Marmion Primary School

Infobox Aust school
name = Marmion Primary School


motto = "Strive to learn"
established = 1956
type = Primary, Public, Co-educational
principal = Mike Atkinson
city = Marmion
state = WA
country = Australia
campus = Suburban
enrolment = ~300
coordinates = coord|-31.844206|115.759077|format=dms|display=inline,title
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homepage = [http://www.marmionprimary.com www.marmionprimary.com]

Marmion Primary School, (also known as "The Little School in the Bush") is a co-educational state primary school in the northern coastal suburb of Marmion in Perth, Western Australia. It teaches kindergarten to year 7 in the Western Australian education system. Its motto is "Strive to Learn".

The school contains a reasonably steady population of about 300 students [ [http://www2.eddept.wa.edu.au/schoolprofile/home.do School Profile] , Education Department (WA), accessed 2006-11-25] . The current principal of the school is Mr. Mike Atkinson

History

The School originally opened on 13 February 1956 as a three-room, two-teacher school with 54 pupils. Building had begun in the spring of 1955, despite objections from parents who did not want to send their children to a school "in the bush" with no access road, fences or electricity. Until nearby residential subdivision in the mid-1970s, the school was accessible only by two tracks - one from Beach Road and Flora Terrace, and the other from Ozone Road. [cite book|title=Recollections from a shoreline|author=North Beach Historical Society|publisher=Artlook (The West Australian)|year=1980|pages=113|id=ISBN 0-908112-17-3]

The school grew considerably after the surrounding suburb of Marmion developed between 1973 and 1976. In 2006, the school celebrated its [http://www.marmionprimary.com/50thANN.html 50th Anniversary] .

In January 2007, the school moved its kindergarten from nearby Sorrento to onsite.

Programs

The school has a variety of special programs in operation, including music, German language, extension mathematics and a gifted and talented program for identified Year 5-7 students.

Extracurricular activities

The school took part in the Recfishwest clinic in January 2005. [ [http://www.recfishwest.org.au/PhotoMarmionPrimSchlClinic2004.htm "Marmion Primary School "FishSmart SunSmart" Fishing Clinic photos"] , Recfishwest, January 2005]

Notable faculty

* Mark Merritt, who teaches science at the school, won the 2005 "Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools". [ [https://sciencegrants.dest.gov.au/scienceprize/Pages/Doc.aspx?name=previous_winners/TP2005MarkMerritt.htm "2005 Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools"] , Department of Education, Science and Training, 13 October 2007] He has also been awarded the "De Laeter Medal" in 2004 for his outstanding contribution to science teaching and a "Premier’s Award for Science Teaching" in 2003. [ [http://www.sciencewa.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=461&Itemid=571 "Mark Merritt, Marmion Primary School"] , Science Network, Department of Industry and Resources, 2 January 2007]

Awards

Marmion Primary School won an Encouragement Award in the 2004 PALS awards. [ [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:BeI8nPzqPLwJ:pals.dia.wa.gov.au/ProjectDetail.aspx%3Fid%3D15+%22Marmion+Primary+School%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=35&gl=uk "Marmion Primary and Kalumburu become PALS - 2004"] , Partnership, Acceptance, Learning and Sharing, Department of Indigenous Affairs] They won the 'Whole School' category award in 2005. [ [http://www.dia.wa.gov.au/News/News_208.aspx "PALS winners shine at Wardarnji"] , Department of Indigenous Affairs, 22 November 2005]

References

External links

* [http://www.marmionprimary.com Official site]