Photograph, Mount Dandenong Primary School 1997, 1997

Historical information

1997 was the Centenary Year of the school. The first Mt Dandenong State School opened in a shed on the property of William Ferguson on the corner of Blythe and Old Coach Roads.
The first teacher was Miss Ethel Gruber who opened the school on May 11th, 1897.
It wasn’t until 1901 that the school shifted over the road into an old school building that was moved up to the new site from Ringwood. All the buildings were demolished to make way for a new school that opened in 1991.

Physical description

Students playing on the basketball/tennis court below the school oval in 1997

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