EARLY YEARS

The Edward School buildings (built on the Lethbridge Park Plan) were occupied by the Principal and staff on Tuesday February 8 1972 and on the following day 186 children were enrolled.

89 pupils were transferring from the old Deniliquin (George St) School, 65 form Deniliquin South School and 32 new Kindergarten pupils.

On May 16 an additional teacher was appointed to teach Kindergarten the total enrolment has reached 218 pupils.

The school was officially opened on September 29 by Mr. J.A. Lawson, MLA Member for Murray. With the closing of the Deniliquin Public School and the new intake of Kindergarten children, the enrolment reached 297 at the beginning of 1973.

Two classes were accommodated at the old Deniliquin School (George St) while one class was housed in the school library. The first Year 6 class was formed with Miss Joan Asmussen the teacher.

From the beginning of 1974 the school was reclassified with a Primary and Infants Department.

Miss Mary Kemp from Kempsey was appointed as the first Infants Mistress. Enrolment at the time was 134 infants and 156 primary. However it was still necessary to house three primary classes at Deniliquin Public School. Pupils were bussed down in the morning, back for lunch, back to George St and return on a daily basis.

On August 29 1974, the second stage of the building program commenced. This consisted of four classrooms and a shelter shed. The work was completed on September 18, 1975.

One day later, four classes from the old Deniliquin Public School site moved into the new accommodation and Edward became a complete school.

To cater for the dental care of the pupils of the Deniliquin District a Dental Clinic was established in the main administration block with the work completed on June 27, 1976.