Strathfield South Public School

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Block A - Original Building - 1923.

Strathfield South Public School is a government run public school located [1] in South Strathfield New South Wales, Australia. Based in the generally high social economic area of Strathfield, in the Inner West of Sydney, the school is very multicultural and benefits from the mix of Korean, Chinese and European populations that live in the area.

1 Mission Statement
2 Core Values
3 School Motto
4 School Website
5 History

[edit] Mission Statement

At Strathfield South Public School we aim to provide a caring environment that allows students to develop high self esteem and excellent social and academic outcomes.

[edit] Core Values

At Strathfield South, the core values reflect the belief:

that the physical and emotional well being of our students is paramount
that students will reach their potential when they have a high self esteem and are self directed
in a broad education that develops excellence and an inquiring mind
that parents should be involved in all aspects of school life
that the points are developed through excellence in teaching, leadership and administration

[edit] School Motto

The schools motto is "Thinking of Others".

[edit] School Website

Strathfield South Public School - Official Site [2]

[edit] History

The school was opened on the 15th of February 1881 by George Metcalfe as Druitt Town School. Druitt Town was not an affluent village. School fees were 3d per week and it was the principal’s responsibility to try to maintain the fee. As there were a lot of people unemployed the headmaster could permit poorer families to make a cheaper payment, when approved by the council.

The most significant event that took place was the change of name from Druitt Town Public School to Strathfield South Public School on the 27th December, 1892.

There had been a request in November of that year that the name be changed to Strathfield. This was not allowed as Strathfield is a railway suburb and if the school was to be named Strathfield, the school must be closer to the railway line.

Finally it was decided that Strathfield South was to be the new name.

In 2006, the school celebrated its 125th Birthday.