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Research by Gordon Freegard

 

 

 

1915          Teacher   DAVIES David                            Head Teacher on Supply

Children known to have attended:    HARRIET LAMONT

 


 

1916          Teacher   DAVIES David                            Head Teacher on Supply

 


ONGERUP FIRST SCHOOL Date unknown
 

1917          Teacher   DAVIES David                            Head Teacher on Supply

 

1918          Teacher   CONSTANTINE Eileen                  Head Teacher

 

1919          Teacher   DAVIES David                            Head Teacher on Supply

 

1920          Teacher   POLLARD Gladys                        Head Teacher

 

1921          Teacher   FOSTER Samuel                         Head Teacher on Supply

 

1922          Teacher   SHOWALL Ursula                        Head Teacher

 

1923          Teacher   SHOWALL Ursula                        Head Teacher

 

1924          Teacher   

 

1925          Teacher   

 

1926          Teacher   

 

1927          Teacher   

 

1928          Teacher   

 

1929          Teacher   MACKAY Eileen                          Head Teacher

 

1930          Teacher   

 

1931          Teacher   

 

1932          Teacher   

 

1933          Teacher   

 

1934          Teacher   

 

1935          Teacher   

 

1936          Teacher   

 

1937          Teacher   

 

1938          Teacher   WHITTINGTON Henrietta              Head Teacher on Probation

 

1939          Teacher   WHITTINGTON Henrietta              Head Teacher on Probation

 

1940          Teacher   GEIL Irwin                                 Head Teacher on Probation

 

1941          Teacher   DURBIN Reginald                        Head teacher

 

1942          Teacher   DURBIN Reginald                        Head teacher
                                FERRY Gwendoline                     Head Teacher on Probation
                                MOSS Maida                             Head Teacher on Probatoion
                                FAWELL Jean                            Temporary Head Teacher on Probation

 

1943          Teacher   DURBIN Reginald                        Head teacher
                                FAWELL Jean                            Temporary Head Teacher on Probation
                                WARD Rosemary                       Temporary Head Teacher on Probation

 

1944          Teacher   DURBIN Reginald                        Head teacher
                                LUTLEY Josie                            Head Teacher
                                FAWELL Jean                            Temporary Head Teacher on Probation

 

1945          Teacher   DURBIN Reginald                        Head teacher
                                LUTLEY Josie                            Head Teacher
                                WARD Rosemary                       Temporary Head Teacher on Probation
                               WALKER Augusta                        Head Teacher on Probation

 

1946          Teacher   DURBIN Reginald                        Head teacher
                                LUTLEY Josie                            Head Teacher
                               MATTHEWS Morfwyn                  Head Teacher on Probation

 

1947          Teacher   MATTHEWS Morfwyn                  Head Teacher on Probation
                                SCOTT Jean                              Head Teacher

 

1948          Teacher    SCOTT Jean                              Head Teacher

Children known to have attended:    MARGARET BAINBRIDGE, SUE BAINBRIDGE, MALCOLM BRAND, BARBARA CAMPBELL, GRAHAM CAMPBELL, JACQUELINE CAMPBELL, GILL CHAPMAN, JANICE CHAPMAN, JOAN EDWARDS, PAM EDWARDS, PETER FOSTER, DOUG GODFREY, GRACE HART, KENNY JACOBSEN, GORDON IRELAND,NICK JAEKEL, PHILLIP JOUBERT, YVONNE JOUBERT, JILL LAHOAR, ROBIN LAMONT, TERRY LAMONT, JULIE MILLS, KEN NEWBEY, MOIRA O'NEILL, KELVIN O'NEIL, TIM O'NEIL, DAWN STARLING, NORMA STIRLING, AILEEN THOMPSON, DAVID THOMPSON, GARRY THOMPSON, IRENE VAUX

"Early in 1948 Tom and Siss Hounsham put down a deposit of 1 pound (two dollars) on a school bus. He drove the chassis from Perth and Hendry’s of Gnowangerup built the bus on it. This was the first official school bus for the Ongerup school.
Previously the children of the area attended two “Bush” schools West and East Ongerup before they were amalgamated into one at Ongerup. Tom Hounsham was a popular figure with his children, as the writer knows from experience. He was always cheerful and the journey never seemed too long with Tom at the wheel."
This piece was part of Tom’s Obituary possibly written by Eunice Faulkner for the Gnowangerup Star.
 

