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Ruyton Girls' School
Photograph, Ruyton Girls' School, 1951
Depicted are four students who were the 1951 House Captains at Ruyton Girls' School. The photo is an official school portrait, taken outdoors in front of Henty House (formerly Tarring). In the background, we can see two bicycles. The girls are dressed in their school uniforms, comprising a knee-length check-print skirt, dark jumper, light-coloured collared buttoned blouse with a dark tie, wool blazer, stockings, and dark-coloured lace-up shoes. Two of the girls are standing, while the other two are seated on a small concrete plinth. The students have been identified, from left to right, as A. Dickinson (Lascelles), C. Kent (Anderson, H. Cole (Bromby), and E. Duff (Daniell). Student leadership commenced at Ruyton Girls' School in 1906 with the introduction of the prefect system. Prefects had numerous responsibilities—gate duty, grounds duty, classroom marking, assembly door watch, uniform monitoring, and even supervising student detention. In 1947, a dedicated Prefects Room was erected on the east side of the Ruyton Girls' School Assembly Room in Henty House. The prefects system was revised in 1968 with a new leadership structure: there would be a permanent School Captain, Vice Captain and School Sports Captain; six permanent prefects would be elected, and the rest of the Matriculation class would form committees. These included Library, Social Services, S.C.M., Editorial, and Music. In this way, it was thought "that each Matric girl would have a certain amount of responsibility." With this revised structure came a brand new Prefects' Study, located in a former classroom next to the Domestic Science building. Each prefect was allocated one book locker, one clothing locker, "a small share in the heater", plus a new shared lounge. The prefect system was updated again in 1974. All sixth formers would become prefects, or "school officials." This saw the sixth form divided into two halves: one group would be prefects for the first half of the year, then the second group would take the reigns in the latter half of the year. In October 2023, Ruyton announced a new collaborative leadership structure for captains, prefects and house leaders, which would see two students in each leadership role.The record has strong historic significance as it gives insight into the House system at Ruyton Girls' School. In the early 1920s, Ruyton was settling into its new home at Selbourne Road, Kew. At the time, students were arranged by their form (or year level) for lessons and other school activities. A collection of eight emblems and mottoes for each form group was published in the Ruytonian December 1922, although the genesis of each were left unexplained. With enrolments continually growing, Principal Miss Hilda Daniell felt a new basis of organisation would benefit students, giving them a broader outlook and something bigger to work for. She took inspiration from tradition and implemented a House system. The House system was adopted at Ruyton in September 1924 to "provide a new kind of co-operation and competition among the girls, especially in Sport." There were four houses, three of which were named after early Principals: Anderson, Bromby and Lascelles. There was also the School House, initially for boarders only. Some time after the publication of the Ruytonian in April 1928, the School House was renamed Daniell House, and had opened up to day girls. The account published by the newly formed Daniell House in the Ruytonian December 1928 reads, "we are rather bashful in presenting this account of our doings, for we are conscious of our newness. Our house has now the honour of being known as Daniell House." Four of the original eight form emblems were adopted by the new Houses, while the others were discarded. According to former teacher and author of the centenary history of Ruyton, Ms Majorie Theobald, the House system "gave a new focus for all competitive sport, which had previously been organised on a rather inequitable basis." The colours chosen for the Houses were cherry red for Anderson, royal blue for Bromby, gold for Lascelles, and pale blue for School (later Daniell). New students starting at Ruyton from Prep onwards are allocated to one of the Houses with consideration to family connections and balance of numbers. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection of a former notable student.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: Caroline Kent / Mary Murray. / 11.12.51. / Ann Dickinson / RGS011/1951/0003ruyton girls' school, ruyton, students, school, senior school, girls school, kew, melbourne, school uniform, prefects, photograph, henry henty, henty house, marion henty, tarring -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
School Magazine, SUNVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL - 'A Scrap Book of Memories 1957 - 1997', Probably about 1997
