Key information
- Address:
- 8-10 Impey Street, Murchison 3610
- Opened:
- 1 November 1871
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1126
- Other names:
- Murchison Common School, Murchison State School
- Email:
- murchison.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5826 2391
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Digital records are kept at the school.
To request access, contact the school directly.
Hard copy records created before records became digital 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 older records for this school are held at the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV).
The history of Murchison Primary School
1871
Murchison opened as a common school in 1871. It replaced Common School (No. 420) that was blown down in a storm in 1870. The first head teacher was Thomas Meagher, who was previously head teacher at No. 420. 66 students were enrolled.
1901
A new brick school building opened on a new site. The old school became a sloyd room, used for woodworking, and a cookery centre.
1939
A bus service to Shepparton started in 1939 to send students for secondary education.
1949
Memorial gates were added in 1949. The old school building from Mitchellstown State School (No. 1750) was moved to the school to be used as a classroom.
1958
Extensive renovations were completed in 1958.
1970
The school was renamed Murchison Primary School in 1970.
2022
Murchison 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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