Key information
- Address:
- Elphinstone 3448
- Opened:
- 2 January 1865
- Closed:
- 1 January 1989
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 798
- Other names:
- Sutton Grange School, Sutton Grange Common School, Sutton Grange State School
Locating enrolment records
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The history of Sutton Grange Primary School
1864
Robert Jamison told the Board of Education that local residents wanted to establish a common school at Sutton Grange.
1865
The original weatherboard school building was opened in 1865 by the head teacher John K Wait. It had 20 students.
1870
A stone building, designed by architect Thomas Muntz, was constructed.
The original school building was converted into a teacher's house.
1944
Bushfires destroyed the house and part of the timber plantation. The granite school building survived and was mostly undamaged.
1945
The Faraday house was transferred to Sutton Grange.
1960
At the end of 1960 a farewell was given to AE Cox, who had taught at the school for 42 years.
1970
The name of the school changed to Sutton Grange Primary School in 1970.
Sutton Grange Primary School between 1970 and 1999. (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria) 
Sutton Grange Primary School grounds between 1970 and 1999. (Source: Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria) 1989
The school closed in 1989.
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