Engadine Public School was established in 1932 in Engadine, New South Wales

Engadine, New South Wales

Engadine is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Engadine is located south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire...

, Australia

Australia

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. It now hosts around 300 students per year, from Kindergarten to Year 6. The current principal is Steve Fuller.

Engadine Public School is part of a linkage program in the Engadine area. Other schools in this program include Engadine High School

Engadine High School

Engadine High School, is a school located in Engadine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Porter Road. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12...

, Engadine West Public School and Marton Public School. The school motto is "Learn and serve".

History

In 1929, residents of Engadine realised that they needed a local school due to the number of school-aged children. Up until then, local children had been attending schools at Heathcote

Heathcote, New South Wales

Heathcote is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Heathcote is located 36 km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire....

 or Sutherland

Sutherland, New South Wales

Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....

. In April, 1930, materials to build a school in Engadine were purchased for around 150 pounds. The then Minister for Education, Mr. D.H. Drummond, wanted a portable classroom to be erected on the site as early as possible. The first day of Engadine "Provisional" School was on the 13th of September, 1932.