COBURG HIGH SCHOOL HISTORICAL GROUP
Photo by Laurie Birchall courtesy State Library of
Victoria
This site is owned and managed by the Coburg High School Historical Group on behalf of all ex students and staff of the school which was located in Bell St Coburg from 1916 till 1993 and at the old RMIT Teachers College site until its closure in 2004
The purpose of this site is to enable all interested parties to keep in touch with old friends and fellow students . We also hope it will inform current students of the new Coburg High School of the wonderful history that they now share.
In 2025 the Historical Group decided to adopt the name "Coburg high School Alumni" in order to clearly indicate the continuing link between the original school in Bell St, through all it's various incarnations to the current school we see today.
The purpose of this site is to enable all interested parties to keep in touch with old friends and fellow students . We also hope it will inform current students of the new Coburg High School of the wonderful history that they now share.
In 2025 the Historical Group decided to adopt the name "Coburg high School Alumni" in order to clearly indicate the continuing link between the original school in Bell St, through all it's various incarnations to the current school we see today.
The new Coburg High School now houses a large collection of memorabilia from the original school. This was collected, or in many cases rescued, by a dedicated group of ex-students who were determined not to let the past be forgotten.
Click on this link H.P.BENNETT CENTRE to get the full story of who they were and what they did.
Click on this link H.P.BENNETT CENTRE to get the full story of who they were and what they did.
In 2020, on behalf of all Coburg High Alumni, your Historical Group worked with School Principal, Stewart Milner, to send a video message of encouragement and support to the current year twelve students.
These young people had to tackle their most important school year under incredibly difficult circumstances. The message was sent out via the school twitter account and was was very well received.
Click on this link to view. Message to 2020 year twelve students
These young people had to tackle their most important school year under incredibly difficult circumstances. The message was sent out via the school twitter account and was was very well received.
Click on this link to view. Message to 2020 year twelve students
We were planning to celebrate our 105th anniversary in October 2021, but Covid-19 put a stop to that.
This short video was created by the Historical Group as a reminder of what the early days were like.
This short video was created by the Historical Group as a reminder of what the early days were like.
TALKING HEADS .... Ex students reminisce
Click this link to listen in
TALKING HEADS
Update on the old Bell St Site
The current ownership and plans for this site is unknown.
The council requires the developer to include significant recognition of the history of the site at the developer's cost.
Your Historical Group have been very active in the planning of this and will ensure that the new owner of this site is aware of this requirement and work with them to make sure our old school is never forgotten.
The current ownership and plans for this site is unknown.
The council requires the developer to include significant recognition of the history of the site at the developer's cost.
Your Historical Group have been very active in the planning of this and will ensure that the new owner of this site is aware of this requirement and work with them to make sure our old school is never forgotten.
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We have been sending out regular updates via email, but about a third of these are reported as "unopened".
Our server suggests that means that recipient devices are treating them as junk mail.
To avoid missing out on our updates, make sure we have your current email address and add us to your contacts list.
Our new email address is [email protected]
We have been sending out regular updates via email, but about a third of these are reported as "unopened".
Our server suggests that means that recipient devices are treating them as junk mail.
To avoid missing out on our updates, make sure we have your current email address and add us to your contacts list.
Our new email address is [email protected]
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