... with an enrolment of 214 students. Most of the students were transferred... of October 1957 with an enrolment of 214 students. Most ...The Sunvale Primary School was situated on Neil Street, near Hertford Road, Sunshine, on the former Moons paddock. The school was officially opened on the 9th of October 1957 with an enrolment of 214 students. Most of the students were transferred from the overcrowded Sunshine, and Sunshine East Primary Schools. The acting head teacher and five temporary teachers came from the East Sunshine Primary School from which about 170 students also came. During the later years the school operated as part of a three campus primary school complex formed between Sunvale Primary School, Sunshine East Primary School, and Braybrook Primary School. After the modern Sunshine Harvester Primary School was built on the East Sunshine Primary School site, the students from the Braybrook and Sunvale schools were transferred there. Sunvale Primary School was closed on 9th September 2009.The magazine is a historical record of the initial 40 years of the school and of activities associated with the school. It contains the names of the Principals, from Mr. Bartels in 1957 to Mr. A. Dash in 1997, and also the names of Chairs of the School Council, from Mr. F. Sanford to Mr. T. Cuddy. It also features articles on the history of the school, the mothers club, the parents & friends members, special events & features, class & staff photographs, sport, and has a memories section. The special events & features section includes the school ball, camps, the Governor's visit in 1995, and Sunvale's famous Olympian staff member Pam Kilborn.Bright yellow covered 40 page book with green and white printing on the cover. A large emblem of the no longer existing SUNVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL is featured on the front cover, and a smaller version is on the back. The magazine is described as "A Scrap Book of Memories", and covers the years 1957 to 1997.SUNVALE Primary School S/PS HONOURS WITH HONOUR A Scrap Book of Memories 1957 - 1997sunvale, primary school, school magazine, scrap book of memories, moons paddock, 1957, 1997, bartels, dash, sanford, kilborn, cuddy -
Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated
Book, Barry Rayner, Seek Light - SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL 1955-1991, 1991
... and students that were at the school. Researchers will be able ...In December 1954 the Parents Association was formed and met at the Sunshine State School. In February 1955 classes commenced with First and Second Form students accommodated in several local Halls. In May 1955 the students transferred to the new building. Over the years many children with overseas background attended the school. The school ceased to exist in its own right in 1991, and amalgamated with five other local secondary schools to form the multi campus Sunshine College in 1992. The former Sunshine High School buildings on Ballarat Road are now part of the Sunshine Campus of Victoria University. The book contains photographs and written articles from the school years as well as photographs of those attending the 1991 reunion. The history of the school is covered in this book under the headings: (1) Beginnings, (2) The Sixties, (3) The Seventies, (4) The Final Years, and (5) Vale. The major historical feature of this book is however the 17 pages of Staff and Student names, and the years they were at the school.This book is of historic and research significance. As well as providing some of the history of the school, the book has a comprehensive list of the staff and students that were at the school. Researchers will be able to determine the numbers of students commencing each year, the ethnic backgrounds of staff and students, and especially in the early years determine the spelling of the Surnames and Christian names of many students with overseas backgrounds. In the 1950's some Primary School teachers had the habit of changing students European Christian names to the English versions, and so the new names may have carried on to High School enrolment. For example some students named Ryszard were enrolled as Richard. Many students however were enrolled with correct ethnic spelling of their names. Although the list of students names appears to be comprehensive until about 1985, it appears to fail after that. It is known that some students names are missing in the final years.Front cover has a maroon coloured background with a pair of diagrammatic light blue hands reaching towards an orange and yellow source of light. The words SEEK LIGHT and SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL 1955-1991 are also on the front cover. The rear cover is plain white coloured. The book contains 68 pages plus the covers.Inside the front cover is an acknowledgement by John Scott to the work of the 1991 Reunion Committee for the production of the book, with eight people and their roles specifically named. The secondary title of the book as written inside on page 1 appears to be "Sunshine High Reflections 1954 - 91"seek light, sunshine high school, 1991 reunion, 1955, 1954, list of students, list of staff -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Armstrong School No. 784 Register
Students Name Date of Birth Enrolments for Period 1905 -1946Feb 1905 - Nov 1996armstongs, school, education, students -
Westbourne Grammar Heritage Collection
