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Yackandandah Primary School (No. 1103)

Learn about the history of Yackandandah Primary School, one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
39 High Street, Yackandandah 3749
Opened:
1 November 1872
School type:
Primary
School number:
1103
Other names:
Yackandandah Common School, Yackandandah State School
Email:
yackandandah.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Phone:
02 6027 1431

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 Yackandandah Primary School

  • 1870s

    Yackdandah opened as a common school in 1872. It replaced Common School No. 694.

    The first head teacher was John B. Besley.

    The school building was brick and was built on the site next to No. 694.

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

    Another brick classroom was added in 1874.

  • 1891

    A new brick room was built on a more central part of the school ground.

  • 1899

    The wooden building from Eurobin State School (No. 1355) was removed and re-erected at Yackandandah. It was used as an infant room for younger children.

  • 1914

    Two extra classrooms and a cloakroom were added in 1914. The school was also remodelled.

  • 1924

    A teacher's residence was purchased in 1924.

  • 1942

    From 1942 until the end of the war, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ‘used the head teacher's office as a control room for the Air Observation Corps'.

  • 1970

    The school was renamed Yackandandah Primary School in 1970.

  • 2022

    Yackandandah Primary School is still in operation. It marked its 150th anniversary this year.

Find more information about this school

The Public Records Office (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.

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