Key information
- Address:
- 67 High Street, Prahran 3181
- Opened:
- 1 January 1852
- Closed:
- 31 December 1877
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 485
- Other names:
- Prahran School, Prahran National School, Prahran Common School
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The history of Prahran State School
1852
Prahran opened on Chapel Street an independent church school in 1852.
This school closed as church members believed they could not accept aid from the state.
1853
A national school under the same name and school number opened in 1853.
School was taught in a house that the head teacher Mr Craig shared with his brother's family.
1860
The number of students grew to 100.
1862
Head teacher Messervy bought the Prahran Hall to accommodate the growing number of students.
1873
The Department of Education took over the lease of the building when the school became a state school in 1873.
1877
The school closed in 1877.
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