Key information
- Address:
- Tallarook 3659
- Opened:
- 1 July 1867
- Closed:
- 29 February 1892
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 826
- Other names:
- Tallarook Flat 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 Tallarook Flat State School
1867
Tallarook Flat opened as a common school in 1867.
The first head teacher was William E. Lewis.
There were over 50 students who went to the school.
Classes were held at the local railway station.
1870s
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
1888
Because student numbers were low, the school became part-time with Trawool State School (No. 2700). It shared its only teacher with Trawool and the teacher split their time between both schools.
1892
Tallarook Flat State School was closed in 1892.
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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