Photograph - Red Cross class 1968, 1968
A co-curricular activity offered by the school while Eileen Price was Principal was the Junior Red Cross Home Nursing course. Despite troubled finances and low enrolments, Eileen Price focused on modernising the curriculum, introducing for example, an Individual Maths Program (IMP) laboratory and expanding co-curricular activities to include excursions. The number of students pictured in this photograph amount to almost half the number of enrolled students in 1968. Black and white photograph of a group of students in two rows. Some students wear the cape, badge and a head scarf of the Junior Red Cross. -
Westbourne Grammar Heritage Collection
Book - Charles Steedman, 1867, Manual of Swimming
Charles Steedman was headmaster of Williamstown Grammar School from 1870-76 and 1885-90. In 1870, under agreement with school trustees, Sir George Verdon and John Courtis, he leased the school under a seven-year lease, effectively saving it from closure. Steedman had previously been manager of Sandridge Baths and a champion swimmer of Victoria. His 1867 book, 'Manual of Swimming', was the first major technical contribution to the sport of speed swimming and water safety, for which Steedman was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2006. As headmaster of Williamstown Grammar, Steedman initiated a student produced school paper called 'The Schoolboy' (surviving editions can be accessed at the State Library of Victoria), added swimming lessons to the curriculum and opened enrolment to girls in 1885. The book contains nine illustration plates featuring line drawings of a human figure in the positions detailed by Steedman in his text. These drawings are attributed to O.R. Campbell. Oswald Rose Campbell is best known for his appointment (1876-1886) as drawing master of the School of Design, a department of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria. He taught (and famously disagreed with) the likes of celebrated Australian artists, Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin. O.R Campbell taught drawing and painting at Williamstown Grammar in the early 1870s.The book holds historic significance for Westbourne Grammar School, having been written by a former headmaster and very important figure in the history of the school. It evokes our early history as an emerging grammar school with links to prominent athletes, artists and gentry of colonial Melbourne. Blue cloth covered case-bound book, with debossed decorative scrollwork in each corner and in the centre of front cover, and gilt lettering on the spine. 270 numbered pages, nine illustration plates (one adjacent to title page, eight as end pages).On title page, handwritten inscriptions in brown coloured ink. Possibly ‘Joshua Saggs Esq. / With the authors compliments’ and below, in different handwriting and darker ink, ‘To dear Flossie from Grandma 1901’. williamstown, sandridge baths, swimming, colonial melbourne, art, williamstown grammar -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Student intake drop at primary school
Nunawading's declining population.Nunawading's declining population is reflected in enrolment figures at Narmara Primary School in Burwood East.Nunawading's declining population.narmara primary school, burwood east, smith, trent -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Enrolment records, 1967 - 1993
Enrolments records for Holbury Pre-School Centre, 1967 - 1993. Includes names and addresses of all student, also parents' names and father's occupation until 1974.Enrolments records for Holbury Pre-School Centre, 1967 - 1993. Includes names and addresses of all student, also parents' names and father's occupation until 1974. Located Cr Holland and Canterbury Roads until 1970, then in Raleigh Street, Blackburn South.Enrolments records for Holbury Pre-School Centre, 1967 - 1993. Includes names and addresses of all student, also parents' names and father's occupation until 1974.holbury pre-school centre, holland road, blackburn south, canterbury road, raleigh street, no 29. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, A.C. Brooks Govt. Printers, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen, 1974-1977
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "4029-4208" Written in pencil below the name of the school: "1974-1977" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen Primary, 1977-1980
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "4209-4388" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen, 1981-1984
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "4389-4583" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records, C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "4584-4943" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen Primary School, 1990-1996
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "4944-5304" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen, 1996-1997
This was the last of these registers filled out. Believe the school went to computerised records in July 1997.Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "5305-...." Final entry in this volume is No. 5376, made in 1997.teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen Primary, 1984-1990
