Key information
- Address:
- Stuart Mill 3477
- Opened:
- 17 October 1870
- Closed:
- 31 December 1964
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1024
- Other names:
- Stuart Mill Common School, Stuart Mill State 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 Stuart Mill State School
1870s
Stuart Mill opened as a common school in 1870. The head teacher was Mr Saunders and he was helped by his wife. Classes were held in an unpainted timber schoolhouse.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
Alice Helliar became the first pupil teacher at the school in 1873 when there were around 160 students. She had been a student at the school when it opened in 1870.
1880
Mr and Mrs Saunders stopped teaching at the school after 10 years of service.
1964
Stuart Mill State School closed in 1964.
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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