Safety Bay Primary School

Safety Bay Primary had it's 50th Anniversary on November 14, 1992. There was an open day and a reunion of past students and teachers.

A lot of research went into the planning of the special event. Many photographs from the early years were found and an impressive display was put together for past and present students and teachers to appreciate and reflect on.

The present school was opened for business on September 15, 1954. I have included a selection of these images and some information that details the school's origins. I hope you enjoy!


Boys playing baseball in the playground. The car was driving along Defence Road (the only bitumized road in the area). The school is in the background and part of the rainwater tank (our drinking water).	Headmaster Andrew Ferguson and some of the older boys making a vegetable garden. In the background Kingsview Lodge, where we were accommodated	Safety Bay Primary School. Children in the infants group and standards 1,2, 3, photographed in the playground.

These photographs were taken between 1942 and 1954. The original school consisted of 14 students between the ages of 5 and 12. They were taught in the supper room of the old Bay View Theatre (now McLarty Hall). The photos show some of the early activities that took place, such as excursions to the nearby beach to study and collect specimens; cricket matches and the construction of the school vegetable garden.

When student numbers increased, they moved into the (McLarty) hall. They were further relocated to the Safety Bay Yacht Club due to an accommodation shortage. Student enrolments finally led to the construction of a permanent school building, which was officially opened on November 14, 1952.


	In the above photo the school children are fossicking around an old homestead in the Safety Bay area.	Safety Bay Primary School. Students of standards 4, 5, 6 and post primary, on the cement deck outside the school.	Class of 1948 - The Teacher Headmaster was Mr Les Whiteman (right of photo). The other was Teacher monitor Mr Mervyn Regehr. School was held in the supper room of McLarty Hall - at that time only partly constructed.