Key information
- Address:
- 7 Montgomery Street, Skipton 3361
- Opened:
- 1 January 1858
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 582
- Other names:
- Skipton School, Skipton Common School, Skipton State School
- Email:
- skipton.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5340 2002
- Status:
- Open
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 Skipton Primary School
1858
The school was opened by the Presbyterian church in 1858. The first head teacher was Ebenezer Blair and 22 students were enrolled.
1864
The school closed in March 1864 due to lack of funding. Reverend W.T. Whan raised money and the school reopened in a new bluestone building in October 1864.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1888
A new red brick school building opened in 1888. The bluestone building was then used as the Masonic Hall.
1915
A third room was added to the brick building in 1915.
1921
Henry Bolte, Victoria's Premier from June 1955, was a student in 1921.
1950s to 1960s
Additional classrooms were added in 1957 and 1969.
1970
The school was renamed Skipton Primary School in 1970.
Skipton Primary School building in 1970. Source: Laurie Burchell and the State Library of Victoria 2022
Skipton 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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