Hastings opened as a common school in 1872. It replaced Tyabb School. The head teacher was John Bettsworth Flemyng.
The school became a state school between 1873 and 1878.
1913
Two brick classrooms were added to the existing schoolhouse.
1920
Hastings Primary School ca. 1920 to 1954. Source: Rose Stereograph Co. and the State Library of Victoria
1954
The number of students was growing. Two classrooms, a staffroom and a storeroom were built.
1968
Three more classrooms, a new staffroom and a toilet block were added in October 1968.
1970
The school was renamed Hastings Primary School in 1970.
2022
Hastings Primary School is still in operation.
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