Key information
- Address:
- Ecklin Road, Dixie 3265
- Opened:
- 18 May 1868
- Closed:
- 31 December 1992
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 891
- Other names:
- Ecklin Common School, Dixie State School
How to find enrolment and other school records
If the school is open: contact the school directly to access your 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 Dixie Primary School
1868
The school opened as a common school.
It was originally called Ecklin Common School.
The first head teacher was Mrs Jane Nicholson.
There were 35 students enrolled and the average attendance was 20.
1900
The original school burnt down.
A new weatherboard school was built on a new site.
The new site was 6.5 km south of Terang on Timboon Road.
1907
The name of the school was changed to Dixie.
1939
The second school was also destroyed by fire.
The school established a timber plantation. This provided financial assistance to the school.
1940
A single-room weatherboard school was built.
1970
The name of the school changed to Dixie Primary School in 1970.
1992
The school closed in 1992.
The school building is now used by the Terang and District Historical Society.
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.
Oldest inspection record
This inspector report is dated 1951 to 1965. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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