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Glenmore Primary SchoolRef: https://www.glenmoreprimary.co.za/about-6-1

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Source domain: glenmoreprimary.co.za

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a webpage section titled “History” for Glenmore Primary School. It provides a brief timeline of the school’s establishment in 1961, including early enrolment and staff numbers, changes in leadership, and major milestones such as the first swimming gala and Sports Day, renaming and building developments, and the introduction of the school song in 1985. It also describes later developments up to 2018 (Esibayeni Co-Lab) and current figures (about 620 learners and 48 staff), plus recent infrastructure improvements like solar panels and a sensory playground.

Facts

Reference

https://www.glenmoreprimary.co.za/about-6-1

Key Takeaways

  • Glenmore Primary School established: 1961
  • Initial enrolment: 77 learners; initial staff: 6 (1961)
  • First principal: Miss B Lawrence (designed the school badge)
  • Principal change: Mrs G Allan assumed duty in January 1962
  • First annual swimming gala and first Sports Day held in 1962 at Tesoriere Baths
  • 1971: Grades/Class 1, 2 and Std 1 moved to Carrington Junior Primary; school renamed Glenmore Senior Primary; school hall completed
  • 1981: swimming pool built; Std 5 learners first to jump into the water
  • 18 September 1985: school song first sung; lyrics by past pupil Jessie Campbell
  • 1986: Silver Jubilee; new trees planted
  • 1988: girls’ uniform changed to current green and white dresses
  • 1990: parents voted to open the school to all races
  • 1994: Grade 1 to Grade 3 relocated back from Carrington Junior Primary; name returned to Glenmore Primary School
  • 2018: Esibayeni Co-Lab established (music, languages and computer centre)
  • Solar panels installed due to electrical supply insecurity
  • State of the art sensory playground built via fundraising
  • Current figures stated: 620 learners; 48 staff members
  • Glenmore Primary School
  • Miss B Lawrence
  • Mrs G Allan
  • Jessie Campbell
  • Carrington Junior Primary
  • Tesoriere Baths
  • Esibayeni Co-Lab