Islington Public School

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Islington Public School
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Islington Public School
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School type Government-funded co-educational Primary
MottoGoodness, Truth, Beauty
StatusOperational
PrincipalKim Harris
Years offered K-6
Enrollment180
Website https://islington-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Islington Public School is a government-funded co-educational primary school, located in Islington, in the inner city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2] The school was established in 1887 and was the site of an asbestos contamination on March 1, 2022, leading it to become temporarily closed [lower-alpha 1] until March 25, 2022, when it reopened again. [3] [4] As of 2022, there are 180 students enrolled. [5]

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History

In the late 1800s, Islington was developed into a residential suburb. [6] During this time, the area was mainly populated by families of miners and railway workers which, in response, led to the establishment of the school in 1887.

By 1893, the school's enrollment had increased from 200 to 460 as a result from the suburb's increasing population, and in 1941, Islington Public School became one of the first schools in NSW to trial giving students free milk. [7]

Temporary closure and clean-up effort

On March 1, 2022, a massive warehouse fire unfolded in the neighbouring suburb of Wickham. [8] The roofs of the building, which were made of asbestos, collapsed and sent a plume across several suburbs west of the site, including over the school. [5] The school became temporarily non-operational on March 2, 2022, with students and staff temporarily moving to multiple local neighbouring school sites to resume operations as a full internal environmental clean of the entire school was undertaken. [5] [9]

On March 18, 2022, the NSW Department of Education announced all remediation of asbestos containing material had been completed. Students and staff returned to normal operations on March 25, 2022. [10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ During this period, students and staff conducted operations on several neighouring school sites.

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References

  1. ↑ ACARA. "Islington Public School, Islington, NSW". My School. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Islington Public School". Australian Schools Directory. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Islington Public School centenary, 1887-1987: 100 years of education and service to the community. National Library of Australia: Islington Public School (N.S.W.). 1987.
  4. ↑ "Islington Public School students temporarily relocated". ABC Radio. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Doyle, Blake (7 March 2022). "Newcastle school closed indefinitely after raging industrial fire". ABC News. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Islington". Discover Newcastle. Newcastle City Council. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Early Origins of Islington Suburb". Islington Village Community. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "100 firefighters battle Newcastle warehouse blaze". ABC News. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "URGENT UPDATE". Facebook . Islington Public School. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Schools asbestos register I". NSW Department of Education . Retrieved 16 May 2022.

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