History of Stirling Primary School By marylou Dec 1, 1953 Photo of new school building appears in Daily Dispatch Jan 20, 1954 Stirling Primary School opens its doors Feb 1, 1954 First school committee is elected - PTA formed May 29, 1954 School officially opened by chairman of school board, Mr AW Barnes Oct 1, 1954 First fundraising bazaar May 1, 1955 First birthday commemorated with inter-house athletics competition May 14, 1955 Construction of first cricket pitch May 1, 1956 New wing opened Oct 1, 1956 First prize giving and concert held May 1, 1957 3rd birthday - celebrated with turning of first sod of new swimming pool Oct 15, 1957 FIrst caretaker appointed Jan 15, 1958 Pedestrian controlled robot built, installed in Epsom Road Jun 15, 1958 Additional land obtained for playgrounds May 1, 1959 Plaque unveiled on 5th anniversary May 15, 1959 Change rooms built onto swimming pool Oct 1, 1959 Music department started Jan 15, 1960 Art room wing opened Jan 15, 1965 School hall opened; Music block opened Jan 15, 1966 Land on Gleneagles Road acquired Jan 15, 1967 Stirling Primary School becomes laboratory school, introducing initial teaching alphabet Nov 15, 1970 First head boy and head girl elected Jan 15, 1971 First School bus aquired May 15, 1972 School Story put on existing building;Hall enlarged and gallery build Dec 14, 1973 Ms Froelich retires Jan 15, 1974 Mr van Wyk becomes new school principal – 600 pupils & 26 staff members; Pre-Primary classes open; Tennis courts built May 15, 1974 Library opens on 20th birthday May 15, 1975 Stirling Primary School celebrates 21st birthday Jan 15, 1976 Mr Hall becomes principal; Khaki uniform replaced by brown uniform Jan 15, 1979 School attains P status May 15, 1979 Bursary fund launched to mark silver jubilee Jan 15, 1980 Toyota school bus arrives; Netball courts built Oct 15, 1980 Opening of enlarged pool, tuck shop complex & tarmac area Jan 15, 1981 Media centre opened (now JP Art room) Jan 15, 1985 Stirling High school opens – uniform adjusted to green gyms Jan 15, 1986 School badge redesigned – one badge, but schools to keep own motto’s Jan 15, 1986 Lecture Theatre and new computer room opened May 15, 1986 Computer room enlarged Jun 15, 1986 Staff room enlarged to accommodate larger staff Oct 15, 1986 Pool heating installed May 15, 1988 Gleneagles seating, change rooms and kiosk facilities completed Jun 15, 1988 Tennis shelter completed Jan 15, 1991 Model C school Jan 20, 1991 New Pre-primary facility opened at Gleneagles Jan 15, 1992 Aftercare facility officially opened Jan 15, 1993 Tennis clubhouse completed. Stirling Primary School becomes first EL school to open own school shop Jun 15, 1994 Admin offices renovated Jun 15, 1995 Entrance and front surrounds upgraded Jan 15, 1996 Lecture Theatre and new computer room opened; U9 Turf wicket laid Jan 15, 1997 OBE integrated Jan 15, 1998 U13 turf wicket re-laid Jun 15, 1999 Ablution block for seniors and netball courts upgraded Jan 15, 2000 Chess introduced in the classroom; U11 turf wicket re-laid Jan 15, 2001 Senior computer room opened Jan 15, 2002 Peter Pan incorporated into Stirling Primary School Jan 15, 2003 Work on indoor sports complex commences Oct 15, 2004 Grade R extensions completed Dec 14, 2004 Mr. Selwyn Hall (principal) retires Jul 1, 2005 Mr. Peter Johnson joins the staff as principal Jun 15, 2006 Indoor Sports Complex completed, with indoor cricket nets, permanent seating and paving Jun 15, 2007 Boundary palisade fencing and Administrative area upgraded Staffroom upgraded & New extension to Aftercare building built Jun 15, 2009 28 data projectors installed in the classrooms & Marimba Band venue completed Dec 15, 2010 Additional Grade R classrooms completed Jun 15, 2011 opening of the Creative Arts Centre Jan 11, 2012 Junior Computer Lab redesigned and refurbished
