Key information
- Address:
- Hamilton Highway, Hexham 3273
- Opened:
- 2 December 1858
- Closed:
- 1 January 1981
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 296
- Other names:
- Hexham School, Hexham Common School, Hexham 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 Hexham Primary School
1858
Hexham opened as a national school in 1858.
The first teacher was Mr Ivie Cooper. Cooper had opened a private school in a shepherd's hut in 1857.
The bluestone school building was on a two-acre site west of the Hamilton Highway.
1860s
Hexham became a common school in the 1860s and Cooper became the head teacher.
1877
Enrolment reached 77 in 1877.
1887
Cooper remained head teacher until 1887, after almost 30 years of service.
1970s
In the early 1970s, there were 30 students enrolled.
1981
The school closed in 1981.
Former Hexham State School building in 1986. (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria) 
Side view of former Hexham State School building in 1986. (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria)
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.
1864-1897 Enrolment Records
Register of students enrolled at Hexham between 1864-1897
Updated