Further details of many of these database indexes may be available through the Geelong Family History Group.

Make sure you look at the two Research Options on their website and most importantly follow the link to the GFHG Research Files Catalogue List to check for these or many more indexes and documents.

• A series of school registers for schools in the Barrabool Region - see further details below
• Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, OR
• Geelong Heritage Centre, Geelong

• NAME: Name of student
• DATE: of birth
• OTHER NAME: parent or guardian
• COMMENT: date of admission and date left school
• REFERENCE: School name

• 3,871 entries

There should be additional information in the individual registers, however the location of each register used to compile the index has not yet been confirmed.  The following references MAY assist with part or all of the period covered in the registers.  NOTE: GRS = Geelong Record Series at the Geelong Heritage Centre; VPRS = Victorian Public Record Series at the Public Record Office Victoria:

• Barrabool Presbyterian School: GRS 2000 - Barrabool Hills Presbyterian / Uniting Church records
• Bellbrae School: GRS 382 - Jan Juc Primary School - this has already been covered in the Potpourri Database but may lead to the additional years covered in this regional index
• Buckley School: register possibly filed under different name
• Ceres Methodist School: GRS 2001 - Ceres Methodist / Uniting Church records
• Ceres State School: GRS 587 and GRS 588 - Ceres State School pupil registers
• Devon Church [Devonchurch - Bible Christian Church]: no suggestions
• Lake Town School No 2063: VPRS 6398 - Laketown Primary School previously known as Mount Moriac
• Modewarre School No 396: VPRS 9144 - Modewarre School pupil register
• Moriac School: GRS 1606 - unconfirmed - needs further checking
• Mount Moriac School No 1608: VPRS 14424 - Mount Moriac school records
• Waurn Ponds School No 1040: VPRS 4125 - Waurn Ponds school records