Key information
- Address:
- Avoca 3465
- Opened:
- 1 October 1861
- Closed:
- 31 May 1875
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 316
- Other names:
- Homebush School
Can you help us find records for this school?
The Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) doesn’t have any historical records for this closed school. If you have any, or if you know of any, please let us know by emailing archives.records@education.vic.gov.au.
The history of Homebush Common School
1861
Homebush opened as a common school under head teacher Isabella Reynard in 1861.
The school was on the Avoca goldfields. Classes were held in a rented building.
1875
The school was closed and was replaced by Homebush State School (No. 1579).
W.A. Appleton, who was the head teacher at No. 316, became head teacher at the new school.
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