The Camberwell Road site was sold, to make way for the Rivoli Gardens apartments. The Eureka Street and Richards Street schools were retained as campuses until the new school building opened in 1997, while the others were closed. Mornington High School opened in temporary accommodation in 1956, moving into a new building on the corner of Nepean Highway and Wilsons Road the following year. The school closed the following year, reopened in a private house in 1932, then closed again in 1936. The school was merged with Fish Creek Primary at the end of 1993 to form Fish Creek and District Primary School. Weerite Primary was closed, along with Bookaar, Chocolyn, and Gnotuk at the end of the year and remaining students consolidated at Camperdown Primary School. But declining enrolments saw it closed at the end of 1992. State School 3166 opened in temporary accommodation in 1892, and it was not until 1906 that it moved to a new wooden building at 18 Nicholls Road. State School 5078 opened on Kingloch Parade in 1974. In the mid-1980s the transformation of the technical sector led to a sub-division of the site: the major portion (Stud Road) became Dandenong College of TAFE, while the minor portion (Cleeland Street) remained Dandenong Technical School. The school was sold and became the Patchwork Jungle herb nursery. Buninyong East State School (SS719) opened in temporary accommodation in 1864, moving to 52 Yendon-Egerton Road in 1873. However, declining enrolments led to the schools closure at the end of 1993. The opening of timber mills in the area saw student numbers begin to increase. It continued until end 1993 when it was closed and later sold ($2.25m) to make way for a housing estate. The site was sold for $30k. State School 3250 opened in temporary accommodation in 1895, moving into a new one-room building on Woomelang Road (now McClelland Street) in 1907. Although in a rundown condition, at least it had survived. Sunshine High School opened in temporary accommodation in 1955, moving into a new building on the corner of Ballarat and Westmoreland Roads later that year. Initial enrolments of 40 increased to 60 by 1890, as new families arrived to build the railway line. In 1993 it was merged with Brunswick Technical and Brunswick High to form the dual campus Brunswick Secondary College. State School 4904 opened in a new brick building on the corner of Purches and Good Governs Streets in 1963. The school building and grounds operated as Warrnambool Laser Strike until 2016. The name was changed to Werribee South in 1928. In 1988 it was merged with Richmond High to form the dual campus Richmond Secondary College. The Victorian Government is yet to determine the future use of the site (as at 2020). Enrolments reached 220 in 1970 but declined thereafter. Renamed Dandenong Valley Secondary College in the late-1980s, it was closed altogether at the end of 1991. As for Altona Gate, it was merged out of existence in 2009. The following year the site was acquired by the State Training Board and became the Avondale Heights campus of Kangan Batman TAFE (now Kangan Institute) until 2005. They were consolidated on the Diggers Road site, and Werribee South was closed. The remainder of the former school site has been declared surplus by the Victorian Government. The school was rebuilt in 1956. The site was sold to make way for industrial facilities such as DTS Food Laboratories. However, plummeting enrolments led to the schools closure at the end of 1996. The remainder became a housing estate. The former school remained an education institution though, with Port Phillip Specialist School relocating to the site in late 1996. However, declining enrolments led to the schools closure at the end of 1993. The site was sold to the City of Greater Bendigo ($25,985) and became the Sebastian Community Hall community facility. At the end of 1989, a major amalgamation took place in the area, when Blackburn South, Warrawong, Killoura, and Mirrabooka primary schools were merged to form the triple campus Orchard Grove Primary. The Education Department replaced it with a new school at 165 Raglan-Elmhurst Road in 1873, which was rebuilt in 1902. In 1947 it reopened at a permanent site on Kulkyne Way, but enrolments remained low. Enrolments at the red-brick school reached 300 by 1882. A smaller portion was acquired by the City of Whitehorse which built the Eley Park Community Centre. The school was closed at the end of 1992 and sold ($485k) to make way for a housing estate. The arrangement proved to be short-lived however, with only the former Mirrabooka Primary surviving past 1991. This section contains historic photos spanning from 1848 to the late 20th century. Would you like to know more? This was a short-term arrangement though, as the school consolidated on the former Ballam Park campus in 1999 and the Ashleigh Avenue campus was closed. Would you like to know more? Would you like to know more? Portable classrooms were soon required with enrolments increasing to 988 by 1969. The school was