Key information
- Address:
- 900 Park Street, Parkville 3052
- Opened:
- 2 March 1943
- Closed:
- 31 December 1992
- School type:
- Special
- School number:
- 4609
- Other names:
- The Depot, Royal Park Special School
- Status:
- Closed
Details
Turana was a reception centre for children committed to state care.
Royal Park Special School No. 3552 originally opened on the site of the Royal Park Depot in 1907 (alternatively named the Boys’ and Girls’ Depot). The school was co-educational until the laws changed in 1943. Then, the boys over fourteen were transferred to The Depot No. 4609 on the same site.
Name change: In 1955 The Depot No. 4609 changed its name to Turana.
More information is available at the Finding Records website: Turana (1955-1993) | Finding Records.
In 1956, when the Winlaton Youth Training Centre (Youth Juvenile School) opened, all remaining girls at the Turana site were also transferred there.
Location of records
This school is closed. Contact the Department of Education records team for information about records from this school.
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The Public Record Office Victoria holds:
- Pupils registers 1973 to 1977
Note: Location of pre-1973 and post-1977 enrolment records is unknown.
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