Key information
- Address:
- 724 Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield South 3162
- Opened:
- 1 June 1864
- Closed:
- 31 December 1998
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 773
- Other names:
- Caulfield Common School, Caulfield State School
- Status:
- Closed
Details
Merger 1998: Caulfield Primary School No. 733 and Caulfield North Primary School No. 3820 merged to form Caulfield North/Caulfield Primary School No. 3820. The Glenhuntly Road site became a campus of the new school.
Name change 2000: Caulfield North/Caulfield Primary School No. 3820 was renamed to Caulfield Junior College No. 3820
De-merger 2002: Caulfield Primary School was re-established with a new school number (No. 5489) on the Glenhuntly Road campus of Caulfield Junior College No. 3820. Caulfield Junior College No. 3820 continues to operate from its Balaclava Road campus.
Caulfield Primary School No. 5489 is on the same site in Glenhuntly Road that Caulfield Primary School No. 773 used.
Location of records
Most records were retained at the school during the merger and de-merger. To request access, contact Caulfield Primary School No. 5489.
Some of the school’s historic records are also at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Caulfield Primary School records.
The history of Caulfield Primary School
1864
Caulfield opened as a common school in 1864.
The head teacher was James Webb.
There were 42 students when the school opened.
It was located on the corner of Glenhuntly and Glen Eira Roads.
1870s
The school became a state school between 1873 and 1878.
The school moved to a new location on Glenhuntly Road in 1877.
There were 144 students at the time.
The rail line was extended through Glenhuntly to Oakleigh in 1879. The meant that more families moved to Glenhuntly and more children went to the school.
1888
There were now 300 students going to the school.
The school building was extended.
1889
There were 450 students going to the school. This was because a horse drawn tram in Glenhuntly Road now made it easier for children to get to the school.
The head teacher was Thomas Smith in 1889.
1900
There were 580 students enrolled in 1900.
1914
Cable trams were now working in Hawthorn Road.
The number of students at the school had almost reached 700.
1922
A new two-storey building was opened big enough for the 1221 students enrolled at the school.
1969
There were 480 students enrolled in 1969.
1970
The name of the school changed to Caulfield Primary School in 1970.
1998
Caulfield Primary School closed in 1998.
It became a campus for Caulfield North Primary School (No. 3820).
Find more information about this school
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