Port Lincoln Primary School

PORTLINCOLNPRIMARY SCHOOL

In 1864, Mr John Williams opened a licensed school with 50 students. In 1866 the Central Board of Education offered £150 for the erection of a school building with John Williams in charge, and this school was to become the first public school in 1876 with a Mr Dixon Bertram as Head Teacher.

By 1906 with student enrolment at 107, a new school was built on the present site with a residence on Mortlock Terrace. In 1922 with 265 students, a HigherPrimary School was formed with Mr Richard Snell as Head Teacher. When the PortLincolnHigh School opened the school reverted to a Primary School in 1924. With increasing numbers of over 450 an Infant School section was added in 1939, later to move in 1952 to the Adelaide Place site. Known today as the PortLincolnJuniorPrimary School it had an enrolment of 250 and Miss Cynthia Redding was appointed Principal.

In 1958 enrolment at the Primary School reached 750, and so Kirton Point Primary opened in 1959 with Lincoln South (now LincolnGardens) Primary opening in 1970 to ease the accommodation situation.

Primary Principals

1866John Williams1954Ern Priest

1872Samuel Small1956Walter Haywood

1876Dixon Bertram1961Cliff Hall

1877Samuel Osborne1964Roy Parkes

1881Jas O’Mahoney1966Tom Smale

1884William Steadman1972Leon Barker

1891Christopher Bray1991Kerry Dohring

1895James Richardson1994Peter West

1914William Stuck1999Ann Lord

1921Richard Snell2000Brian Gabb

1925Archibald Francis2009Ann Lord

1928Sydney Nancarrow2010Brian Gabb

1935Norman Ireland2015Teleah Wilson

1937Daniel Curry

1939John McDonald

1945Roy Devonshire

1950Fred Kingston

1953Walter Haywood

Junior Primary Principals

1939E. Ruth West1957Ellen M. Dashorough

1942Vera B. Haworth1959M.R. Humphris

1945Elsie E. Buzacott1962Selena Musgrave

1948May Holden1963Clytie Perry

1950Mary A. Greenland1980Heather Thomas

1951Mary B. Bywaters1982Judith Ortlepp (act)

1953Jean Lillecrapp1984E. Berniece Barbary

1954K. Alexander1986Cynthia Redding

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