Primary contact
228 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Postal address:
PO Box 3, East Melbourne 3002
Catholic Education Office - Archdiocese of Melbourne
Officer in charge: The Director of Catholic Education
To identify, select and preserve the records of the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Melbourne, the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, the Catholic Education Office of Victoria and their associated boards, commissions, committees and bodies relating to the administration of Catholic Education in Victoria excluding records of other dioceses, religious congregations or schools. (99.5% in-house).
Catholic Education Office, Melbourne: 1932- (most material 1960s-) Catholic Education Commission of Victoria: 1973- Catholic Education Office of Victoria: 1973- (General records, Board and Commission papers, Reports etc for each of the above)
Open Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm; closed on public holidays and between Christmas and New Year. General reference assistance available. Copying services for original records to A3 and microfilms available.
4-6 weeks required for approval of 'Request for Access' form. Advance notice of visit by arrangement with the Archivist required. Closed period of 15 years applies to most records, but certain groups and categories are not available at all.