Key information
- Address:
- 1 The Sideling , Jamieson 3723
- Opened:
- 20 October 1865
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 814
- Other names:
- Jamieson Common School, Jamieson State School
- Email:
- jamieson.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5777 0535
- Status:
- Open
Location of enrolment records
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Most hard copy records 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
Some of the school’s records are also at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Jamieson School records.
The history of Jamieson Primary School
1865
Jamieson opened as a common school in 1865. The school building had been finished a few years earlier. The first head teacher was Andrew Loughrey. The wooden school building was rebuilt with local handmade bricks.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
Attendance at the school reached 217 in 1877.
1970
The school was renamed Jamieson Primary School in 1970. There were 28 students enrolled at the time. The brick school building was still in use.
2022
Jamieson 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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