Auburn South Primary School

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Auburn South Primary School
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Auburn South Primary School
419 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates 37°50′23″S145°02′41″E / 37.83967°S 145.04473°E / -37.83967; 145.04473
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MottoInquire, Create, Flourish
Established1925
PrincipalMarcus Wicher
Years offered Prep–Year 6
Enrolment581 (2023)
Color(s)  Turquoise
  Blue
  White
Website Official Website

Auburn South Primary School is public co-educational primary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Victorian Department of Education, with an enrolment of 581 students and a teaching staff of 54, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6. [2]

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It was listed as a significant place by the City of Boroondara in February 2021 due to its historical, architectural and aesthetic significance to the local area. [3]

History

The land was acquired in 1921 by the Education Department and was designed by E. Evan Smith. [3] The first head teacher, William Hardy, was appointed on 27 January 1925 [4] and the school was officially opened by the minister of education at the time, Alexander Peacock on 26 February 1925. [5] The cost of the school was £11,800. [5]

A fair was conducted in 1927 to gain funds to build the school's library [6] and in 1928 a playground was constructed by the Hawthorn City Council for the students. [7]

The students raised £20 for the Lord Mayor's 1950 Hospitals Appeal in 1950. [8] [9] It was stated "that this effort by the children should give a lead to adults". [8]

In 2024, a 40-year-old P-plater, who was a mother of a student at the school, accidentally crashed through the school fence while trying to perform a U-turn, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring four others in the process. [10] [11] [12] [13] A similar incident occurred in 1939 when a learner driver killed a 9-year-old girl just outside the school grounds. [14]

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 581 with 54 teachers (40.8 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (14.9 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 249 students and Male enrolments consisted of 332 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 0% and 39% of students had a language background other than English. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Auburn South Primary School". Australian Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Auburn South Primary School No. 4183 Statement of Significance, February 2021". City of Boroondara . 18 November 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "History: Then and Now (1925 – 2021)". Auburn South Primary School. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Parents Duty to Children - The Value of Education". The Age . 27 February 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 31 October 2024– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Queen Camival Fete". The Sun News-Pictorial . 30 September 1927. p. 38. Retrieved 31 October 2024– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "Now they are happy". The Sun News-Pictorial . 18 July 1928. p. 27. Retrieved 31 October 2024– via Trove.
  8. 1 2 "School's £20 For Hospitals". The Herald . 16 October 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 31 October 2024– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Hospitals appeal now at £24,242". The Argus . 13 October 1950. p. 15. Retrieved 31 October 2024– via Trove.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Eleanor; McPherson, Emily; Wood, Richard (31 October 2024). "'My Jackie-boi': Dad's emotional tribute to Melbourne school crash victim". Nine News . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "'Complete tragedy': Melbourne school principal shares grief after crash kills 11yo boy". ABC News . 29 October 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Magennis, Molly (29 October 2024). "Heartbroken principal speaks following Melbourne primary school tragedy". 7NEWS . Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "'Alive in our hearts': grieving family pays tribute to 11-year-old Jack Davey after Melbourne school crash tragedy". The Guardian . 31 October 2024. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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