School and Campus Naming

Resources

The following resources should be referred to when naming or renaming schools, campuses, buildings funded by the Victorian Government and school spaces.

Department resources

• Entity Register Search (staff login required) – provides accurate information about Victorian schools and campuses
• Additional information on the department’s requirements when selecting a school site can be found in the Victorian Government School Site Selection Criteria Guidance which outlines the key factors considered by the department when assessing proposed government school site options

First Peoples – State Relations

• Welcome to country and acknowledgements map – used to identify the formally recognised Traditional Owner group of Victorian locations

Department of Transport and Planning resources

• Naming rules for places in Victoria – Statutory requirements for naming roads, features and localities 2022 (naming rules) – includes step-by-step information on naming, renaming, or changing the boundaries of roads, features and localities in Victoria
• Naming rules for places in Victoria - Quick guide for schools (DOCX) – outlines the key naming principles that apply to Victorian government schools
• VICNAMES – the Register of Geographic Names – search registered and recorded place names in Victoria to ensure a proposed name will not be a duplicate
• VICMAP – the official mapping service of government land and property used by emergency services, transport, communications, and mail services. This authoritative geocoded database of property address points for Victoria includes schools and campuses