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Duck Ponds State School

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

Key information

Address:
Branch Road, Little River 3211
Opened:
29 January 1855
Closed:
31 October 1878
School type:
Primary
School number:
188
Other names:
Duck Ponds School, Duck Ponds Common School

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The history of Duck Ponds State School

  • 1855

    Duck Ponds was opened by the Church of England as a common school.

    It was located near the entrance of the You Yangs Reserve.

    The first head teacher was John. H. Murphy. Duck Ponds was an early name for Lara, a suburb in Geelong.

  • 1865

    James Tydeman became head teacher.

  • 1878

    The school closed to make way for Flinders Peak State School (No. 2107), which opened on the same site. James Tydeman became the head teacher of the new school.

Former Duck Pond State School bluestone buiding in 1975.
Duck Pond State School in 1975 (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria)

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