Key information
- Address:
- 57 Nicholson Street, Carlsruhe 3442
- Opened:
- 13 July 1855
- Closed:
- 10 April 1969
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 115
- Other names:
- Carlsruhe National School, Carlsruhe Common School, Carlsruhe State 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.
The history of Carlsruhe State School
1855
Carlsruhe opened as a national school.
The first head teacher was Michael Connell and the initial enrolment was 20 students.
1860s to 1870s
A brick schoolhouse was built in the Common School period (1862-72).
1969
There were no staff at the school in 1968 and it closed in 1969.
1970
Carlsruhe State School building in 1970. (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria) Present day
The old Carlsruhe school site is currently known as the Carlsruhe Annex.
It is a campus of Woodend Primary School (No. 647). Grade 4 students spend their entire year at the annexe to experience what it is like to study at a rural school.
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.
Oldest enrolment record
This register shows the students enrolled at Carlsruhe from 1892 and 1913. It is currently the oldest enrolment record that PROV has for this school.
Oldest school inspection record
This inspector report is dated 1962 to 1969. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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