Key information
- Address:
- 51 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont 3216
- Opened:
- 1 December 1856
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 26
- Other names:
- Belmont School, Belmont Common School, Belmont State School
- Email:
- belmont.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5243 2972
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Hard copy records created before records became digital are stored in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the records team.
If you’re not sure whether the records you need are digital or hard copy, the records team can check for you.
Contact the Department of Education records team
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The history of Belmont Primary School
1856
Belmont opened in 1856. The first head teacher was Ryder. There were 26 students enrolled when the school opened (10 boys and 16 girls).
1863
The school became a common school in 1863. The head teacher was John Quinton. The number of students enrolled up until 1863 was between 18 and 34.
1872
The school became a state school sometime after 1872.
1970
The school was renamed Belmont Primary School in 1970.
2022
Belmont Primary 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.
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