Ferryden Park Primary School

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Ferryden Park Primary School
Address
Ferryden Park Primary School
Oban Street

Ferryden Park
,
South Australia
,
5010

Australia [1]
Coordinates 34°51′59″S138°33′49″E / 34.8664°S 138.5635°E / -34.8664; 138.5635
Information
Type State primary day school
Established1953 [2] [1] : 3 
Authority Department for Education (South Australia)
PrincipalLee Sansom [1] : Title 
Year levels CPC – Year 7 [3] : 3 
Gender Coeducational
Enrolment153 (34 in CPC) [3]  (February 2006)
Colour(s)
  •   Navy blue [1] : 6 
  •   Gold [1] : 6 
SloganHonesty, Respect, Responsibility, Excellence
Website FerrydenPS.sa.edu.au

Ferryden Park Primary School was a primary school stablished in 1953 [2] in the Adelaide inner north west suburb of Ferryden Park. [1] The school was located in the Parks Ward of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council area. [4] [5]

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Nomenclature

The school derived its name from the suburb in which it is located, and in turn the suburb's name (founded in 1924) is derived from the seaport of 'Ferryden' in Forfarshire (Scotland) where the Ferryden Park suburb's founder, William Duthie dairyman of Tam O'Shanter Belt, emigrated from in 1850. [2]

Administration

Lee Sansom became the school's last principal (2006–2011), [3] [1] : Title  upon the departure of Janet Shilling in 2005. [6] Prior principals have included Graeme Hambley.[ citation needed ]

Students

In 1959, the student enrolment at the school peaked at 639 students, due in part to the post-war boom of the 1950s.[ citation needed ]

In February 2005, the school enrolment was 159 students, with 24 students at the CPC. [3] In February 2006, the school enrolment was 153 students, with 34 students at the CPC. [3]

Closure

Ferryden Park Primary School closed at the end of 2010. It merged with four other similar schools in the area, i.e. Ridley Grove Primary School, Mansfield Park Primary School, Woodville Gardens Preschool, and Parks Children's Centre, to form the new Woodville Gardens School , built on the old Ridley Grove Primary School site. [7] The merger occurred as part of the Education Works New Schools Project of the Department of Education and Children's Services, [8] which earmarked the vacated land for new housing development. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Welcome to Ferryden Park Primary School - Parent Handbook (as of 2011)" (PDF). Ferryden Park Primary School (www.ferrydenps.sa.edu.au). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  2. 1 2 3 "Place Names of South Australia - F". The Manning Index of South Australian History. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "School Context Statement (as of 2006)" (PDF). Ferryden Park Primary School (www.ferrydenps.sa.edu.au). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  4. ↑ "Council Wards". Port Adelaide Enfield (www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au). Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Council Wards". Port Adelaide Enfield (www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au). Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "School Context Statement (as of 2005)" (PDF). Ferryden Park Primary School (www.ferrydenps.sa.edu.au). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Education Works: New Schools". Department of Education and Children's Services, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Education Works". Department of Education and Children's Services, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Etheridge, Michelle (30 March 2011). "Infrastructure improvements needed". Weekly Times. Adelaide, South Australia: Messenger Press. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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