Sample of work by student Neil Prewett, age 9, sent to his correspondence teacher in 1916. 

Neil’s mother had written a letter in 1914 requesting correspondence lessons for her two sons due to their isolation in country Victoria, which led to the formation of the Correspondence School (which became DECV). 

The Prewett family maintained a strong connection to the school, and in1968 nine members of the family (including Neil) visited the school to view a memorial painting and plaque honoring Mrs Prewett’s part in the evolution of correspondence tuition in Victoria.  It hangs today in a meeting room at DECV.

Photograph of student Michael James doing his Correspondence School work in India in the 1930s.

A photograph sent by a student in the Victorian high country showing his home surroundings to his Correspondence School teacher in the 1950s.

A photograph sent by country student Mary Kelly to her Correspondence School teacher in the 1920s showing Mary feeding her pet lambs.