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Shelbourne State School (No. 950)

Learn about the history of Shelbourne State School, one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
Shelbourne 3515
Opened:
1 September 1868
Closed:
23 August 1950
School type:
Primary
School number:
950
Other names:
Shelbourne West, Shelbourne Common School

How to find enrolment and other school records

If the school is open: contact the school directly to access records.

If the school has closed: contact the Archives and Records branch via email archives.records@education.vic.gov.au or 1800 359 140 and they will assist you.

The history of Shelbourne State School

  • 1868

    Shelbourne opened as a common school in 1868. The first head teacher was Thomas Sampson.

    There were 22 students enrolled. The average number of students going to school in the first year was 17.

    Classes were held in a brick schoolhouse. The post office was attached to the school.

    The school was known locally as Shelbourne West.

  • 1870s

    The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.

  • 1950

    Shelbourne State School closed in 1950.

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.

PROV currently only have paper records for this school.

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