Key information
- Address:
- 2-14 Wesley Street, Yarram 3971
- Opened:
- 1 December 1861
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 693
- Other names:
- Yarram School, Yarram National School, Yarram Common School, Yarram State School
- Email:
- yarram.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5182 5688
- 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 Yarram Primary School
1861
Yarram opened as a national school in 1861.
The first head teacher was Catherine Krohn.
Classes were held in a leased building.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1877.
The lease for the school building was not renewed and a new school was built in 1877.
1909
Yarram Primary School building in 1909 when it was Yarram State School. Source: State Library of Victoria 1918
The school became a higher elementary school in 1918. This meant that secondary classes for older students were added, like secondary schools today.
1951
The school has a fire in 1951 that damaged the school building.
1956
Secondary classes moved to Yarram High School (No. 8490).
1966
A new school building replaced the old wooden buildings in 1966.
1970
The school was renamed Yarram Primary School in 1970.
2022
Yarram Primary School is still in operation.
Find more information about this school
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