Clifton Hill Primary School

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Clifton Hill Primary School
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Clifton Hill Primary School
185 Gold Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 37°47′33″S144°59′21″E / 37.79237°S 144.98914°E / -37.79237; 144.98914
Information
Former nameGold Street State School
School type Public
MottoStriving for Excellence
Established1874
PrincipalMegan Smith
Years offered Prep - Year 6
Enrollment681 (2023)
Website Official site

Clifton Hill Primary School is a heritage-listed public co-educational primary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is administered by the Victorian Department of Education, with an enrolment of 681 students and a teaching staff of 56, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6. [2] It was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 20 August 1982 for its historical and architectural significance to the state of Victoria. [3]

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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. [4] 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. [3]

It opened in 1874 under the name Gold Street State School. [3] By August of the very same year, the school had a student enrollment of 1,289, but only had an average attendance of 660. [5] 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. [5] In 1876, the school had an enrollment of 1,091 students with an average attendance of 661. [6] 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. [6]

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. [7] [8] A police investigation ensued, with an autopsy of the body being conducted. [9] The conduct of the headmaster's response surrounding the matter was also examined. [10] [11] By June 1877, the perpetrator was not yet identified, despite there being multiple witnesses. [12] The investigation was described as "bungled" with the police taking limited notice of the incident and the school dismissing the matter. [12] 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. [12]

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. [13]

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. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Gold-Street State School". The Mercury and Weekly Courier. 30 November 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "The Gold-Street School Case". The Age . 29 May 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Inquest on a Schoolboy". The Herald . 4 June 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Death of a School Boy from Violence". The Argus . 5 June 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  10. ↑ "The Town". The Leader. 9 June 1877. p. 20. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  11. ↑ "Town News". The Weekly Times . 9 June 1877. p. 14. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  12. 1 2 3 "The Death of the Lad James West". The Herald. 6 June 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
  13. ↑ "Notes and Comments. - 6/12/78". The Mercury and Weekly Courier. 7 December 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024– via Trove.
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