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Contact Details:
Epsom Road
Stirling
5241  East London

E-mail: office@stirlingps.co.za
Tel: 043-735-1426
Fax: 043-735-2331
 

A Brief History

  

Set in the leafy suburb of Stirling, between Epsom and Dunbar Roads, East London, South Africa, our school has long since stood for excellence in education.

 

Established in 1954, Stirling has grown from a fledgling primary school with some 60 pupils to a vibrant, progressive school steeped in traditional values.  We currently educate over 1200 children each year.  The school has not only experienced numerical growth, but has grown significantly in reputation and is known for its academic, cultural and sporting excellence.  The vision and energy of principals and governors over the years has resulted in excellent facilities and resources – some of which are unparalleled in the region.
 

STIRLING PRIMARY SCHOOL TIMELINE

 

1953    Photo in Daily Dispatch showing new building
Jan 20, 1954 Stirling Primary School opens doors
Feb, 1954     1st school committee elected - PTA formed
May 29, 1954   School officially opened by chairman of school board, Mr AW Barnes
Oct, 1954 1st fundraising bazaar held
May, 1955    1st birthday commemoration with 1st inter-house athletics competition
  1st cricket pitch constructed
May, 1956    New wing opened
Oct, 1956      1st prize giving and concert held
May, 1957  3rd birthday - celebrated with turning of first sod of new swimming pool
Oct, 1957  1st caretaker appointed
Oct, 1959  Music department started
Jan, 1958      Pedestrian controlled robot built, installed in Epsom Road
1958   Additional land obtained for playgrounds
May, 1959   Plaque unveiled on 5th anniversary to commemorate opening of school
   Change rooms built onto swimming pool
Jan, 1960 Art room wing opened

1965                                       

 School hall opened
  Music Block completed
1966    Land on Gleneagles acquired
1967                                        Stirling Primary School becomes laboratory school, introducing initial teaching alphabet
1970 First head boy and head girl elected

1971                                

First School bus aquired
1972 School Story put on existing building
  Hall enlarged and gallery build
1973   Ms Froelich retires
1974                                        Mr van Wyk becomes new school principal – 600 pupils & 26 staff  members
  Pre-Primary classes open
  Tennis Courts build
   Library opens on 20th birthday
1975 school celebrated 21st birthday
1976 Mr Hall becomes principal
   Khaki uniform replaced by brown uniform
1979  School attains P status
May, 1979  Bursary fund launched to mark silver jubilee
1980   Toyota school bus arrives
  Netball courts built
Oct, 1980  Opening of enlarged pool & tuck shop complex & tarmac area
1981  Media centre opened (now JP Art room)
1985 Stirling High school is started – uniform adjusted to green gyms
1986 School badge redesigned – one badge, but schools to keep own motto’s
  Computer room enlarged
  Staff room enlarged to accommodate larger staff
  Pool heating installed
1988 Gleneagles seating, change rooms and kiosk facilities completed
  Tennis shelter completed
1991     Model C school
1991 New Pre Primary at Gleneagles opened
1992 Aftercare facility officially opened
1993 

Tennis clubhouse completed. Stirling Primary School becomes first EL school to open own school shop
1994 Admin offices renovated
1995  Entrance and front surrounds upgraded
1996  Lecture Theatre and new computer room opened
1996      U9 Turf wicket laid
1997 OBE integrated
  Re-introduction of formal birthday celebrations
1998  U13 turf wicket re-laid
1999 Ablution block for seniors and netball courts upgraded
2000 Chess introduced as subject
  U11 turf wicket re-laid
2001 Senior computer room opened
2002   Peter Pan incorporated into Stirling Primary School
2003  Work on indoor sports complex started
2004 Grade R extensions completed
2004   December, Mr. Selwyn Hall (principal) retired
2005 July, Mr. Peter Johnson joins the staff as principal
2006  Indoor Sports Complex completed, with indoor cricket nets, permanent seating and paving
2007  Boundary palisade fencing and Administrative area upgraded Staffroom upgraded & New extension to Aftercare building built
2009 28 data projectors installed in the classrooms & Marimba Band venue completed

                                


First Principal  
Miss Joan Froelich:  January 1954 - December 1973

 


Second Principal
Mr Les van Wyk:  April 1974 - September 1976


Third Principal
Mr Hall:  1976 - 2004
Photographs by Rob Pollock Photography, Parents and Teachers