Chatswood Public School is a primary and

public school Public school may refer to: * State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government * Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...

that was founded in 1883, located in the suburb of Chatswood in

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, Australia. This school provides a playground which has been changed throughout the years and four buildings.

Sport

Chatswood Public School is involved in many Sporting Activities, and is involved it is involved in one PSSA competition,

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district competition. In 2007, the Chatswood Public School Senior A's Cricket and Soccer Team came first in the Ku-Ring-Gai cricket and soccer competitions. The

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sports consists of Modball (

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Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

and Oztag and the

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sports consist of

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and

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. The School has annual

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and Cross Country Carnivals, in which students are chosen to represent the school in higher grades. The four sporting houses, all named after early governors of Australia, are: * Phillip (Blue) Named after

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* Hunter (Yellow) Named after John Hunter * King (Red) Named after

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* Bligh (Green) Named after

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Chatswood Education Precinct

Planning is currently underway for a major redevelopment of the school, along with the nearby

Chatswood High School , motto_translation = Through Hard Work We Prosper , established = , type = Government-funded co-educational bi-modal partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school , prin ...

. Under the current proposal, all buildings on the current site will be substantially refurbished for use by years 10–12 from the high school. The primary school will move into new four-storey buildings on the high school site.

Notable alumni

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– artist *

Roger Woodward Roger Woodward (born 20 December 1942) is an Australian classical pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. Life and career Early life The youngest of four children, Roger Woodward was born in Sydney where he received first piano lessons ...

– concert pianist and Australian Living Treasure *

Charlie Macartney Charles George Macartney (27 June 1886 – 9 September 1958) was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Test matches between 1907 and 1926. He was known as "The Governor-General" in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamb ...

– Former cricket player and inductee to the

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* Danielle Spencer – actress and singer/songwriter *

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– radio presenter, comedian and media personality *

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– First Australian naval officer to reach four star rankReminiscences, Australian Naval Institute, 1989

References

External links

* {{official website, chatswood-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Public primary schools in Sydney Educational institutions established in 1883 Chatswood, New South Wales 1883 establishments in Australia