Key information
- Address:
- 73 Swanston Street, Geelong 3220
- Opened:
- 1 June 1871
- Closed:
- 31 December 1993
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1094
- Other names:
- Geelong East New Vested School, Geelong 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 Geelong Primary School
1870s
Geelong was established by the Presbyterian Church of Little Malop Street.
The Board of Education approved the school when the Government granted land to the church.
The foundation stone was laid in 1870 by the Hon. John Cumming, MLC.
The school was opened in 1871 and was called the Geelong East New Vested School.
The original school building had a two-room teacher's house and a porch. It was located at the north-west corner of the school site.
The original staff included:
- head teacher
- William Calder
- pupil teachers
- Misses Calder
- Foley
- Hodge
- Appleby
- Reeves
- head teacher
1900s
In the early 1900s the school building comprised two levels and a south wing.
Each room was divided by screens on metal rings.
1912
A north wing was added and new flooring installed.
1950s
From 1957 to 1959 student support staff were appointed.
This included two speech therapists and two psychologists.
1960s
The school was under renovation from 1967 to 1968.
The renovations included:
- new toilet blocks
- replacement of an old slate roof with tiles
- installation of fireproof doors
- blocking up chimneys
- removal of platforms in classrooms
- new water supply
- installation of drinking fountains.
1993
The school closed. The building was sold to the Geelong Hospital.
Head teachers included:
- Calder
- Spring
- Sennett
- Searby
- Lamble
- Anderson
- Brunton
- Ryan
- Parker
- Frost
- Skehan
- Welsh
- Commons
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 enrolment record
This register shows the students enrolled at Geelong from 1905 to 1916. It is currently the oldest enrolment record that PROV has for this school.
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