Key information
- Address:
- 290 Camberwell Road, Camberwell 3124
- Opened:
- 19 August 1867
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 888
- Other names:
- Camberwell Common School, Camberwell State School
- Email:
- camberwell.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 9882 4663
- Status:
- Open
Where this school’s records are kept
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Permanent hard copy records (such as enrolment registers, class photographs, yearbooks and school council papers) are held in the Department of Education’s archive.
To request access, contact the department’s records team.
Long-term temporary hard copy records (such as student health and wellbeing files and staff personnel files) are kept at the school.
To request access, contact the school directly.
Contact the Department of Education records team
If you’re not sure whether the records you need are digital or hard copy, the records team can check for you.
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The history of Camberwell Primary School
1867
Camberwell opened as a common school in 1867.
The first head teacher was J. Perrott.
There were 24 students enrolled when the school opened. By the third week, there were 80 students enrolled.
1868
A new brick building big enough for 150 students was opened.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1890
Camberwell Primary School in 1890 when it was known as Camberwell State School. Source: State Library of Victoria 1900
The number of students had grown to 1,000. The size of the school was made bigger with more classrooms added.
1907
Woodwork training for boys started in 1907 in a leased building.
1923
A Mother's Club was started to raise money for the school.
1926
Camberwell became a central school. A church hall was rented to use as classroom because the school was not big enough. The school opened a new building for woodwork training.
1928
A library was opened funded by the fundraising work of the Mother's Club.
1948
A school canteen was built from funds raised by the Mother's club.
1950
The school became a training school in 1950. This meant that student teachers worked at the school as part of their teacher training. The school bell from Scarsdale Road School in Camberwell, England was given to the school. The bell was placed in the school grounds.
1967
An event was held to recognise that the school had been open for 100 years.
1970
The school was renamed Camberwell Primary School.
2022
Camberwell Primary School is still in operation.
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