Key information
- Address:
- 4 Apollo Street, Mansfield 3722
- Opened:
- 1 October 1872
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1112
- Other names:
- Mansfield Common School. Mansfield State School
- Email:
- mansfield.ps@education.vic.gov.au
- Phone:
- 03 5775 2325
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 Mansfield Primary School
1870s
Mansfield opened as a common school in 1872. It replaced No. 429. The first head teacher was John Elvins.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1909
The Department of Education decided to open an Agricultural School based lobbying from locals.
1911
A building for the Agricultural School was built on Mansfield's site for this secondary school.
1916
The School Committee complained about the amount of space the Agricultural School took up on the site. A meeting was held and it was decided to combine both schools as a higher elementary school that included the secondary classes.
1924
The school became a higher elementary school in 1924.
1930s to 1940s
The school continued as a higher elementary school apart from during World War Two, when it was classified as a central school. More classrooms were required and the buildings from closing local schools were added to the site.
1950s
Classroom extensions were added between 1954 to 1958.
1963
Mansfield High School opened in 1963 and the secondary classes moved to the new school. Mansfield returned to being a primary school.
1970
The school was renamed Mansfield Primary School in 1970.
2022
Mansfield Primary School is still in operation.
Find more information about this school
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