The Coburg High School Historical Group, Inc.
An Overview:
Coburg High School
Coburg High School began as Coburg Higher Elementary School, the first of
its type in Victoria, which opened in 1911 and was situated in the Coburg Primary School.
When the original Coburg High School building was completed in 1916 the pupils
simply transferred across Bell Street to the new building which was 'L' shaped,
extending across the front on Bell Street and down the east side forming an open area
facing out to the south-west.
By 1926 the school had expanded sufficiently for plans
to be made to enlarge the building forming a fully enclosed quadrangle. The modern
frontage, as most of the current ex-students know the school, was added in the 1930's
and the three storey building at the rear in the 1960's.
The Bell Street Building of the 1930s
Farewell Coburg High
The school continued in Bell Street until 1993 when it was merged with Preston Technical School and East Coburg Primary School to form the City of Moreland College. The new College was located on the site of the former RMIT and Coburg Teachers College campus, where it operated until 2004. The buildings which so many of us associated with Coburg High School were abandoned and, after a sad period of dereliction, were demolished.Coburg Senior High School
In 2007, a new School, known as Coburg Senior High School, opened in refurbished buildings on the Moreland
College site. It caters for Years 10 to 12 only, and offers an innovative curriculum with up-to-date methods of delivery.
In many ways, this new School is the inheritor of the Coburg High School tradition.
(To see more about the new Coburg Senior High School, visit its website. A link is provided
on our "Related Links" page).
An Historical Imperative
Coburg High School played a very important part in the history of Coburg and surrounding areas and it is imperative that the history of the school be preserved.Our Mission Statement
"Coburg High School Historical Group comprises ex-students committed to preserving the history of the former Coburg High School for the benefit of future generations."
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