Key information
- Address:
- High Street, Framlingham 3265
- Opened:
- 13 May 1872
- Closed:
- 31 December 1993
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1082
- Other names:
- Framlingham Common School, Framlingham 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 Framlingham Primary School
1872
Framlingham opened as a common school.
The average attendance was 38.
James Edwards was the first head teacher. Edwards had also taught at Ellerslie Common School.
The school was located around 29 kms from Warrnambool.
There were 31 school-aged children in the district and 40 pre-school children.
1890s
There were 124 students enrolled at the school by the late 1890s.
This included 13 students from the Framlingham village settlement.
The total number of students declined after a local butter and cheese factory closed down.
1910s
Notable students at this time include
- William Brens, (1909) who would become a Lord Mayor of Melbourne.
- Paul McGinness (between 1904 and 1909) who went on to help establish the airline company, QANTAS in 1920.
1928
A timber plantation started.
1965
The timber plantation was replanted.
1993
The school closed.
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 1952 to 1968. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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