Key information
- Address:
- 2/37 Park Road , Beaufort 3373
- Opened:
- 29 September 1856
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 60
- Other names:
- Beaufort Common School, Beaufort State School
- Email:
- beaufort.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5349 2490
How to find enrolment and other school records
If the school is open: contact the school directly to access your 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 Beaufort Primary School
1864
Beaufort opened as a common school in 1864. The first head teacher was named Grenfell. There were 56 students enrolled when the school opened.
1869
A new schoolhouse was built in 1869. It had two rooms.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1908
The schoolhouse was renovated in 1908.
1925
The schoolhouse was renovated again and a new building added. This new building had 2 classrooms. The school became a higher elementary school in 1925. This meant that secondary classes for older students were added, like secondary schools today.
1928
A plantation of wattle and pine trees was planted. The trees would be sold for timber when fully grown to raise money for the school.
1929
A staffroom was added in 1929.
1936
A building from Eurambeen State School (No. 1137) was brought in to be used as a woodwork room.
1945
The wife of the Prime Minister visited the school in 1945. She had been an earlier student at the school.
1948
The playground was landscaped.
1952
The building from Mt Rowan State School (No. 757) was brought in to be used as a cookery centre.
1958
Another 2 classrooms were moved to the schoolgrounds.
1960
The school split and the High School moved to another building.
1970
The school was renamed Beaufort Primary School in 1970.
2022
Beaufort Primary School is still in operation.
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