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Port Melbourne Primary School (School No. 1427) (VA 3641) was a coeducational primary school located on Nott Street, Port Melbourne.The school first opened in 1874 as Sandridge State School, out of a red brick building on Nott Street. It replaced Sandridge National School (School No. 542), Sandridge Wesleyan School (School No. 590) and Sandridge Catholic School (School No. 602), which all closed when the State school opened. At the time the area was the Borough of Sandridge, before the Borough of Port Melbourne was proclaimed in 1884. It seems likely the school became known as Port Melbourne State School from this time.
In 1889, Graham Street State School (School No. 2932) (VA 5711) was opened as an annex to Nott Street, in response to significantly rising enrolments. They operated in partnership until 1908 when the two schools were formally separated. While both schools were called Port Melbourne, they were typically differentiated by street address and were known as Nott Street State School and Graham Street State School.
Following a statewide decision to change the use of the term ‘State School’ to refer to all primary, secondary and technical schools instead of just primary schools, and for all primary schools to use ‘Primary School’ in the name, the school became known as Nott Street Primary School.
In 1992, due to falling enrolments, Nott Street Primary School was closed and merged with Graham Street Primary School, which officially changed its name to Port Melbourne Primary School in 2000. Port Phillip Specialist School (School No. 5145) relocated onto the vacated Nott Steet site in 1996.
Port Melbourne Primary School (Nott Street) (School No. 1427) should not be confused with Port Melbourne Primary School (Graham Street) (School No. 2932) which opened in 1889 and as of 2026 continues to operate.
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[1874 TO 1992]
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