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Intermediate Results 1961

A record 565 pupils sat for the first Intermediate  Certificate Examination in 1961. and 90% passed Bursaries were gained in External Examination & 12 pupils to gain bursaries. 10 achieved. M Alphandary, M. Dickens, L. Grimison, R. Ivimey, C Myatt, M. Rowan, R. Sandland, D.  Sellers, J. Solomons, R. Tindall.

In 1963 Leaving Certificate: 173 pupils were presented& 158 gaining successful passes. R. Ivimey equal 27th place in Leaving Certificate & Janet Solomons 80th place& University Bursaries awarded to them.

Honours: 1st class English Trina Stephens 85th, 2nd class, Graham Cullum, Suzanne Hartman, Jacqueline Mayes, Robyn Payne, Janet Solomons.

History 2nd class: Graham Cullum, Glenys Whitefield.

French 1st class: Elyse Wallace 69th place, Jacky Aghion14th place, 2nd class Elaine Bock.

Economics 1st class: Ian Lapham 76th place, 2nd class: Michael Brown, Chris Goldsmith, Sandra McManus, Wilma Norris, Clifford Truelove.

Geography 1st class: John Herington 11th place, Trina Stephens  59th place, Alexis Andrews 82nd place, Edward Booth 90th place, John Stowar 142nd place.

Chemistry 1st class: Rosslyn Ivimey  34th place.

Physics 2nd class: Frank Johnston, Barry Westlake, Evan Bathe.

Mathematics 1 1st class Janet Solomons 53rd, Ron Sandland 87th place, Lindsay Grimison 87th place, 2nd class Morris Alphandary, Ken Amos, Evan Bathe, Tom Ford, Warwick Hearne, Rosslyn Ivimey, Frank Johnston.

Mathematics 2 1st class: Warwick Hearne 39th, Ron Sandland 40th, 2nd class Lindsay Grimison.

Commonwealth Scholarships: Aghion J, Alphandary M , Bathe E, Beckett E, Bennett B, Bock E, Booth E, Brown M, Cullum G ,Ford T, Grimison L, Hartman S, Herington J, Howard L, Ivimey R, Johnston A, Johnston J, Kennedy R, Lumb M, Mayes J, Payne R, Ralston j, rule J, Sandland R, Scrimes G, Solomons J, Stephens T, Szilasi J, Tindall R, Truelove C, Walker G, Watson J, Westlake B, Yee G.

Initial Award Teacher's Scholarship: Andrew A, Barnes W, Beckett E, Beckett R, Bennett B, Bock E, Booth E, Brown D, Brown M, Cliffe K, Cox C, Cullum G, Dickens M,  Gilbert J,  Goldsmith C, Graycon W, Grimison L, Hartman S, Hearne W, Herington, Hetherington J, Holmes G, Howard l, Ivimey R, Kennedy R, Lapham I, Lumb M, McManus S, Mayes D. Myatt C, Payne R, Phillipson P, Philpot E, Ralston J, Ridding C, Rowan M, Scrimes G, Sellars D, Solomons J, Stephens T, Stowar J, Szilasi, Timmins J, Tindall R, Wagstaff N, Walker G, Wallace E, Ward N, Watson J, Westlake B, Woods P, Yee G.

1959 it was treated as two schools and then 1960 R Ivimey was dux of 2nd Year & 3rd year and again in 4th year .In the senior year e. A Willis M.L.A, prize awarded in 1961 Scholarship, Sport, Service & John Herington  & Elaine Bock of 3rd year. In 1962 Ken Johnston & John Stowar were joint winners whilst Laurel Howard won the girls section. Laurel also received and award for training the schools' marching girl team.

School Captains & Prefects: Ron  Graham was elected the first School Captain in 1960-63. John Herington Vice Captain 1961-63. Jacqueline Mays was girls' Vice Captain. Judith Timmins was girls' Captain 1962-63, Vice Captain in1962 senior Prefect in 1963 Chris butler and Jill Ralston were Vice Captains in 1960.

1963 Captain J. Mays, Ron Graham.

Vice captains Wendy Aldous, John Herington.

Senior Prefects : Judy Timmins Robin Payne, John Stowar, Edward Philpot.

Prefects; Beckett E, Bock E, Earle L, Hartman S, Howard L, Ivemey R, Lumb M, Norris W, Pike R, Rowan M, Stephens T, Stewart J, Usenko E, Wagstaff  N, Watson J, Yee G, Bathe E, Booth E, Brown M, Bullivant R, Dickens M, Ferguson K, Gilbert J, Grimison L, Ingersole R, Johnston K, Lapham I, Malcolm G, Mayes D, Sellars, Sneddon G, Yardley A.

The first school fete was held on 7th October 1959 and net profit of £816 being made. the school band led by Mr Noakes marched from Kingsgrove station led by Robyn Howard and the school marching girls. Lucky Starr opened the fete.

The first meeting took place in February 1959 when volunteers for the school canteen were called for. Mrs. J Acland a & Mrs. J Johnston made up the roster. Mrs. Gelder took up manageress for 3 months and  stayed for 18 months. There were no fly screens doors, no electricity and it was not painted. In 1960 they sold stationary and June 61 lovely hot soup.

Mrs. Morgan, Timmins, Stewart, Deveridge, Langham, Ward, & Johnston were many of the wonderful mums who ran the canteen in those dim, dark days. Mrs. Gelder was appointed full time a manageress in 1961-64.

A souvenir cookbook was published 1959 Mrs. Spicer collected recipes Mrs. Beves designed the cover. Daffodil Margarine a sponsor the and paid for covers and paper. It sold for 3/- and made over £100 profit.

Many purchase were bought with their profits . Grand piano, portable tape recorder, reading machines an internal telephone system and electric duplicator and books for the library. They also paid for a gardener one day a week then, later two days a week.

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