Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
Alma St Fremantle
South Terrace Primary School
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1951
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 | |
South Terrace Primary School, Alma Street, a two storey brick school building surrounded by ancillary buildings, play grounds, grassed areas and basketball courts has social value being representative of the improvement in educational opportunities for Fremantle's children. Aesthetically it is representative of typical school buildings designed by the PWD in this period. The school has historic value for its associations with the original school located on South Terrace.
A primary school site comprising a two storey brick and iron school building, other associated single storey buildings, playgrounds, grassed areas and basketball courts surrounded by a low level steel post and mesh wire fence.
Alma Street is named after the Alma River in the Ukraine and the Battle of Alma of the 1854 Crimean War. It doesn't appear on a survey of town in 1844 - only after the Convict Establishment was settled with guards from ships once in military service to that war. Alma Street Primary school replaced an earlier primary school on the site of Fremantle Public Hospital. Both the primary and infants schools were in existence on the South Terrace/Alma Street site in 1951. The new school was built close to the site of the old Fremantle cemetery which was cleared of burials in order that the school might be constructed. Certain old and small houses were also demolished when the school was built. The original primary school building appears to have been converted into the Day Centre Block "A". This place was identified in the "Heritage Report on: 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986.
Built close to the site of the old Fremantle cemetery which was cleared of burials in order that the school might be constructed.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fremantle, "Conservation of Freestanding Limestone Walls", Bulletin No 1 | July 1989 | ||
| South Terrace Primary School, Building Management Authority of WA by M. Bosworth |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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