ONGERUP SCHOOL 1948
Back Row L -R:   AILEEN THOMPSON, PAM EDWARDS, NORMA STARLING, MOIRA O'NEILL, GARRY THOMPSON, GILL CHAPMAN, KEN NEWBEY, DOUG GODFREY, TERRY LAMONT
Next Row L - R:  DAWN STARLING, YVONNE JOUBERT, GRACE HART, JACQUELINE CAMPBELL, KELVIN O'NEIL, Behind MICK JAEKEL is GRAEME CAMPBELL, and behind JOAN EDWARDS is MALCOLM BRAND
Next Row L - R:    JILL LOHOAR, JANICE CHAPMAN, MICK JAEKEL, TIM O'NEILL, JULIE MILLS, JOAN EDWARDS
Front Row L - R:     GORDON IRELAND, IRENE VAUX, KENNY JACOBSEN, ROBIN LAMONT, DAVID THOMPSON,  BARBARA CAMPBELL, PHILLIP JOUBERT
Absentees: PETER FOSTER, MARGARET BAINBRIDGE, SUE BAINBRIDGE

Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

1949          Teacher   GREEN George                           Head Teacher
                                TRAPPITT Patricia                      Temporary Monitor on Probation

 

1950          Teacher   GREEN George                           Head Teacher

 

1951          Teacher   INGRAM John                            Temporary Head Teacher
                                CAMERON Betty                         Monitor on Probation

 

1952          Teacher   CARMODY John                         Head Teacher
                                BROWN MADELINE                      Sewing Mistress
                               THOMPSON Edith                        Assistant Teacher on Supply

 

1953          Teacher   CARMODY John                         Head Teacher
                               HAMMOND Vida                          Assistant Teacher on Probation

 

1954          Teacher   SKAHILL Bryan                          Headmaster
                                AMMOND Vida                          Mistress (Teacher)

 

1955          Teacher   HUGHES Stanley                       Headmaster
                                HAMMOND Vida                        Mistress (Teacher)

 

1956          Teacher   HUGHES Stanley                       Headmaster
                                HAMMOND Vida                        Mistress (Teacher)

 

1957          Teacher   HUGHES Stanley                       Headmaster
                                HAMMOND Vida                        Mistress (Teacher)

 

1958          Teacher   BLUNDELL Wignall Donovan           Headmaster
                                BUNSTAN Vida                           Mistress (Teacher) on Supply

 

1959          Teacher   BLUNDELL Wignall Donovan           Headmaster
                                TIMAR Gisela S.                         Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1960          Teacher   BLUNDELL Wignall Donovan           Headmaster
                                TIMAR Gisela S.                         Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1961          Teacher   BLUNDELL Wignall Donovan           Headmaster
                               HARSLETT Moreton                      Master (Teacher) on Probation
                               TIMAR Gisela S.                          Mistress (Teacher)

Children known to have attended:     ?   BOLTON, ELAINE DUNCAN, SANDRA DUNCAN, ALAN FAULKNER, STEVEN FAULKNER, BRIAN HOUNSHAM, CHRISSY HOUNSHAM, EVAN HOUNSHAM, COLIN IRELAND, LEXIE JAEKEL, JUDY LEE, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE, JOAN QUARTERMAINE, WAYNE ROGERS, BRADLEY SEBBES, MAXINE SPENCER, GRAEME SPRAGG, JENNY WEIR, SANDRA WOODS,

 

ONGERUP SCHOOL  1961
Front Row  L - R:  EVAN  HOUNSHAM, MAXINE SPENCER, SANDRA WOODS ?, SANDRA DUNCAN, JUDY LEE,  JENNY WEIR, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE ,    ?     .
Others;    WAYNE ROGERS, BRIAN HOUNSHAM, BRADLEY SEBBES, STEVEN FAULKNER, ELAINE DUNCAN, GRAEME SPRAGG,
LEXIE JAEKEL,     ?  BOLTON, COLIN IRELAND, JOHN QUARTERMAINE, ALAN FAULKNER, CHRISSY HOUNSHAM

Photo shared by Danielle Quartermaine     

 

1962          Teacher   RITCHIE Allan                             Headmaster
                                CARMODY Dianna                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation
                                HARSLETT Moreton                      Master (Teacher)

