Frenchs Forest Public School

Frenchs Forest Public School

"Truth Honor"
Location
Frenchs Forest, New South Wales
Australia
Information
Type Public, Primary
Established 1916
Principal Gail Smith
Grades K-6
Enrolment 304[1]
Colour(s) Green and Gold         
Website frenchsfor-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Frenchs Forest Public School, (abbreviation FFPS) is a school located in Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia. It is a co-educational Public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities with students from years K to 6. The school was established in 1916 as the first school in the area. Students at the school come from the Forest District and Northern Beaches regions.

History

Frenchs Forest Public School was first opened for student enrolment in September 1916. In that inaugural year the school consisted of one brick classroom, (unfortunately demolished in 1968) one teacher (Mr George Hewitt) and 32 students.[2]

The original school building was situated in a corner of the present school site- at the intersection of two dusty, dirt tracks, now Warringah Road and Forest Way. Most of Frenchs Forest in those early school years was native bush with little habitation or commerce. Orchards, dairy farms, timber mills and piggeries were scattered throughout the area.

Teachers-in-Charge/Principals

Years Frenchs Forest Public School[3]
September 1916 − January 1917 George Hewitt
January 1917 − April 1917 Robert Barnes
April 1917 − June 1940 Owen Ryan
June 1940 − January 1951 Victor Middleton
January 1951 − July 1958 Geoffrey Fizelle
July 1958 − January 1963 Arthur Gilchrist
January 1963 − February 1972 James Muir
February 1972 − May 1977 Reginald Goodwin
May 1977 − January 1981 Neville Huxley
January 1981 − April 1984 David Wagner
April 1984 − January 1988 David Cowell
January 1988 − July 1990 Margaret Porchell
July 1990 − ???? Bryan Furzer
???? − 2005 Unknown
2005 − March 2010 Martin Oakley
March 2010 − present Gail Smith

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "Frenchs Forest Public School". NSW Public Schools. NSW Department of Education and Communities. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. Newton, John, ed. (1991). Frenchs Forest Public School 75th Anniversary, 1916-1991. Frenchs Forest: Frenchs Forest Public School 75th Anniversary Committee. p. 7.
  3. Frenchs Forest Public School 75th Anniversary, 1916-1991, p. 30.
  4. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20542258-5006009,00.html

External links

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