Key information
- Address:
- 19 Chisholm Street, Wangaratta, 3677
- Opened:
- 22 August 1850
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 643
- Other names:
- Wangaratta National School, Wangaratta Common School, Wangaratta State School
The history of Wangaratta Primary School
1850
Wangaratta opened as a national school in 1850. The first head teacher was Henry Howard.
1853
In 1853 there were 59 students enrolled and the average attendance was 25.
1860s
The school became a common school in 1862. It was given the number 643 in 1863.
1873
The school became a state school in 1873 when Edward P. Date was head teacher.
1877
A new school building was completed in 1877. It could accommodate 422 students.
The building was officially opened by the Hon. W. Collard Smith, the Minister of Public Instruction.
1914
Prime Minister Andrew Fisher visited the school on 13th of May 1913 and referred to the children's greetings as 'one of the happiest memories of my official life'. The school was renovated that year.
1939
A pool was added to the school grounds in 1939.
1969
The old pool was replaced in 1969 with a modern School Learner Swimming Pool on the Faithful Street.
1970
The school was renamed Wangaratta Primary School in 1970.
2022
Wangaratta Primary School is still in operation.
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