ALLAMBEE SOUTH STATE SCHOOL NO.3075 (FORMER)

The former Allambee South State School No. 3075, designed by the Public Works Department and constructed in 1936, and the Cupressus Macrocarpa hedge at 55 Mirboo-Yarragon Road, Allambee South. In June 1937 a shelter shed was added along with a fenced off area for a pony paddock, and on Arbor Day, July 1937, a basket picnic was held along with the planting of eighty cypress trees around the perimeter of the school grounds to form a hedge.

The former Allambee South Primary School No. 3075 is of local historic, social and architectural significance to the district of Allambee South.

Historically and socially, as the only remaining example of the schools that erected in the Allambee district it is important in demonstrating their important role in the development of the area. Although it is no longer used as school it continues to play an important role as community meeting place and is a focal part of the identity of Allambee district. (Criteria A, B & G) 
Architecturally, as an intact example of the 'Watchupga' type, which heralded the appearance of the international modern style in one-room school design in Victoria. It is also of interest as one of the smallest surviving one-room schools in the Shire. (Criterion D) 
The Monterey Cypress hedge is significant for its associations with Arbor Day, and provides a related setting for the school building. (Criteria A & E)