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Beremboke State School (No. 1017)

Learn about the history of Beremboke State School, one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
Beremboke 3342
Opened:
5 September 1870
Closed:
31 December 1949
School type:
Primary
School number:
1017
Other names:
Beremboke Common School

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.

  • 1870

    Head teacher Emile. W. Just established Beremboke as a common school in September 1870.

  • 1871

    22 students enrolled.

  • 1877

    The wooden school building was extended to include a teacher's house.

  • 1900 to 1918

    The school operated full-time.

  • 1919 to 1926

    The school began operating on a part-time basis in 1919 due to low student numbers.

    While it was part-time, Beremboke State School shared its teachers with the following schools:

    • Bungeeltap State School No. 1751 (1919-20)
    • Mount Wallace State School No. 1018 (1920-22)
    • Bungal State School No. 1155 (1923-26)
  • 1926

    The school resumed full-time teaching.

  • 1943

    The school returned to operating part-time.

  • 1949

    The school closed.

Find more information about this school

The Public Record Office Victoria (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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