Key information
- Address:
- 41 The Heights , Sunbury 3429
- Opened:
- 1 January 1869
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1002
- Other names:
- Sunbury Common School, Sunbury State School
- Email:
- sunbury.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 9744 9744
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Most records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Some historic records (such as enrolment registers, class photographs, yearbooks and school council papers) are also held in the Department of Education’s archive. To request access, contact the department’s records team.
Department of Education records team
- Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone: 1800 359 140
Some of the school’s records are also at PROV, see Public Record Office Victoria Sunbury School records.
The history of Sunbury Primary School
1869
The school opened as a common school in 1869. The first head teacher was Marion Foster and classes were held in the Presbyterian Church.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1911
A brick school building was opened in 1911. It replaced as earlier building that had poor ventilation and poor toilet facilities.
1960s
The number of students enrolled at the school tripled in the 1960s. The brick school building was extended to 8 classrooms in 1962. A portable was added in 1969.
1970
The school was renamed Sunbury Primary School in 1970.
2022
Sunbury Primary School is still in operation.
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.
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