Key information
- Address:
- Port Fairy 3284
- Opened:
- 1 July 1870
- Closed:
- 10 November 1945
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1020
- Other names:
- Aringa Common School
How to find enrolment records
If your school is open: contact the school directly to access your records.
If your 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 Aringa State School
1870
Aringa opened as a common school in 1870. The first two head teachers were Samuel Alford and Robert Craig.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1882
The school closed in 1882 and remained closed for 34 years.
1916
Aringa State School re-opened in 1916.
1945
The school closed permanently in 1945.
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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