I am so excited and looking forward to helping Drysdale Primary School celebrate 150 years of education and community building. My community would be very different without Drysdale Primary School. My Grandfather came to live in Drysdale as the Principal of Drysdale Primary School and then my father came to live with his father and met my mother and as they say the rest is history.
In 1975, I loved being part of the hundred year celebrations of the school and now to have the opportunity to celebrate 150 years – I’m excited. People are wanting to schedule holidays around the week that celebration events will be held 13 to approximately 17 October 2025. We hope previous teachers, students and parents help to make the celebrations special.
If you have memorabilia or photos that you would like to share, or you’d like to help us, we’d love to hear from you. Please make contact with us, and provide details, using the button below.
Anne Brackley OAM
Grade Photos
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1950s
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1953 – Grade 6
Back Row: (left to right) Don Humphreys, Des McKiernan, Neville Casey, Victor Fuller, Trevor Fuller.
3rd Row: Geoff Lancaster, Noel Lennox, Ray Bennett, Neil Rennedy, Ron Searle, Ron Barrand, Ross Williams, Lawrence Kingsbury.
2nd Row: Dianne Lunn, Shirley Young, Lynette Beck, Nola Drake, Margaret Barrand, Fay Fairbrother, Pasty Butcher, Joyce Fisher, Nancy Parish.
Front Row: Clive Bennett, Gary Mannix, Rex Stanley.
1954 – Grade 1
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1954 – Grade 2
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1954 – Grades 5 to 8
Back Row: (left to right) Rex Stanley, Trevon Fuller, Gary Connor, Cecil Capon.
3rd Row: Neville Casey, Vic Fuller, Ray Bennett, Neil Kennedy, Joe Beck, Daryl Butcher and Desie McKiernaan.
2nd Row: Lorraine Barand, Lynette Beck, Pat Butcher, Margaret Barnard, Bev Darter, Edith Bryant, Joyce Fisher.
Front Row: Dianne Lunn, Margaret Sayer, Shirley Young, Nola Taylor, Elaine Reid.
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1958 – Grades 5 & 6
Back Row: (left to right) Rodney Cant, John Davis, Lionel Combs, Richard Nicholson, Desi Connor, Kevin Connor, Carson Bowl, Rex Deeath, Norman Bennett, Tishla Wocijac, Murray Bryant, (Teacher) Mr Pascoe.
3rd Row: Nola Bryant, Margaret Crouch, Helen Smith, Barbara Styles, Jenna, Pam Wisby, Janny Darter, Gloria Hayze, Rayna Deeath, Lorraine Young, Pam Haze, Janet Holiday.
2nd Row: Lynnette Nicholson, Shirley Milne, Marlene Bryant, Marie Beck, Marlene Reynolds, Jeanette Williams, Pauline Fisher.
Front Row: Stan Zagaroski, Denis Neilis, Grant Holiday, Ken Stanley, Ron Jennings, Jenny Bigmore, Eddie Wilson, Garry Bisset.
1920s – 1930s
1923 – Grades 1 & 2
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1933 – Grades 6 to 8
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