▁from ▁Gr ades ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁it ▁received ▁its ▁current ▁name , ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁students ▁up ▁to ▁Year ▁ 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁Ex hib ition ▁High ▁School , ▁but ▁retained ▁its ▁original ▁site . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁After ▁coming ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁then - V ict or ian ▁Premier ▁Jeff ▁Ken nett ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁budget ▁cut s ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁state ' s ▁flag ging ▁fin ances . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁close ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁schools ▁across ▁the ▁state . ▁Fitz roy ▁High ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁closure , ▁and ▁it ▁shut ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁its ▁closure , ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁fe ared ▁that ▁the ▁site , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁public ▁land ▁ever ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁would ▁be ▁sold ▁for ▁development . ▁Community ▁groups ▁decided ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁site , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prevent ▁its ▁sale , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁widely ▁public ised ▁campaign , ▁maintained ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁vig il ▁for ▁four teen ▁months . ▁People ▁man ned ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁four - hour ▁sh ifts , ▁or ▁sle pt ▁over night ▁in ▁the ▁principal ' s ▁office