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "4584-4943" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, T. Rider, Government Printer, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen, 1962-1965
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "3668-3848" Written in pencil below the name of the school: "1965-1970" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Register, A.C. Brooks Govt. Printers, Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No. 522, Rutherglen, 1970-1974
Handwritten pupil register. Cover printed with the title "Pupils' Register. State Primary School. School No." followed by a space for the school number and name to be written in. The remainder of this cover contains printed directions to aid the entry of information about pupil enrolments.Written in ink on top right of the cover: "3849-4028" Written in pencil below the name of the school: "1970-1974" teacher records, rutherglen, state primary school, pupils, students, school reports, rutherglen state primary school no 522 -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Macarthur Street Primary School, Ballarat, 2010, 06/11/2010
... . It has an initial enrolment of 650 students. Its first head... the Soldiers Hill School. It has an initial enrolment of 650 students ...Macarthur Street Primary was constructed in 1877 and officially opened on 31 May 1878, replacing the Soldiers Hill School. It has an initial enrolment of 650 students. Its first head teacher was William Cox.Colour photographs of Macarthur Street Primary School, Ballarat. The photographs feature the original red brick building, chimney, and other architectural features. macarthur street primary school, macarthur street state school, red brick, schools, education, macarthur street ballarat, soldier's hill -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
The building is Our Lady of Mount Carmel School which is attached to the Catholic Church of the same name. Initially a school was established on this site in 1877 with classes conducted in the church. A new two roomed brick building was erected on the site on 23rd January 1916 and were opened by Archbishop Mannix. There were further additions to the school as enrolments increased in 1925. The school caters for primary school aged students. The school has been functioning in Sunbury for almost 150 years.A coloured of a single storey red brick building with white trims and a red painted iron roofour lady of mount carmel church, our lady of mount carmel primary school -
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Photograph - original, Whole School at Torrington Street, 1927
Camberwell Girls Grammar School was from 1927-1929 called St Mark's Church of England Girls' Grammar SchoolThis image is the earliest documentation of the School's relocation from St Mark's Church to its current site at 2 Torrington Street, Canterbury Victoria. Miss Louisa Stafford Taylor was Principal of the School from 1928 - June 1959. It has rarity value as the only image known of the School at this time. The image also shows that the School accepted enrolments from boys who attended the lower classes.Sepia photograph of the whole School assembled outside Torrington House in February 1927 after moving from its first location at St Mark's Church, Camberwell. The Principal and teachers stand in the back row with the students graduating from the senior girls to the smaller children in the front. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Drummartin School Centenary
Situated between Elmore and Raywood, Drummartin is a rural area. The school closed in 2015 as there were only 6 students, 3 of whom were off to secondary school and there were no potential new enrolments.Twenty-page soft cover yellow colour booklet. Drummartin School Centenary 1874-1974. Souvenir booklet with foreword by Geoff Pedersen, President. Includes the story of Education at Drummartin. B&W photos of pupils c1900, 1924, 1937, 1961, 1974. B&W photos of school in 1905 and 1974. B&W sketches of school in 1874 and 1974 on front cover. drummartin school, centenary, education -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Ruyton Girl's School, Ruyton Girls' Grammar School, Prospectus, 1950
Ruyton was founded in 1878 in the Bulleen Road, Kew, home of newly widowed Mrs Charlotte Anderson (now High Street South). There she hired a governess, Miss Flora Barton, to educate a small group of children, including her own, in her front parlour. Her school immediately flourished. By 1882 she was able to move it to larger premises at ‘Edgecomb’, in Studley Park Road, and name it Ruyton, after a family connection with the village of Ruyton-XI-Towns, Shropshire, England. Since that time Ruyton has continued to thrive, outgrowing its Edgecomb site, and another at A’Beckett Street, Kew, before settling into its current home in Selbourne Road in 1920. The centrepiece of this property is Henty House, now named for its original owners, Henry and Marion Henty, but once known as ‘Tarring’. The grand, polychrome brick home was built in 1872 and with nearly four acres of gardens and grounds around it, it has proved to be a place where Ruyton and its students could continue to prosper. (source: Ruyton website 2020)Prospectus provided in response to an enrolment inquiry in 1950 for Ruyton Girls' Grammar School. (See also Item 2016.0468)ruyton girls grammar school -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Lady Brooks Kindergarten Subsidy Pupil Enrolments & Teachers, Feb 1948 - April 1988
