Contents include: Chronology of State education on Victoria p25. History section of the Education Department p28. Naming the schools p32. The rural school p36. From slab and shingle to brick veneer [school architecture] p40. Among the early teachers p43. Some eminent pupils p46. Hysteria in the archives p50. The 'School paper' p54. Eighty years of education p82. Secondary education p86. Teacher education p90..