Rose Park Primary School is a

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R–7 school (5- to 13-year-olds) located in the

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inner suburb of Rose Park. The school is located at 54 Alexandra Avenue and occupies the land between Alexandra and Grant Avenues. It is one of

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's earliest established Primary Schools and currently has an enrolment of approximately 580 studentsDepartment of Education & Children Services
(2007). Rose Park Primary School. Retrieved online 3 November 2007. who come from different cultural backgrounds.

History

The school is named after the Right Hon. Sir John Rose, who was the chairman of the

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at the time it subdivided the district. The land was purchased for £800 in 1892, and the original building was planned to accommodate 500 children. The original school building comprised seven classrooms with verandahs and two shelter sheds at the back.Davies, Kerrie et al. (1993). ''Rose Park Primary School 1893 – 1993''. Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide SA.
OCLC: 38327855
/ref> The school was opened on 30 January 1893 with C A Wittber Headmaster, 4 assistants and 294 pupils. By the end of the year, 591 children had enrolled. The eastern wing was built in 1899, to provide a total of 9 classrooms. The verandahs at the back were removed and a large classroom was added on each of the eastern and western corners. The Grant Avenue building was completed in 1923, and extensive alterations were carried out during 1977 to make it suitable for contemporary teaching methods.Rose Park Primary School
(2006). History. Retrieved online 2 November 2007. The old St. Theodore's Church was purchased in 1924 for £925 and was opened as a woodwork centre in 1925. The building has served a number of roles such as a drama area, creative dance area and even as a lunch-time recreational area supervised by a roster of parents. After the opening of Linden Park Primary School, student numbers gradually declined, levelling off at around 400. Developments in the buildings since the 1950s have related to curriculum changes, rather than to pressures of numbers. Thus, the Grant Avenue building was remodelled as an Open Unit, in 1977 and subsequently re-divided in 1981. A strong library/resource centre developed, with particular space requirements. Activity rooms were set aside from ordinary classrooms for multi-purpose usage, assemblies, music, dance and drama and wet-weather activities. Since 1970 the school grounds have been expanded by the purchase of two properties adjoining the school on the east, three properties on Grant Avenue and the take-away shop on the corner of Alexandra Avenue and Victoria Terrace, previously known as Gurney Road. The closure of Victoria Terrace to through traffic in 1976 and the development of the park helped to reduce crowding. The 1989 re-routing of the service lane enabled the final linking up of the original school with the church building and the shop block. Adjoining houses east of the school on Grant Avenue were demolished and the two sites developed to form the "block" currently used for after-school sport. 1993 was the Centenary Year of the school and celebrations were held throughout the year.

Headmaster / principal

Present day

Rose Park Primary School has an enrolment of approximately 580 students in 24 classes from Reception to Year 7. About 15% are School Card Holders, who are exempt from some school and associated fees. Classes are arranged in composite year groupings. Due to enrolment restrictions, the school's catchment area is zoned. The zoned area includes part of the

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bounded by

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, and part of the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters bounded by George Street, William Road, Angas Street and Dequetteville Terrace. This area falls in District 4 – East. The school is also referred to as 0169.Department of Education & Children Services
(2007). Primary School Zoning. Retrieved online 3 November 2007.

Old Scholars Association

An Old Scholars' Association meets periodically and holds a reunion each year in October. Old Scholars maintain an archival collection; the archives provide a history of the school since its inception.

Notable students

References

External links

* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1893 Primary schools in Adelaide Public schools in South Australia 1893 establishments in Australia