Register Containing the Children Enrolled. Lady Brooks Kindergarten Sloane St Stawell plus list of teachers and StudentsRegister of Children enrolled to enterstawell, education -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, The University of Melbourne, Enrolment and Orientation Guide, 2002
... Boulevard Richmond melbourne students undergraduates internatrional ...students, undergraduates, internatrional students, services -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Literary work - Book, Messenger Publishing & Consulting Pty Ltd, Camberwell High School 1941-1991, A Jubilee Retrospective, 1991
... in Canterbury, Camberwell High School opened in 1941 with an enrolment... with an enrolment of 350 girls and boys and in 2020 has an enrolment of 1200 ...A history of Camberwell High School from its beginnings in fighting for a school to be built and finally opening for business in 1941. It includes a list of students from 1941-1991. Also a list of female staff and male staff, as well as House Captains, Women's Auxiliary Presidents, Head Prefects, Student Representative Council - Presidents. It also details the School Uniform Policy. It details the growth in the early years, building on the foundations and the modern times, including some troubled years.Height 25 cm, 160 pages, soft cover A soft cover book of 160 pages with black and white photos, newspaper clippings and other illustrations. It includes lists of principals, presidents of school council, house captains, SRC presidents, parents & friends association presidents, women's auxiliary presidents, male and female staff members, and all students who attended the school between 1941 and 1991. There is an extensive list of sources and acknowledgements.non-fictionA history of Camberwell High School from its beginnings in fighting for a school to be built and finally opening for business in 1941. It includes a list of students from 1941-1991. Also a list of female staff and male staff, as well as House Captains, Women's Auxiliary Presidents, Head Prefects, Student Representative Council - Presidents. It also details the School Uniform Policy. It details the growth in the early years, building on the foundations and the modern times, including some troubled years.education and research, secondary schools, school plays, school committees, robert d ewins, camberwell high school, education, camberwell high ex-students society, kylie monogue, elida brereton, robert manne, dannii monogie, brian naylor -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph - Mont Albert Primary School, 1926
... added. The school opened with an initial enrolment of 147... with an initial enrolment of 147 students in Prep to Grade 6. A further 72 ...This was reproduced from a copy of the 1926 flyer relating to the Annual Speech Night. See vertical file re Mont Albert Primary / Mont Albert Central School. It was reproduced with the consent of the school archives in the early 1980's by Kenneth Tudor Hall. Mont Albert Primary was built in 1917 and was designated as a Central School in 1918 when Forms 1 & 2 were added. It remained as such until the 1964 when the secondary years formed the basis of a new high school, known as the Box Hill North High School, (later changed to Koonung Secondary College). The original building was constructed of solid red brick and consisted of seven rooms. In May 1924 a further four rooms, also in red brick, were added. The school opened with an initial enrolment of 147 students in Prep to Grade 6. A further 72 children were admitted during the year, making a total enrolment in the first year of 219. The land facing Kenmare Street was purchased in 1919, adding another 2 acres to the 5.5 acres which the school occupied in 1917. The first Principal was Charles Hyland, who was assisted by three teachers. The first official meeting of the School Council in May 1917 reveals that the building was in some senses a shell, requiring additional input from parents. Mention is made of the need for asphalting of playing areas, providing a letter box and electric lights for the lobby, double room, office and sewing room. Mont Albert was the first School in Victoria to have the interior purely constructed of Victoria hardwood, from floor to ceiling. An Honour Board was erected in 1919. mont albert central school, mont albert primary school, mont albert, schools -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph - Mont Albert Primary School, 1926
