Education

       Ovens Vale State School 1922

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                                 Pupils and Teachers

        Myrtleford State School 1912

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                     Pupils and Teachers (and others)

        


Primary Schools in the District from the 1870s
   Name                          School No.       Years of operation

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                                   These are the Victoria State Schools in the District.

 


Myrtleford Old School attendances.

An extraordinary large number of pupils at one stage.
Numbers decreased substantially when St Mary's School opened in 1923



                  Myrtleford Old School Development Timeline

May 1868                First School commences at Albert Street.
1870                        One-room School commences at Elgin Street (present site).
1872                        A new classroom added.
1886                        Another classroom added.
1912                        School remodelled. Additional large classroom added, along with a Head Teacher's Office and a Cloak Room.
1938-39                  Old  School closed.  New School opens in Prince Street.