demolished and replaced by a housing estate and Bayview Park, which features a plaque that acknowledges the former school. By 1968 enrolments had reached 700, but fell to 220 by 1996. Tallangatta State School (SS1839) opened in 1877 and was renamed Naringal soon after. It was promptly sold and demolished to make way for the Mayfair Close housing estate. However, numbers continued to be low and the school closed permanently at the end of 1990. First, as the site of the Naringal Avenue of Honour a row of gum trees planted to commemorate local people who served in the World Wars. Enrolments ranged between 60 and 90 until 1920 but fell below 12 in 1993, leading to the schools closure. Would you like to know more? Enrolments reached 89 in 1877 and the school was renamed Yendon the following year. . A new building was erected in 1957 and the school managed to stay open for the next 40 years. Enrolments exceeded 900 by 1971 but gradually declined thereafter. In 1969 the high school building was built and the 9th-12th grades were moved to their present building. A permanent site was acquired at 7 Cherokee Road in 1877, and a portable school building was added. The school was closed at the end of 1996, with most of the site becoming the Western Autistic School. The Connewarre Primary site was later sold ($51,685) to Surf Coast Shire. State School 4835 opened between Richmond Street and Hastings Avenue in 1960. It was not until 1923 that it moved to a permanent site at 2640 Grand Ridge Road and was renamed Hallston. Allambee South State School (SS2825) opened in temporary accommodation in 1887. Declining numbers led to the schools closure at the end of 1993. The school was promptly sold ($1.1m) and subdivided for multiple purposes. Would you like to know more? The Freshwater Creek school building was later moved to the Williams Road site and the surplus government land was sold to private interests in February 1996 ($47,080). Initially there were three campuses, with the former Yallourn Technical being the senior campus, while the former High Schools were junior campuses. A private residence was built on the vacant site. The school was closed at the end of 1991 and became a campus of Kangan Batman TAFE (now Kangan Institute). Although it began with 78 pupils, enrolments declined to 51 in 1891, and 40 in 1902. It reopened in 1927. But whereas the Shakespeare Street campus catered for Years 7 to 9, the Grey Street campus was for Years 10 to 12 only. State School 3888 opened as Gardiner Central in 1915, on a site bordered by Nash and Kent Streets. Another name change occurred in 1990 when it became Noble Secondary College. It was rebadged as a secondary college around 1990. Would you like to know more? The former Blackburn South site was promptly sold to become the Bright Place housing estate, as well as Branksome Grove Reserve. The building was retained and resold in January 2019 for $290,000. A new merged entity Great Ryrie Primary School opened to replace them in 1998. It was demolished to make way for a housing estate. State School 3251 opened in the local Mechanics Institute hall in 1893, where it remained until 1906. Declining enrolments led to the schools closure in 1992, and it was then transformed into the Steels Creek Community Centre. In 1957 it became a High School and enrolments steadily grew, reaching 390 by 1968. Loddon Shire purchased the historic Wedderburn Primary buildings and established Wedderburn Community Centre in 2005. The Richards Street site was then sold to make way for a housing estate. It was not until the 1970s that the name was changed to Toolamba West. The buildings were cleared from the site. The school building was moved to Taradale Primary School, and the site was sold in 1997. The name was changed to Dixie in 1907 and another fire followed in 1939. Plus, information for parents including how to choose a service and supporting your child for their transition to school. The school was closed at the end of 1992 and sold ($1.2m) to become the headquarters of Harness Racing Victoria. Boronia K-12 College is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme and pursuing authorization as an IB World School. State School 4789 opened on the corner of Centre and Heatherdale Roads in 1964. State School 4428 opened at 363 Bloomfield Road in 1929. Today it is known as Sports House. Then the Avenue was burnt down along with the school in the February 1983 Ash Wednesday fires. By 1998 the site had been sold ($79,500) to private interests. Gnotuk Primary was closed, along with Bookaar, Chocolyn, and Weerite at the end of the year and all students consolidated at Camperdown Primary. State School 3467 opened on Orrs Road in 1904 and was moved to Bulumwaal Road in 1921. Photos 3K Videos 1 . State School 1658 opened at 856-868 Princes Highway in 1875. Danedite State School (SS3898) opened in the grounds of a cheese factory in 1915. State School 2159 opened on the McIvor Highway in 1879. It was briefly known as Hadfield Secondary College from 1990. Its history