had to use boxes, slabs of timber and bricks as desks and chairs.

    A brick schoolhouse was built and included rooms for the head teacher to live in.

  • 1870s

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

  • 1930

     Parwan State School closed in 1930.

Find more interesting facts 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.

Now it's your turn to do some detective work. PROV currently only have paper records for this school. Take a look to see what info they have on this school.

Updated