Key information
- Address:
- 143 Bailey Street, Grovedale 3216
- Opened:
- 1 January 1855
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 283
- Email:
- grovedale.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5243 3902
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Hard copy records created before records became digital are stored in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the records team.
If you’re not sure whether the records you need are digital or hard copy, the records team can check for you.
Contact the Department of Education records team
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The history of Grovedale Primary School
1854
Grovedale opened in 1854. It was called Germantown School when it opened. The head teacher was J. Stranger. There were 55 students at the school when it opened. The schoolhouse had mud walls and a grass roof and was built by local residents.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862.
1868
A new schoolhouse was built on a new site. It was made of brick.
1872
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1965
The school moved to a new 4-room building.
1970
The school was renamed Grovedale Primary School in 1970.
2022
Grovedale Primary School is still in operation.
Find more information about this school
The Public Records Office (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.
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