Key information
- Address:
- 12 Manifold Street, Woolsthorpe 3276
- Opened:
- 10 October 1864
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 688
- Other names:
- Woolsthorpe Common School, Woolsthorpe State School
- Email:
- woolsthorpe.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5569 2241
- Status:
- Open
Location of records
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Hard copy records created before records became digital are stored in the Department of Education’s archive.
Contact the Department of Education records team
If you’re not sure whether the records you need are digital or hard copy, the records team can check for you.
Phone: 1800 359 140(opens in a new window)
Some older records for this school are held at the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV).
The history of Woolsthorpe Primary School
1864
Woolsthorpe opened as a common school in 1864.
The first head teacher was Roget.
The common school took over a school building that was used by an earlier school. A bluestone cottage, which was also earlier used for private classes, became the teacher's residence.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1948
The bluestone cottage was destroyed by fire in 1948.
1960
Two new classrooms and a staff room were added in 1960.
1970
The school was renamed Woolsthorpe Primary School in 1970.
2022
Woolsthorpe 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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