Ferryden Park Primary School

Ferryden Park Primary School
Location
Map
Oban Street
Ferryden Park
,
South Australia
,
5010
Australia[1][2]: 1
Coordinates34°51′59″S138°33′49″E / 34.8664°S 138.5635°E / -34.8664; 138.5635
Information
TypeStateprimaryday school
Religious affiliationNon-denominational
Established1953[1][7]
Closed2010[1][8]
AuthorityDepartment for Education (South Australia)
PrincipalLee Sansom[2]: 1
Year levelsCPC – Year 7[3]: 3
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment159 (17 in CPC)[3]: 1  (August 2005)
Area3.63 hectares (0.036 km2)[4][5][6]
Colours
  •   Navy blue[2]: 7
  •   Gold[2]: 7
SloganHonesty, Respect, Responsibility, Excellence
Websiteferrydenps.sa.edu.au (Archived)

Ferryden Park Primary School was a primary school in Ferryden Park (South Australia, Australia) that was closed in 2010.[1] The school was encompassed by the Parks Ward of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council area.[9][10]

Nomenclature

The school derived its name from the suburb in which it is located, and in turn the suburb's name (founded in 1924) is derived from the seaport of Ferryden in Forfarshire (Scotland) where the Ferryden Park suburb's founder, William Duthie dairyman of Tam O'Shanter Belt, emigrated from in 1850.[7]

Opening

The school was built[11] and opened in 1953.[1]

Administration

Lee Sansom became the school's last principal (2006–2011),[3]: 1 [2]: 1 upon the departure of Janet Shilling in 2005.[12]: 1 Prior principals have included Graeme Hambley.

Students

The school's student enrolment peaked in 1959,[11] with an enrolment of 639 students, due in part to the post-war boom of the 1950s. In February 2006, four years before its closure, the school had an enrolment of 153, with 34 in CPC, and were predicted to have a total of 180 (1-7) and 40 in CPC.[3]: 1 The trend in student enrolments (August figures) before the school’s closure was:

Trend in enrolment figures
Year Years (CPC – 7) Ref
CPC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
2002 20 24 24 21 17 20 14 22 162 [2]: 1
2003 19 25 19 18 20 15 21 18 155 [2]: 1
2004 21 21 22 20 25 19 16 25 150 [2]: 1
2005 17 27 21 18 16 23 20 17 159 [2]: 1
2006 40 †
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180 †[2]: 1

† The actual enrolment figures for February 2006 were a total of 153 (years 1-7) and 34 in CPC.[12]: 1 The 2006 figures quoted in this table, a list of the final figures for each year, were only predicted figures for the end of 2006.[12]: 1

In 2006, the enrolments demonstrated the impact of the proposed Westwood redevelopment program, with 8 students leaving for interstate/overseas, 4 transferring to non-Government schools, 42 transferring to South Australia Government Schools and 4 leaving for other reasons, making a total of 58 leavers (31%).[12]: 1

In 1997, the "Materials and Service Charge", a charge is payable in each year in respect of a student enrolled at a school for materials and services was $115.[13]

Closure

Ferryden Park Primary School closed at the end of 2010.[1][5] The school was merged with four other similar schools in the area, i.e. Ridley Grove Primary School, Mansfield Park Primary School, Woodville Gardens Preschool, and Parks Children's Centre, to form the new Woodville Gardens School, built on the old Ridley Grove Primary School site.[8] The merger occurred as part of the Education Works New Schools Project of the Department of Education and Children's Services.[14] The purpose of the school's closure was to make way for new "super schools", Woodville Gardens School and Blair Athol North School.[5]

The vacated school site was earmarked for residential development.[15] In 2015, the former Ferryden Park Primary School suffered a fire which damaged three of the school's sheds.[16] Despite advocacy for the site to be dedicated to community use as a park,[5] the school's land was cleared and rezoned for residential development and developed into a residential subdivision called "Westwood", with numerous lots and new housing constructed on the land.[4][17][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ abcdef"Ferryden Park Primary School (1953—2010)". National Redress Scheme (www.nationalredress.gov.au). Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ abcdefghij"Welcome to Ferryden Park Primary School - Parent Handbook (as of 2011)"(PDF). Ferryden Park Primary School (www.ferrydenps.sa.edu.au). Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  3. ^ abcd"School Context Statement (as of 2006)"(PDF). Ferryden Park Primary School (www.ferrydenps.sa.edu.au). p. 1. Archived(PDF) from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  4. ^ ab"Ferryden Park Residential Development Site, 184-214 Days Road, Ferryden Park, SA 5010". Real Commercial (www.realcommercial.com.au). Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ^ abcdePetersen, Holly (8 April 2014). "Call for land at former western school sites to be quarantined as open space as developers move in on land". New.com.au (www.news.com.au). Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ^"Delivering an inspiring urban future | Annual Report 2013-14"(PDF). Renewal SA (www.renewalsa.sa.gov.au). 25 September 2014. p. 33. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  7. ^ ab"Place Names of South Australia - F". The Manning Index of South Australian History. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025.
  8. ^ ab"Education Works: New Schools". Department of Education and Children's Services, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  9. ^"Council Wards (as of 2020)". Port Adelaide Enfield (www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au). Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ^"Council Wards (as of 2025)". Port Adelaide Enfield (www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au). Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  11. ^ abWeindenhofer, Taylor (February 1996). "City of Enfield Heritage Survey"(PDF). Enviro Data SA (www.data.environment.sa.gov.au). Government of South Australia. p. 161. Archived(PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  12. ^ abcd"School Context Statement (as of 2005)"(PDF). Ferryden Park Primary School (www.ferrydenps.sa.edu.au). p. 1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  13. ^Education Regulations 1997 (SA)(PDF) (Regulations). South Australia State Parliament. 1997. 107A (p.45) and Schedule (p.51). Archived(PDF) from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  14. ^"Education Works". Department of Education and Children's Services, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  15. ^Etheridge, Michelle (30 March 2011). "Infrastructure improvements needed". Weekly Times. Adelaide, South Australia: Messenger Press. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  16. ^"Fire engulfs three sheds at vacant primary school in Ferryden Park". The Advertiser (www.adelaidenow.com.au). 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  17. ^"Westwood - Ferryden Park". Falcorp (www.falcorp.com.au). Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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