The first state school at Maryborough was established in 1862 in a small building at the northeast corner of Kent and Lennox Streets (on the site that is now known as the Maryborough School of Arts building).
In the first week, 35 scholars attended the primary school on Tuesday morning when the school first opened.
The number was growing quickly, and by then a good school was rapidly being established.

In 1865 the school shifted to a purpose-built schoolhouse at the corner of Alice and Lennox Streets.
Despite an additional wing being erected in 1872, the Alice Street premises proved too small to cater for Maryborough's burgeoning population, and the school was moved yet again to the present Kent Street premises in 1877.

Maryborough Central State School has a number of historically significant buildings.
Block C, a two-storeyed masonry building, was erected in 1875-1876, initially as an immigration depot, and was converted for school use in mid-1877.
The adjacent single-storeyed timber infants' school (Block A) was erected in 1881-1882, as was the teacher's residence on the far side of the school reserve, fronting Sussex Street.
Two of the three timber-framed playsheds were erected in 1879, the other in 1909, and the two-storeyed masonry building (Block B) behind the infants' school, was erected in 1923-24 as a technical college workshop.
The first state school at Maryborough was established in 1862 in a small building at the northeast corner of Kent and Lennox Streets (on the site that is now known as the Maryborough School of Arts building). In the first week, 35 scholars attended the primary school on Tuesday morning when the school first opened. The number was growing quickly, and by then a good school was rapidly being established.
In 1865 the school shifted to a purpose-built schoolhouse at the corner of Alice and Lennox Streets. Despite an additional wing being erected in 1872, the Alice Street premises proved too small to cater for Maryborough's burgeoning population, and the school was moved yet again to the present Kent Street premises in 1877.
Maryborough Central State School has a number of historically significant buildings. Block C, a two-storeyed masonry building, was erected in 1875-1876, initially as an immigration depot, and was converted for school use in mid-1877. The adjacent single-storeyed timber infants' school (Block A) was erected in 1881-1882, as was the teacher's residence on the far side of the school reserve, fronting Sussex Street. Two of the three timber-framed playsheds were erected in 1879, the other in 1909, and the two-storeyed masonry building (Block B) behind the infants' school, was erected in 1923-24 as a technical college workshop.
Maryborough Central State School