Gawler Primary School

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Gawler Primary School
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MottoHonouring the past, embracing the future
Established1878
PrincipalCeleste Matthews
Enrollment165 (2023)
Website https://gawlerps.sa.edu.au/

Gawler Primary School is a public coeducational primary school, [1] [2] located on the edge of the historic Church Hill State Heritage Area of Gawler [3] in the town of Gawler in South Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 165 students and a teaching staff of 11, as of 2023. [2] The school caters to students from Reception to Year 6. [2]

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History

It opened in January 1878. Opened as the Gawler Public School, it was built by William Tardiff to the design of architect E. J. Wood at a cost of 4,695 pounds and could accommodate 600 pupils. The first headmaster was E. L. Burton who had been headmaster of St. George's Church of England Day School. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gawler Primary School". Australian Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 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 10 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gawler Church Hill State Heritage Area" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . pp. 1, 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Whitelock, Derek (1989). Gawler: Colonel Light's Country Town. A history of Gawler and its region - The Hills, the Plains and the Barossa Valley. The Corporation of the Town of Gawler. p. 102. ISBN   0-7316-7822-2.
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