Key information
- Address:
- Wickliffe, 3379
- Opened:
- 26 September 1870
- Closed:
- 1 January 1987
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 948
- Other names:
- Wickliffe Common School, Wickliffe State School
The history of Wickliffe Primary School
1870
Wickliffe opened as a common school, west of Lake Bolac.
JB Jones was the first head teacher.
The original school building was made from bluestone (a type of rock also called basalt).
It had a single room with no internal ceiling and a shingle roof. The architect, G Harriot, may also have taught at the school for a short time.
When the school first opened there were 33 students enrolled.
The average number of students who went to school was 24.
1876
During the 1870s there were often too many students. In 1876 the head teacher reported: "When the three boys who are picking up wool come back to school, I shall not be able to find seats for them".
1891
The teacher's house was built. Before this the head teacher, Jones, lived in a house he had built for himself.
1950s
The school was renovated many times; including the building of new shelter sheds.
1958
An infant room was added to the old bluestone school room.
1970
The name of the school changed to Wickliffe Primary School in 1970.
1987
The school closed in 1987.
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Oldest inspection record
This inspector report is dated 1914 to 1927. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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