Primary contact
Forrest Hill, South YarraMelbourne, Victoria 3141
Identity area
Identifier
daa/528
Authorized form of name
Melbourne High School Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Melbourne High School Heritage Society
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Luke Savage
Type
Address
Street address
Forrest Hill, South Yarra
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3141
Telephone
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Melbourne High School commenced as the Melbourne Continuation School in Spring Street Melbourne in 1905. It was the first state secondary school in Victoria and was co-educational. It was renamed Melbourne High School in 1910. The boys moved to Forrest Hill, South Yarra in 1927 and the girls eventually moved to Albert Park and became MacRobertson Girls' High School.
The collection is mainly post-1927 but does have significant records relating to the 1905-1927 period. The collection does NOT include MacRobertson Girls' High School records.
Geographical and cultural context
Originally located in Spring Street Melbourne (between Parliament and the Exhibition Buildings), with annexes at the Horticultural Hall and Lygon Street State School (now VicRoads, opposite the General Cemetery), the school moved to Forrest Hill South Yarra (beside the Yarra/Chapel Street).
The school moved to Camberwell High School and Tooronga Road State School for three years during World War II. The school has had a camp at Tecoma from the1920s to the 1980s and then at Millgrove.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Victorian State School
Administrative structure
Luke Savage, Honorary Archivist and Dr Alan Gregory, School Historian.
Records management and collecting policies
Anything related to the school, its students, staff, community and the local area.
Buildings
Holdings
Full student registers, most student reports, school publications (such as 'Ours' and 'Unicorn') as well as a large photographic collection, uniforms, badges and books.
The school archives are mainly those created by the school but relevant documents, photographs and memorabilia from former students and staff will be accepted.
Finding aids, guides and publications
We have a database of all former students and staff to the early 2000s, as well as the school magazines having been indexed for students through to the early 2000s.
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment only, usually weekends.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Enquiries are generally dealt with by email, due to limited times when the archives are open. Visits are possible by prior arrangement, though the room is up six flights of stairs, with no lift.
Services area
Research services
Research into former students and staff of the school.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 16 April 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)