Author: Muriel Schmidt

Kindergarten is an important step for your child. While kindergarten isn’t compulsory for Australian children, the Department of Education strongly recommends that all children attend a kindergarten program in the two years prior to starting school. Is kinder compulsory in Victoria? The Victorian kindergarten program is a one to two-year preschool program for children before […]

Inside Victoria’s three-pupil school It’s easy to know all your classmates, when there are less than a handful of students at your school. For a small Mallee town of just 174 people, Ultima Primary School boasts one of the smallest government schools in the state. What is the smallest school in Australia? The school is […]

preparatory year. Victoria. The first year of school in Victoria is called Prep – which is short for ‘preparatory year‘. Victorian children are allowed to start school on the first day of first term as long as they turn 5 by April 30 that year. What is prep Vic? If you are seeking to enrol […]

School began at 9.00am and finished at 5.00pm. There was a two hour lunch break to allow enough time for children to go home for a midday meal, although in rural areas they might eat at the school. What time does school start and finish in Victoria? The school day is generally between 8:30 am […]

To enrol in a government school, a child must turn 5 before 30 April of the year they start school. There can be exemptions to the age policy, but these are very rare. For more information on school admission and the law, see the Department of Education and Training’s School Policy and Advisory Guide. What […]

At the start of the Victorian era, most children worked long days to support their families. School was not free and only richer families could send their children to school. Some rich children would be taught at home by a governess. With no school to go to, many children hung around the streets. Did Victorian […]

These schools are: Melbourne High School (boys only) in South Yarra. The Mac. Robertson Girls’ High School (girls only) in Melbourne. Nossal High School (all genders) in Berwick. Suzanne Cory High School (all genders) in Werribee. What is the most prestigious school in Victoria? Top Five Best Performing Schools in Victoria Rank School Gender 1 […]

black. After the death of Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria wore black every single day for over 40 years, until her own death. Did Queen Victoria only wear black after Albert died? Perhaps the most significant turning point in Queen Victoria’s life was the death of Prince Albert in December 1861. His death sent […]

Poorhouses were tax-supported residential institutions to which people were required to go if they could not support themselves. They were started as a method of providing a less expensive (to the taxpayers) alternative to what we would now days call “welfare” – what was called “outdoor relief” in those days. What is a Victorian poorhouse? […]

Queen Victoria that she be laid to rest with the lace wedding veil she wore when she married her German cousin, Prince Albert, in 1840. What was the Queen wearing in her coffin? However, details about how her coffin will be dressed have been revealed. The Royal Standard, a flag that represents the Sovereign and […]