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Milestone Anniversary

On the morning of 2 September 1889 two hundred and fifty youngsters dressed in their Sunday best, parents, teachers, dignitaries and honoured guests braved the weather to witness the inauguration of State School 2955, Princes Hill. The school on the Arnold St site is one of the oldest, continuously operating schools in Victoria and was conceived as a continuation of the Lygon St School established in the 1860s.

If you'd like more information regarding the history of the Princes Hill schools, check out the Princes Hill Project.

The Princes Hill block in the 1940s

Students in 1903

Students playing on vacant ground opposite the school in Arnold St, c1900.

Student Prefects, 1959.

Eager youngsters, ready to learn. 1903.

The 1965 Baseball team including Air Supply singer Russell Hitchcock, second from left in the front row.

Brigadier-General Harold "Pompey" Elliott unveils the Princes Hill School Honour Roll in 1921. The Honour board is on display in the college foyer.