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Historic site in Victoria, Australia
Clifton Hill Primary School
Location
185 Gold Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°47′33″S 144°59′21″E / 37.79237°S 144.98914°E / -37.79237; 144.98914
Information
Former nameGold Street State School
School typePublic
MottoStriving for Excellence
Established1874
PrincipalMegan Smith
Years offeredPrep – Year 6
Enrollment681 (2023)
WebsiteOfficial site

Clifton Hill Primary School is a heritage-listed public co-educational primary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia. It is administered by the Victorian Department of Education, with an enrolment of 681 students and a teaching staff of 56, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 6. It was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 August 1982 for its historical and architectural significance to the state of Victoria.

History

At the end of 1873, the minister of education at the time accepted a tender for the erection of a state school on Gold Street. The school was designed by William Henry Ellerker and was originally going to be built with a capacity of 500 students in mind, however, Ellerker's design for a capacity of 1,000 students was used instead.

It opened in 1874 under the name Gold Street State School. By August of the very same year, the school had a student enrollment of 1,289, but only had an average attendance of 660. This low attendance was believed to be due to the school's recent opening and that the school's average attendance would increase over time. In 1876, the school had an enrollment of 1,091 students with an average attendance of 661. One year later, in 1877, the student enrollment was 1,220 with an average attendance of 660 and by 1878 the student enrollment was 1,400 with an average attendance 823. The average attendance exceeded 960 by the end of 1883.

On 26 February 1877, a six-year-old student (James West) was beaten by his classmates just outside the school; he died from his injuries a few weeks later. A police investigation ensued, with an autopsy of the body being conducted. The conduct of the headmaster's response surrounding the matter was also examined. By June 1877, the perpetrator was not yet identified, despite there being multiple witnesses. The investigation was described as "bungled" with the police taking limited notice of the incident and the school dismissing the matter. It was feared that the case would be forgotten, and it was suggested that it would be a great misfortune if the Education Department did not take further action to identify the culprit.

In 1878, a student climbed the school building and was unable to come down; he was ultimately saved but received the cane for endangering his life.

The opening of a post office in Clifton Hill was celebrated with a ball and supper at the school in 1883.

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 681 with 56 teachers (47 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff (7.6 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 361 students and Male enrollments consisted of 320 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 1% and 25% of students had a language background other than English.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "Clifton Hill Primary School". Australian Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "ACARA Data Access Program – School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Clifton Primary School (H1621)". Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. "Gold-Street State School". The Age. 14 February 1874. p. 8. Retrieved 10 November 2024 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "The Compulsory Clause of the Education Act - Gold-Street State School". The Age. 15 August 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Gold-Street State School". The Mercury and Weekly Courier. 30 November 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  7. "Monetary and Commercial Intelligence". The Argus. 5 December 1883. p. 7. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Trove.
  8. "The Gold-Street School Case". The Age. 29 May 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  9. "Inquest on a Schoolboy". The Herald. 4 June 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  10. "Death of a School Boy from Violence". The Argus. 5 June 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  11. "The Town". The Leader. 9 June 1877. p. 20. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  12. "Town News". The Weekly Times. 9 June 1877. p. 14. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "The Death of the Lad James West". The Herald. 6 June 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  14. "Notes and Comments. - 6/12/78". The Mercury and Weekly Courier. 7 December 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024 – via Trove.
  15. "The Clifton Hill Post Office". The Mercury and Weekly Courier. 10 November 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Trove.
  16. Latimore, Jack (23 April 2022). "Lidia Thorpe, the Greens senator who annoys the establishment". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

Further reading

  • Gold Street State School 1874-1974. Clifton Hill Primary School. 1974. — via State Library of Victoria
  • Vincent, Alison (2001). A school for one thousand scholars: a history of school number 1360, Clifton Hill Primary School, Gold Street, Clifton Hill 1874-2000. Clifton Hill Primary School. ISBN 0957980302. — via State Library of Victoria

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