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Wurdi You Yangs State School (No. 760)

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

Key information

Address:
The You Yangs, Little River 3211
Opened:
1 January 1865
Closed:
31 December 1912
School type:
Primary
School number:
760
Other names:
Wurdi You Yangs School, Wurdi You Yangs 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 Wurdi You Yangs State School

  • 1865

    Wurdi You Yangs opened as a common school in 1865.

    The first head teacher was Octavious A. Field.

    There were 39 students at the school when it opened.

    The timber schoolhouse had a house attached for the teacher to live in. This house had 5 rooms.

  • 1870s

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

  • 1912

    Wurdi You Yangs State School closed in 1912.

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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