was closely aligned to population fluctuations in the district: extended in 1922; closed in 1939; reopened in 1950; and extended again in 1969. Students were consolidated on the Greta South site and Hansonville was closed. State School 143 was located at a couple of Sydney Road (Hume Highway) sites from 1846 until 1960. State School 766 opened on Austin Street in 1866. Fortunately, the then Deakin Shire Council placed an acknowledgement plaque on the property. The school was closed at the end of 1993 and sold ($26,500) to private interests. However, by 1996 numbers had fallen to 172 which led to a merger with Waldau Primary to form Doncaster Gardens Primary the following year. The school was merged with Moira Primary at the end of 1993 and students consolidated at Moriac Primarys Hendy Main Road site. Declining enrolments led to the merger of Gowerville Primary with Preston South Primary in 1993. Click on the relevant image to find out more about our. In 1936 the Education Department moved the school to a new location on Great Ocean Road. The site was ultimately deemed unsuitable, and the school was moved to 2 Binginwarri School Road in 1922. State School 1317 opened in temporary accommodation in 1874, moving to a new building on Church Street in 1877. Initial enrolments of 510 reached 640 by 1970, with students coming from the Jordanville Housing Commission Estate and the Holmesglen Migrant Hostel. Ironically, in 1994 it absorbed Werribee South Primary and was renamed Werribee Park Primary. State School 4675 opened in 1959 in buildings previously used as an annex of Preston Technical School. Enrolments were 45 in 1879, and by 1909 had increased to the point of over-crowding. Westall Technical School opened in temporary accommodation in 1957. The site was cleared, and most of the land was sold in 1994. The former school site was not sold off but integrated into Pioneer Reserve by the Murrindindi Shire. Fitzroy High School opened on Falconer Street in 1957, in the red brick building previously used for the secondary classes of Fitzroy North Central School. As students were consolidated at Red Cliffs Primary, Stewart Primary was closed. However, the Morwell Heights campus was closed at the end of 1992, and sold to private interests in 1993 (for $275,000). Both school communities fought against the edict, but ultimately settled for a compromise: merger to form Bayles Regional Primary School. The school closed in the 1920s as many of those families moved away. Enrolments exceeded 900 by 1971 but gradually declined thereafter. State School 3644 opened at 250 Black Rock Road in 1910. Rosanna High School opened in temporary accommodation in 1958, moving into a new building on Crissane Road the following year. Consequently, a new site was found for the school, in Arnot Street. Photo Tony Gale. The Bilingual Program has already been implemented in the 51% of the Secondary Education Institutes and in the 46,6% of the public schools of the Community of Madrid. The best place to start, if you want to find you class pictures from elementary schools, is by asking your parents or other family members where they keep old photos. The school moved to Vernon Street in 1914 and additional rooms were added in the years that followed. Would you like to know more? Enrolments were 55 in 1953 but declined thereafter, which played into the hands of a Quality Provision Task Force in 1993. This was brief, for the Syndal campus was closed mid 1996 (Lawrence campus had closed end 1994), and students consolidated on the Glen Waverley campus. The former Berriwillock Primary site was sold ($25k) to private interests by 1998. A major rationalisation of schools occurred in December 1993, when Eureka Street was merged with three other schools (Golden Point, Richards Street and Millbrook) to form Canadian Lead Primary. The site was sold to make way for the Silverwood Way housing estate. The school itself asked to be closed at the end of 1999. WebPartZone2_1. The Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club now has its headquarters in the former school building. The former Gnotuk school had been demolished by 2015. In 1972 it became Ensay Group School, by absorbing Ensay North Primary, Reedy Flat Primary and Tambo Crossing Primary. Enrolments were 76 in 1890, 60 in 1921, 31 in 1948 and less than 12 by the early 1990s. From the 1930s to the 1950s enrolments surged, courtesy of Bendigo mines being in full operation. State School 4763 opened on the corner of Chesterville Road and Bernard Street in 1957. State School 4259 opened at the intersection of Monbulk-Seville and Link Roads in 1926. School number 4998 opened in a new brick building on Edenhope Street in 1971. To cope with the growing demand the school moved into new buildings on Armstrong Street the following year. This led to closure at the end of 1993. Browse 95,976 high school class stock photos and images available, or search for high school class room or teacher high school class to find more great stock photos and pictures.