Amsleigh Park Primary School (APPS)

formerly

East Oakleigh State School (EOSS)

 

 We All Went To The Same School

 

Amsleigh Park Primary School is the new name of the school located on State Street in East Oakleigh. In earlier times it was known as East Oakleigh State School. Since opening in 1929 there have been four different names for the school. There may be two names but it is the same building where we all walked the same halls. As a former pupil of the school (1950-1954) I think it would be a wonderful present for the current students of Amsleigh Park Primary School if all we 'oldies' were to create A Pictoral History of Our School.

Do you have any old photographs of the school building at various times in its history? Do you have any staff photos? Any old textbooks? I have a copy of the school history I received in 1974 and 2 classroom photographs. Let me know what you can contribute by contacting me via email or regular mail. You will be credited with any contribution we use. Thanks for your cooperation.

Contributors: as of June 2005

Then...and...Now

Did you know that in 1853 State St. used to be called Saint Patrick Street click here to see the lot map!!

 

 

The First Day of School at EOSS

In The Beginning -- The official opening took place at 2:15p.m. Wednesday, 30th October 1929. The building was described as a 2-storey brick structure with 12 classrooms set in a 'U' shape round a quadrangle

 
 

Head Teachers 1929- 1966

EOSS Staff Photographs over the years

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'48

'51

'52

'58

'60

'62

'63

'64

'65

'66

'68

'69

'70
 

Pictoral History: Click here to view photographs in the EOSS photograph album

1929 - 1970

CLASSROOM PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION CLICK

HERE

 

Who are the mystery peekaboo female student and peekaboo male student from 1964?

Remember any of these EOSS Textbooks from the early 1950's

Who Remembers Learning to Read from the Victorian Readers?

  • Cousins Chris Milligan (Canada) and David Milligan (Australia) returned to visit EOSS in 1993 for the first time together since 1954...click here for pics.
  • The most recent visit of some former students took place on July 13th 2005
 

 

East Oakleigh State School has evolved into Amsleigh Park Primary School...look here at some of the changes

  • email: christopher.milligan@mcgill.ca
  • snail: c/o McGill University, Faculty of Education, 3700 Mctavish St., Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2, Canada
  • Milligan's homepage
Site updated October 19, 2005