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Rosebrook State School (No. 526)

Learn about the history of Rosebrook State School, one of Victoria’s oldest public schools.

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.

    Paling fence at the front of Rosebrook State School between 1970 and 1999.
    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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