Key information
- Address:
- 800 Romsey Road, Hesket 3442
- Opened:
- 1 June 1870
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1004
- Other names:
- American Steam Saw Mill School, Hesket State School
- Email:
- hesket.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5427 0330
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Most records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Some historic records (such as enrolment registers, class photographs, yearbooks and school council papers) are also held in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the department’s records team.
Department of Education records team
- Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone: 1800 359 140
Some of the school’s records are also at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Hesket School records.
The history of Hesket Primary School
1870s
The school opened as a common school in 1870. It was known as the American Steam Saw Mill school at the time. The first head teacher was James Gray and more than 40 students attended. The school building was wooden with a brick chimney and a shingle roof. The teacher's residence had two rooms.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
The school was renamed to Hesket State School in 1879.
1883
The teacher's residence was sold in 1883.
1884
There were 844 students enrolled in 1884 but average attendance was 30 to 40 students.
1886
A new school building was completed in 1886. It included four rooms for a teacher residence. The old building was sold.
1900s
A new classroom was added in 1908.
1970
The school was renamed Hesket Primary School in 1970.
2022
Hesket 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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