SCHOOLS of the AREA
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No 4401 |
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| (Taken from "Vision and Realisation")
The school was officially opened by Martin Hansen, Director of Education, in 1929, but it began operations on 28th of October 1928 with Miss Mary Schepisi as HT, and 32 pupils in grade 1-8. The original school still stands in the S/W corner of the present school block, fronting on to Queen and Bankin Sts, and is in the Shire of Tungamah, some 17 miles N/E of Shepparton. The Closer Settlement Commission proposed the opening of the original school; amongst others it would serve the children of English migrant settlers. W.A. Hansen was Chairman and W.J Davy Secretary of the first School Committee. In 1937, on 3 acres of land adjoining the school site and owned by the Closer Settlement Commission, a plantation of blue gums, mahogany gums and sugar gums was established. When, in 1968 a number of local one-teacher schools had been closed and their pupils transferred to Katandra West, 2.8 acres of the plantation were cleared to provide much needed playing space. In July 1953, S S 2515 Marionvale closed and the children and building moved to Katandra West. Late in 1953 the school building of 2589 Gobarup East in Waranga Shire was bought in for the infant grades. In February 1954 the building and children from 4477 Invergordon South were moved to Katandra West. In February 1957 S S 2236 Marungi was closed , followed in May 1965 by the closure of S S 3953 Youanmite South. Pupils at both schools were enrolled at Katandra West. In 1964, two new rooms were added making six in all. In 1968 two more new rooms were added, and the school had an attendance of 240 pupils. |
| Other Information: In May 1972 S S 1965 Katandra closed and students were bussed to Katandra West school. |
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| Head Teachers/Principals
Mary Schepisi 1928 Mary Corboy 1929-1931 John T Barrett 1931 James E Pask 1931-1935 Don G Taylor 1935 Mrs Stokes (relieving) Margaret Hickey 1935 Arch G Miller 1935-1944 Kathleen Molloy 1944 Alyn R Date 1944-1949 Kenneth V Parkinson 1950-1951 Desmond J Dacy 1952 Ian Bickwell (temp) 1952 Ronald S Davis 1952-1962 Alf H Miller 1963-1970 Frank Livingstone 1971-1972 Jas S Slattery 1973 Ian A Mollison 1974-7976 Alan Henderson 1977-1982 Greg Gilmour 1983-1986 Graeme R Holmes 1987-1991 Gary R Cleveland 1992-2004 |
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| First day students in October 1928, Gertie Donahue (Wallden), Jim Burgman and Isabelle Burgman (Davy). |
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