Key information
- Address:
- 210 Bridport Street, Albert Park 3206
- Opened:
- 22 January 1873
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1181
- Other names:
- Emerald Hill State School, Albert Park State School
- Email:
- albert.park.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 9699 9090
- Status:
- Open
Where this school’s records are kept
Digital records are kept at the school. To request access, contact the school directly.
Permanent hard copy records (such as enrolment registers, class photographs, yearbooks and school council papers) are held in the Department of Education’s archive.
To request access, contact the department’s records team.
Long-term temporary hard copy records (such as student health and wellbeing files and staff personnel files) are kept at the school.
To request access, contact the school directly.
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.
Email: archives.records@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1800 359 140
The history of Albert Park Primary School
1873
The school opened in January 1873 as a state school. It was known as Emerald Hill, Nelson Street (No. 1181) at the time. The first head teacher was James Smith. Classes were held in the Mechanics Institute and the orderly room at the army barracks.
1874
A new school that could accommodate 1000 students was proposed in 1874. It was built on Bridport Street in Albert Park.
1886
The number of students enrolled increased to 1400. Three rooms in the Wesleyan Hall on Cardigan Place were leased for classes.
1914
An infant school was opened in 1910 to teach younger children.
1967
The number of students enrolled in 1967 was 450. South Melbourne High School used the classrooms on the second floor during this time.
1970
The school was renamed Albert Park Primary School in 1970.
Alber Park Primary School building in 1970. Source: Committee for Urban Action and the State Library of Victoria 2022
Albert Park Primary School is still in operation.
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