Key information
- Address:
- Rosebrook 3285
- Opened:
- 1 January 1863
- Closed:
- 31 December 1949
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 526
- Other names:
- Rosebrook Common School
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 Rosebrook State School
1854
Rosebrook, located close to Port Fairy, opened as a Church of England School.
The first head teacher was Edward Hall.
1863
The school became Rosebrook Common School (No. 163).
1869
The head teacher in 1969 was JH Irwin, who stayed until 1881.
1878
The Department of Education built a new school out of bluestone after Rosebrook became a state school. The old school building became the teacher's house.
Rosebrook State School between 1970 and 1999. (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria) 1949
Rosebrook closed as part of the government's consolidation policy for rural schools.
Five more primary schools in the region closed at the same time.
All the students moved to Port Fairy Consolidated School (No. 1188). This school is still in operation.
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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