Key information
- Address:
- 28 Lyons Street , Newstead 3462
- Opened:
- 9 July 1858
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 452
- Other names:
- Newstead National School, Newstead Common School, Newstead State School
- Email:
- newstead.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5476 2226
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Digital records are kept at the school.
To request access, contact the school directly.
The below records are available at the Public Record Office Victoria:
- Yearbooks 2001 to 2018
No enrolment records were transferred from the school. Researchers may want to contact the school to see if they hold enrolment records.
It is believed that the Newstead and District Historical Society has copies of some pupils registers from the school. The date ranges for these copies is unknown.
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 history of Newstead Primary School
1858
Newstead opened as a national school in 1858. The first head teacher was McIlwrick. The red brick school building was built on the west side of Daylesford Road.
1862
The school became a common school in 1862.
1873
The school became a state school in 1873.
1912
The school was renovated in 1912.
1959
The school commemorated its 100th anniversary in 1959 with a ‘Back to Newstead' event. It was attended by the Minister of Education, Hon. John S. Bloomfield.
1964
An office and storeroom were added in 1964.
1970
The school was renamed Newstead Primary School in 1970.
2022
Newstead 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.
The below records are available at the Public Record Office Victoria:
- Yearbooks 2001 to 2018
It's believed that the Newstead and District Historical Society has copies of pupils registers from the school. The date ranges for these copies is unknown.
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