Key information
- Address:
- Murroon 3243
- Opened:
- 1 January 1868
- Closed:
- 16 December 1969
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 940
- Other names:
- Murroon Common School
How to find enrolment and other school records
If the school is open: contact the school directly to access 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 Murroon State School
1868
Murroon opened as a common school in 1868 under Henry O'Neill.
The school didn't receive State funding to pay O'Neill's salary as he wasn't a qualified teacher.
1934
Murroon School continued to function until 1934 when it closed.
1946
The school opened again in 1946 under head teacher NE Maxwell.
1960s
The Department of Education built a new school in 1964 but it closed in 1966.
The building moved to Elliminyt State School (No. 2028) in 1969.
Head teachers at the school included:
- Jean Nicholson
- Arthur M Wallace (1948 to 1951)
- Colin R Moyle (1952 to 1957)
- CJ Adamson (1958 to 1960)
- Ron Attrill (1960 to 1962)
- Hugh Morriss (1966)
Notable pupils:
- T Darcy, a former student, became Minister of Water Supply and Mines in 1964.
- Former student Kevin Wickham was cox of the Australian Rowing Eight. He went to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 and in Mexico in 1968.
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 inspection record
This inspector report is dated 1966 to 1966. It is the oldest review of school performance that PROV has for this school.
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