Children known to have attended:     GARY BOLTON, JEFF BROWN, GORDON CLARKE, JIM CLARKE, ALAN FAULKNER,
KEVIN HOUNSHAM, PHILLIP HOUNSHAM, DENNIS LUDLOW, JOHNNY MEARNES, TERRY O'NEILL, ALFRED ROCHE, GRAEME ROGERS,  JOHN QUARTERMAINE, GARRY WOOD,    ?    WOODS

 

ONGERUP SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM  1962
Teacher ALLAN RITCHIE  behind
 Back Row L -R:   JOHN QUARTERMAINE, GARY WOODS ,TERRY O'NEILL, PHILLIP HOUNSHAM,. DENNIS LUDLOW?, JOHNNY MEARNS,  GRAEME ROGERS,  ALFRED ROCHE,   .
Front Row L - R:    ?  WOODS,, KEVIN HOUNSHAM, GORDON CLARKE, JIM CLARKE,  JEFF BROWN, ALAN FAULKNER (Behind),, GARY BOLTON?.

 

1963          Teacher   RITCHIE Allan                             Headmaster
                                CARMODY Dianna                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children known to have attended:     GARY BOLTON, GEOFF BROWN, ALAN FAULKNER, KEVIN HOUNSHAM, GRAHAM ROGERS,

 

1964          Teacher   RITCHIE Allan                             Headmaster
                                BUDSELIC Rafe                           Master (Teacher) on Probation
                                CARMODY Dianna                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children known to have attended:     GARY BOLTON, GEOFF BROWN, PETER BROWN, ELIANE DUNCAN, SANDRA DUNCAN, JOHN EVES, MICHAEL EVES, ALAN FAULKNER, TOM HART, BRIAN HOUNSHAM, KEVIN HOUNSHAM, JOHN McGINTY, NOELENE PENNY, ROBERTA PENNY, GRAHAM ROGERS, BRADLEY SEBBES, KIM SPRAGG, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE, JOHN VAUX, ROSALIE WOODS

 

ONGERUP SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM  c1964
Back Row L -R:    TOM HART, JOHN VAUX, PETER BROWN, GEOFF BROWN, GRAHAM ROGERS, ALLAN FAULKNER, KEVIN HOUNSHAM, KIM SPRAGG
Middle Row L - R:  GARY BOLTON, BRIAN HOUNSHAM, MICHAEL EVES, BRADLEY SEBBES, JOHN EVES, JOHN McGINTY?
Front Row L - R:   GREG WOODS, GRAHAM SPRAGG, BRIAN HART , ROY LINIKER

Photo sent by Allan Faulkner

 

ONGERUP SCHOOL BASKET BALL TEAM  c1964-65
Back Row L -R:     DANIELLE QUAATERMAINE, SANDRA DUNCAN, NOELENE PENNY, ROBERTA PENNY
Front Row L - R:    ELAINE DUNCAN, ROSALIE WOODS, CHERYL    ?
Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

1965          Teacher   FRASER Donald R.                     Headmaster
                                BUDSELIC Rafe                          Master (Teacher)
                                DECKER Roberta                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children known to have attended:     PETER BROWN, SANDRA DUNCAN, JOHN EVES, TOM HART, BRIAN HOUNSHAM,
ROBERTA PENNY, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE, BRADLEY SEBBES, JOHN VAUX, 

 

1966          Teacher   FRASER Donald R.                     Headmaster
                                CARMODY Michael                     Master (Teacher) on Probation
                                DECKER Roberta                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children known to have attended:     PETER BROWN, SANDRA DUNCAN, JOHN EVES, STEVEN FAULKNER, TOM HART, BRIAN HOUNSHAM, ROBERTA PENNY, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE, BRADLEY SEBBES, JOHN VAUX, 

 

ONGERUP SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM  1966
Back Row L - R:    STEVEN FAULKNER,    ?   , TOM HART, JOHN EVES?, GRAEME BOLTON?, BRIAN HART, BRADLEY SEBBES
Middle Row L - R:   BRIAN HOUNSHAM?, EDWARD HAYES, JOHN VAUX?, PETER BROWN,       ?      .
Front Row L - R:   ROY THOMPSON, ROY ROGERS, GRAEME SPRAGG, GREGSON WOODS, DAVID BROWN, WAYNE ROGERS

Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

1967          Teacher   FRASER Donald R.                     Headmaster        
                                DECKER Roberta                        Mistress (Teacher)
                                DEVLIN Peter                            Master (Teacher) on Probation

