Kendall Grange, at The Bluff in Morisset Park in the Hunter Region, was established by the Brothers of St John of God in 1948 as a residential school for intellectually disabled boys. It began with 30 boys from Westmead Home, aged six to 16. In 1980 Kendall Grange changed to a residential school for boys…
The Training Home for Girls was established in around 1880, as an institution where young women received training to become domestic servants. Originally, it was known as the Servants’ Training Institute. The Training Home for Girls was located in Berry Street, East Melbourne (Jolimont). It was run by a committee of management with links to…
The Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution was established in 1860. It moved several times before relocating in 1866 to a specially-designed building on the corner of St Kilda Road and High Street, Prahran. In 1949 it became the Victorian School for Deaf Children. The Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution was established in 1860 by F….
Victorian College for the Deaf was the new name given in 1995 to the Victorian School for Deaf Children. The college is located on the corner of High St and St Kilda Rd, Prahran. Some students reside during the week at a family group home in the south-eastern suburbs.
The Churinga Special Residential School, located in Greensborough, was established by the St John of God Brothers in 1967. It housed 60 Catholic and Protestant boys (aged 7 to 16) and, in later years, some girls. It was an institution for children deemed to have an intellectual or developmental disability. From 1987, Churinga was registered…
The Victorian School for Deaf Children was the new name given in 1949 to the former Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution. By the 1970s the School had 180 pupils of which 40 were in residence. As the School closed on weekends, any children not able to go to their family homes were placed at family…
The Salesian College in Sunbury was acquired by the Salesians in 1927 (the site was Rupertswood). It became a registered Victorian school in 1929. It accommodated boys between 10 and 16.
The Latrobe St Ragged School and Mission was a non-denominational organisation established by volunteers in 1865. The school and mission offered a range of classes and services to ‘waifs and strays’. In 1895 the Latrobe St Ragged School and Mission became the Melbourne Boys’ Ragged Home and Mission. The Latrobe St Ragged School and Mission,…
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