Lancefield Primary School (No. 707)

School listing from the Victorian Government Schools Directory.

Key information

Address:
80 High Street, Lancefield 3435
Opened:
8 May 1865
School type:
Primary
School number:
707
Other names:
Lancefield Common School, Lancefield State School
Email:
lancefield.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Phone:
03 5429 2307
Status:
Open

Location of 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.

Note: It is not known what became of pre-1910 pupils registers.

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

The Public Record Office Victoria holds:

  • Student records from 1910 to 2004

For more info see How to get records from the Public Record Office Victoria.

For a complete listing of all the school's records at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Lancefield School records.

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The history of Lancefield Primary School

  • 1865

    Lancefield opened in 1865 on Dunsford Street. The first head teacher was Ingram.

  • 1870s

    The school became a state school in 1873. In 1873 there were 199 students enrolled and the school building was overcrowded.

    By 1875 a new brick school building was completed. It was located on the intersection of High Street and Park Street. The Minister of Public Instruction opened the new building in 1876. A new teacher's residence was added around the same time.

  • 1953

    A school bus service was established in 1953 to transport students from smaller nearby townships.

  • 1970

    The school was renamed Lancefield Primary School in 1970. The head teacher at the time was B. J. Joyce and there were 66 students enrolled.

  • 2022

    Lancefield Primary School is still in operation.

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.

The below records are held at the Public Record Office Victoria:

  • Pupils register 1910 to 1998
  • Index to Pupils Register 1958 to circa 2001
  • Attendance rolls 2001 to 2004
  • Student list 1999

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