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Daylesford Road State School (No. 1000)

Learn about the history of Daylesford Road State School, one of Victoria’s oldest public schools.

Key information

Address:
Ballan 3342
Opened:
1 January 1871
Closed:
31 December 1893
School type:
Primary
School number:
1000
Other names:
Daylesford Road Common School

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  • 1871

    Daylesford Road opened as a common school in 1871.

    The head teacher was Robert Walsh.

    The school was built of wood and included a teacher's house with 5 rooms.

    The average enrolment in the first year was 20.

  • 1873

    The Department of Education took over responsibility for the school from the Board of Education.

    Edmund Wilson started as the new head teacher 4 months after the school became a state school.

  • 1893

    Wilson remained at the school until it closed in 1893 when enrolment dropped to 12.

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