Key information
- Address:
- Gisborne 3437
- Opened:
- 17 April 1862
- Closed:
- 17 April 1889
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 701
- Other names:
- Pentland Hills 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 Pentland Hills State School
1862
Pentland Hills opened as a common school in 1862.
The first head teacher was James Henry.
The schoolhouse was moved from Korkuperrimul Common School (No. 342).
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1886
Because student numbers were low, the school became part-time. Pentland Hills shared a teacher with Landsberg Mains State School (No. 787). It shared its only teacher with Landsberg Mains and the teacher split their time between both schools.
1889
Pentland Hills State School closed in 1889.
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.
PROV currently only have paper records for this school.
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