Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School Explained

Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School
Motto:Accessing Worlds Through Education with Passion, Courage, Commitment and a Sense of Humour
Established:1878
Principal:Robert Bowden
Enrolment:238
Enrollment As Of:2023
Colours:Blue and gold
Homepage:http://www.lefevreps.sa.edu.au/

Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School[1] is a public coeducational primary school located in the Adelaide suburb of Birkenhead in South Australia.[2] [3] Since the school's foundation, the name has been spelled in various ways, including Lefevre's, LeFevre's, and Le Fevre's. However, in 1931, the apostrophe was officially dropped, and today the name is commonly referred to as Le Fevre. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 238 students and a teaching staff of 24, as of 2023. The school caters to students from Reception to Year 6.

History

Built on the property of an old school, the current school was designed by Mr. Woods and constructed by Mr. Williams and Cleave at a cost of £2,800, with approximately an additional £300, it was officially opened on Tuesday, 22 January 1878.[4] On its opening day, it had 418 students enrolled, with 404 attending.

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References

  1. Web site: Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School (GA2088) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240905073851/https://catalogue.archives.sa.gov.au/agency?id=GA2088 . 2024-09-05 . 2024-09-05 . South Australian Government Archives Search.
  2. Web site: Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240905073237/https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/3795/le-fevre-peninsula-primary-school-birkenhead . 2024-09-05 . 2024-09-05 . Australian Schools Directory.
  3. Web site: ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx . 2024-05-01 . 2024-09-05 . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
  4. News: 1878-01-26 . Opening of public schools at Port Adelaide and Lefevre's Peninsula . 2024-09-08 . . 9 . Trove.

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