Children known to have attended:     DAID BROWN, SANDRA DUNCAN, JENNY EDWARDS, WAYNE FLINT, CHERYL GREEN, SUZANNE GREEN, BRIAN HART, GRANT HART, JENNY MATINER, AILEEN PENNY, ROBERTA PENNY, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE, SHARON RIEMUS, SHIRLEY RIEMUS, DARYL ROGERS, JUDY SHACKELTON, BRENDON SIMMONS, JUDY SLEE, GRAEME SPRAGG, ROSLYN SPRAGG, GRAHAM STEWART, JENNY WEIR, JEAN WOOD, VALERIE WOODS

 

ONGERUP GIRLS INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS TEAM   1967
Back Row L - R:   SANDRA DUNCAN, JEAN WOOD, ROBERTA PENNY, JUDY SHACKELTON, JUDY SLEE,
Middle Row L - R:    SUZANNE GREEN, ROSLYN SPRAGG, VALERIE WOODS, JENNY MATTNER, SHARON RIEMUS, CHERYL GREEN, JENNY EDWARDS,    ?  .
Front Row L - R:    SHIRLEY RIEMUS?,   ?  ,   ?   ,   ?   , AILEEN PENNY,   ?   ,   ?   .
 Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson

 


  

ONGERUP TEAM NETBALL CARNIVAL GNOWANGERUP   1967
Back Row L - R:   ROBERTA PENNY, JENNY WEIR, JUDY SLEE, SANDRA DUNCAN
Front Row L - R:    VALERIE WOODS, AILEEN PENNY, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE
 Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

ONGERUP SCHOOL FACTION SPORTS DAY  c1967
L -R:        ?   , DAVID BROWN, DARYL ROGERS, BRENDON SIMMONS, GRAEME SPRAGG, BRIAN HART, GRANT HART, WAYNE FLINT, GRAHAM STEWART
Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

1968          Teacher   FRASER Donald R.                     Headmaster 
                                HUTTS Albert A.                       Master (Teacher) on Probation
                               WALKER Moya                          Mistress (Teacher) on Probation
                               MATTNER ELLa                         Temporary Mistress (Teacher)

 

1969          Teacher   FRASER Donald R.                     Headmaster
                                HUTTS Albert A.                       Master (Teacher) on Probation
                                WALKER Moya                          Mistress (Teacher) on Probation
                                MATTNER ELLa                         Temporary Mistress (Teacher)

 

1970          Teacher   ZUVELA Anthony                      Headmaster
                                WALKER Moya                          Mistress (Teacher) on Probation
                                MATTNER ELLa                         Mistress (Teacher)

 

1971          Teacher   ZUVELA Anthony                      Headmaster
                                MATTNER ELLa                         Mistress (Teacher)
                                SKEVINGTON Wendy Susan         Mistress (Teacher)

 

1972          Teacher   ZUVELA Anthony                      Headmaster
                                MATTNER ELLa                         Mistress (Teacher)
                                SKEVINGTON Wendy Susan         Mistress (Teacher)

 

1973          Teacher   FARQUHAR David Brettney           Headmaster
                                SCOTT Alec                              Master (teacher)
                               SCOTT Susan Janet                    Mistress (Teacher)

 

1974          Teacher   

 

1975          Teacher   STEEDMAN Leigh Francis             Headmaster
                                BARROW John Andrew                 Master (Teacher)
                                STEEDMAN Dianne Wendy            Mistress (Teacher)

 

1976          Teacher   STEEDMAN Leigh Francis             Principal
                                BARROW John Andrew                 Master (Teacher)
                                BARROW Gail Lynette                  Mistress (Teacher)
                                SOUNESS Frances Helen              Mistress (Teacher)
                                STEEDMAN Dianne Wendy            Mistress (Teacher)

 

1977          Teacher   STEEDMAN Leigh Francis             Principal
                                FRANCIS Michael Victor               Master (Teacher)
                                FOSTER Sheryl                          Mistress (Teacher)
                                STEEDMAN Dianne Wendy            Mistress (Teacher)

 

1978          Teacher   MILTON Ronald Albert                Principal
                                FRANCIS Michael Victor               Master (Teacher)
                                HUNTER Sheryl Ann                    Mistress (Teacher)
                                MILTON Wendy Kay                   Mistress (Teacher)                                                                                                
                                DAY Rosemary Pauline                Mistress (Teacher) Pre School

 

1979          Teacher    MILTON Ronald Albert                Principal
                                 GREEN Philip Edward                   Master (Teacher)
                                 GREEN Lorriane                         Mistress (Teacher)
                                 DAY Rosemary Pauline                Mistress (Teacher) Pre School

Children known to have attended:     

This year the Ongerup school children planted samples of all varieties of wheat grown in the area, which will be harvested by the children and displayed in the museum.

