By JOHN TAYLOR OAM, Myrtleford And District Historical Society Inc.
FROM 1927, senior pupils at the old Myrtleford State School 955 in Elgin Street began electing to participate in ‘Central Classes’, having already achieved success in their ‘Merit Certificate’ at Grade 8 level.
Then, when the school relocated to O’Donnell Avenue in 1939, this practice of extending schooling beyond the e...