Kahibah Public School

Infobox Aust school
name = Kahibah Public School


motto = "Progress With Honour"
established = 1938
type = State run Primary School
principal = Pam Richardson
captains =
city = City of Lake Macquarie
state = New South Wales
country = Australia
campus = Urban
enrolment = 252
colours =
homepage = [http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Kahibah Public School]

Kahibah Public School is a government primary school in Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia. Originally established in 1938 in the Kahibah Memorial Hall, it moved to its current location in 1954. It caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 with a total enrolment of approximately 250.cite web|url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=3874|title=School Locator - Kahibah Public School|publisher=New South Wales Department of Education and Training|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007] The school's Principal is Pam Richardson. [cite web|url=http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/school_info/kpsprin.htm|title=The Principal|author=Kahibah Public School|publisher=New South Wales Department of Education and Training|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007]

The school is a registered war memorial.cite web|url=http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/Details.cfm?MemNo=365|title=Register of War Memorials in New South Wales - Kahibah Public School Memorial Hall|publisher=NSW Government|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007] cite web|url=http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au/Details.cfm?MemNo=469|title=Register of War Memorials in New South Wales - Kahibah Honor Rolls|publisher=NSW Government|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007]

History

In 1938 Kahibah Public School was established as an Infants (early Primary) school in the Kahibah Memorial Hall with an initial enrollment of 33 students and with a single teacher. By 1949 the enrolment had risen to 50 however the school still had only one teacher and a new, more permanent school that catered for all primary ages was needed.cite web|url=http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/school_info/publications/50years/50year04_05.htm|title=Kahibah Public School - 50 Year Book - Page 04-05|publisher=Kahibah Public School (N.S.W.)|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007]

After closing for a short time in 1951, with most students transferred to the school at Charlestown, it reopened as a Primary school in 1952.

In 1953 land at the present site was acquired and the school opened with four buildings in 1954. In 1955 a further acre of land was acquired and another two buildings were built and occupied by October of that year although the school was not officially opened until 11 August 1956. Two more buildings were added to the school in 1960. [cite web|url=http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/school_info/publications/handbooks/info_book.htm#welcome|title=Information Handbook|author=Kahibah Public School|publisher=New South Wales Department of Education and Training|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007]

After reaching an enrollment peak of approximately 450 in the mid 1970s enrollment has reduced during successive years to the current figure of 252.

War memorial

The Kahibah Memorial Hall (originally called the Soldier's Memorial Hall) was opened in 1922 on land approximately Convert|270|m|ft|0|abbr=on north-west of the current site of the school. When it was demolished in 1996 to make way for home units proceeds of the land sale were paid to the Kahibah Public School P&C Association. In 2004 the Kahibah World War I and World War II honor rolls from the hall were transferred to the Kahibah Public School Memorial Hall for display and safekeeping and the school was registered officially as a war memorial. [cite web|url=http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/links/kahibah_and_environs/history/honourrolls/kpshrrolls.htm|title=Memorial Hall Honour Rolls|author=Kahibah Public School|publisher= New South Wales Department of Education and Training|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.skp.com.au/memorials2/pages/91005.htm|title=Kahibah Memorial Hall (Vanished)|author=Michael Southwell-Keely|publisher=Merelyn Southwell-Keely|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/links/kahibah_and_environs/history/hall/kpshalloverview.htm|title=Memorial Hall Overview|author=Kahibah Public School|publisher=New South Wales Department of Education and Training|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.skp.com.au/memorials2/pages/20700.htm|title=Kahibah Public School Memorial Hall|author=Michael Southwell-Keely|publisher=Merelyn Southwell-Keely|accessdate=5 October|accessyear=2007]

See also

* List of Government schools in New South Wales

References

External links

* [http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Kahibah Public School website]
* [http://www.kahibah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/school_info/publications/50years/50yearindex.htm Kahibah Public School - 50 Year Book]