LOOKING AT THE CROP
PAMELA SYKES (9), KARREN PINEY (10), CRAIG PARKIN  (10), and THELMA JAEKEL (11).
 

1980          Teacher   MILTON Ronald Albert                Principal
                                GREEN Philip Edward                   Master (Teacher)
                                GREEN Lorriane                          Mistress (Teacher)
                                JOHNSEN Julia Nada                   Mistress (Teacher)
                                DAY Rosemary Pauline                Mistress (Teacher) Pre School

 

1981          Teacher   

 

1982          Teacher   

 

 

1983          Teacher   

 

 

1984          Teacher   

 

 

1985          Teacher   BOOTH D                                  Principal
                                ASHDOWN J.
                                DAVIES C.
                                McLEANAN

 

1986          Teacher   BOOTH D                                  Principal
                                ASHDOWN J.
                                HUNT L.
                               PRICE D.
                               ARGENT C.
                               SAMWELL C.

 

1987          Teacher   DUZEVICH John                         Principal
                                WILSON
                                CAIL
                                SAMWELL C.

 

1988          Teacher   DUZEVICH John                         Principal
                                 PALMAN
                                 CAIL
                                STEERE
                                ARGENT
                                SMITH

 

1989          Teacher   DUZEVICH John                         Principal
                                 PATMAN
                                 CAIL
                                 SMITH
                                 ARGENT
                                 QUARTERMAINE

 

1990          Teacher   DUZEVICH John                         Principal
                                HODGKINSON Neil
                                CURTIN Joanne
                                PUTLAND Catherine

 

1991          Teacher   

 

Children known to have attended:     

 

ONGERUP SCHOOL FACTION SPORTS DAY BLUE  Date Unknown
ROSALIE WOODS,    ?    , JEAN WOOD,   ?   ,   ?   ,  ?   ,SUSY WEIR, SANDRA DUNCAN

Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

ONGERUP SCHOOL FACTION SPORTS DAY GOLD Date Unknown
Some Names Only;  STEVEN FAULKNER, ANDREW COUCHER, JENNY WOOD, DANIELLE QUARTERMAINE, CAROLE LAMBIE,ELAINE DUNCAN

Photo Shared by Danielle Quartermaine Thompson
 

FORMER ONGERUP SCHOOL STUDENTS
 

2025 ONGERUP SCHOOL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS
Writen by Jacki Elezovich

“Ongerup Primary School celebrated its 75th anniversary on March 15, 2025 with current and former students and staff coming together with the community to mark this major milestone. More than 150 people attended the ceremony and fete on Saturday morning to reminisce about their school days or learn more about the school's history.
School principal Donna Jarvinen described the celebration as an "amazing day," stating that the school was "bursting at the seams." "We are so very thankful for our school community in supporting the day in so many ways," she said.
"Bonny Vaux wrote a song just for our school, and the students sang it with pride on Saturday. Judy Kearse baked a beautiful cake, and Tim O'Neil conducted the cake cutting. The Vaux family donated a memorial tree, with Kingsley Vaux and his grandchildren Jasper and Obelia planting it in our garden on the day."
"Jenny Ireland kept so many photo albums and information about our school and put together an amazing timeline of each year our school has been open."
The closure of East and West Ongerup schools in 1947 made way for a new central school in the Ongerup township, leading to the opening of Ongerup Primary School in 1950. The school was initially housed in the Ongerup Town Hall until the new building officially opened and, at its highest enrollment, boasted close to 150 students.
Ms. Jarvinen noted that multiple families from the region had attended the school for generations, with past students returning to celebrate the day with their children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. She also mentioned that current students conducted their own research and fundraising initiatives to contribute to the special day.
"As part of their learning in history, the Year 3-6 students interviewed past students and staff, and these memoirs were shared during the official ceremony with much laughter and agreement from the audience," she said.
"These students also set up and ran their own market stalls at the old school fete, which followed the official ceremony. They worked hard at making their products, and they conducted themselves as business owners with pride."
The fete stalls set up on the day raised more than $1,000, which Ms. Jarvinen stated would go towards repainting some of the school's older classrooms”.

ONGERUP SCHOOL CELEBRATES 75 YEARS
 

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