... added. The school opened with an initial enrolment of 147... with an initial enrolment of 147 students in Prep to Grade 6. A further 72 ...This was reproduced from a copy of the 1926 flyer relating to the Annual Speech Night. See vertical file re Mont Albert Primary / Mont Albert Central School. It was reproduced with the consent of the school archives in the early 1980's by Kenneth Tudor Hall. Mont Albert Primary was built in 1917 and was designated as a Central School in 1918 when Forms 1 & @ were added. It remained as such until the 1964 when the secondary years formed the basis of a new high school, known as the Box Hill North High School, (later changed to Koonung Secondary College). The original building was constructed of solid red brick and consisted of seven rooms. In May 1924 a further four rooms, also in red brick, were added. The school opened with an initial enrolment of 147 students in Prep to Grade 6. A further 72 children were admitted during the year, making a total enrolment in the first year of 219. The land facing Kenmare Street was purchased in 1919, adding another 2 acres to the 5.5 acres which the school occupied in 1917. The first Principal was Charles Hyland, who was assisted by three teachers. The first official meeting of the School Council in May 1917 reveals that the building was in some senses a shell, requiring additional input from parents. Mention is made of the need for asphalting of playing areas, providing a letter box and electric lights for the lobby, double room, office and sewing room. Mont Albert was the first School in Victoria to have the interior purely constructed of Victoria hardwood, from floor to ceiling. An Honour Board was erected in 1919. mont albert central school, mont albert primary school, mont albert, schools -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Administrative record - Reports, The Victorian Institute of Colleges
... -1982. T.A.F.E. Rural enrolments 1978-1982. Student numbers...-1982. T.A.F.E. Rural enrolments 1978-1982. Student numbers ...employment, students, agriculture, graduates, longerenong, burnley, glenormiston, dookie, t.a.f.e., rural enrolments, expenditure -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, Cert IV in Horticulture Course Information, 2001
institute of land and food resources, cert iv in horticulture, course information -
Melton City Libraries
Newspaper, Mowbray Funding, Unknown
... officially opened on 7 February 1983 with an enrolment of 93 students... officially opened on 7 February 1983 with an enrolment of 93 students ..." Designed by architect Norman Day, the school was built in an innovative postmodern style. Day’s vision was for the school’s students to feel as comfortable and familiar at school as in their own homes. He based the design on the local suburban typology. The buildings consisted of individual self-contained classrooms, each with a front door, back door and garden. Each class retained the same homeroom for the duration of their schooling. Norman Day won the inaugural Lustig & Moar Architectural Prize in 1988 for his Mowbray College design, and the Australian Library Promotion Council/RAIA Library Design Award for the school’s library building. The school officially opened on 7 February 1983 with an enrolment of 93 students from Prep to Year 7. Mark Fergus was a Prep student in the school’s inaugural year. He later remembered: It was good then because everyone knew each other. Our first few weeks at school we had classes in the Guide Hall because the Mill wasn’t finished. The rest of the school where the Labs and Coppin Court are now was only a big paddock. Another Prep student, Brooke Harrison, recalled: The only recreation we had was the rough playground which consisted of monkey bars, old tractor tyres and a sandpit and high bars. Accidents were a frequent occurrence in those days! It was a friendly atmosphere, you know everyone and their business ... During some classes we used to do horticultural work and planted trees out the front of the school. In 2003, Mowbray College celebrated two decades of educating students in Melton. By that stage, the school had expanded to two campuses with over 1,450 students and 120 staff. It was estimated that over the twenty years since its establishment, 13,000 students passed through the gates. By the mid-2000s, the school offered an International Baccalaureate program and operated across three campuses: the original campus, named Patterson after the first principal, and the Brookside and Town Centre campuses, both located in Caroline Springs. Unfortunately, in 2012 Mowbray College found itself in an unmanageable situation. The community had lost faith in the school’s financial security and as a result some parents withheld their school fees, fearing the school would collapse. It had been in financial difficulty since the mid-2000s and by 2012 was $28 million in debt. 84 In June 2012, all three campuses closed and within four months, each of the campuses of the former Mowbray College had been purchased by other education institutes. Heathdale Christian College bought the original Mowbray campus and established its own campus there and Grace Children’s Services bought the Brookside campus. The Town Centre campus was purchased by Intaj Khan from the Western Institute of Technology but remained vacant after some failed attempts at re-establishing a school. In 2017 the Australian International Academy established an Islamic school on the site".The Express article about a grant for Mowbray Collegeeducation