Northcote Primary School
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Northcote Primary School is a primary school
in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
, 6 kilometers from the city centre. The school was first established in 1874, and has been proudly serving its community for over 125 years. The school faces onto Helen Street, a one-way street
, accounting for the school being more commonly known as Helen Street Primary School, and sits behind, and runs parallel with, the busy High Street shopping strip, cafe and wine bar
area.
Most of the 240 students enrolled live in the areas of Northcote
and Thornbury
, with some students travelling from the suburbs of Fitzroy
, Abbotsford
, Alphington
, Fairfield
, Preston
, Brunswick
, Coburg
and outer suburbs of Heidelberg Heights
, Thomastown
, Epping
and Lalor
. Northcote Primary has a low percentage of parents receiving Educational Maintenance Allowance and a low percentage of students from a Language Other Than English background.
A number of notable persons are former students of this school. These include murdered solicitor Keith William Allan and late parliamentarians Alan Bird
, Don Chipp
and Frank Courtnay
. Another notable former student was Keith Smith
, an Australian broadcaster, radio and television personality, and writer. Smith's most popular television program was "The Pied Piper."
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, 6 kilometers from the city centre. The school was first established in 1874, and has been proudly serving its community for over 125 years. The school faces onto Helen Street, a one-way street
One-way traffic
One-way traffic is traffic that moves in a single direction. A one-way street is a street either facilitating only one-way traffic, or designed to direct vehicles to move in one direction.-General signs:...
, accounting for the school being more commonly known as Helen Street Primary School, and sits behind, and runs parallel with, the busy High Street shopping strip, cafe and wine bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
area.
Most of the 240 students enrolled live in the areas of Northcote
Northcote, Victoria
Northcote is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin...
and Thornbury
Thornbury, Victoria
Thornbury originalSince the 1960s, the vast majority of Melburnians pronounce the name phonetically. The 'h' is no longer silent, and there is more stress placed upon the 'o'. pronunciation is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north from Melbourne's central business district....
, with some students travelling from the suburbs of Fitzroy
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. Its borders are Alexandra Parade , Victoria Parade , Smith Street and Nicholson Street. Fitzroy is Melbourne's...
, Abbotsford
Abbotsford, Victoria
Abbotsford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Abbotsford had a population of 4,327....
, Alphington
Alphington, Victoria
Alphington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Alphington had a population of 4,483...
, Fairfield
Fairfield, Victoria
Fairfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra...
, Preston
Preston, Victoria
Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Preston had a population of 27,892.-Settlement:...
, Brunswick
Brunswick, Victoria
Brunswick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...
, Coburg
Coburg, Victoria
Coburg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland, although a handful of properties on Coburg's Eastern boundary are located in the City of Darebin...
and outer suburbs of Heidelberg Heights
Heidelberg Heights, Victoria
Heidelberg Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg Heights had a population of 6051.-History:...
, Thomastown
Thomastown, Victoria
Thomastown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea...
, Epping
Epping, Victoria
Epping is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea...
and Lalor
Lalor, Victoria
Lalor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea. At the 2006 Census the suburb had a population of 19,561...
. Northcote Primary has a low percentage of parents receiving Educational Maintenance Allowance and a low percentage of students from a Language Other Than English background.
A number of notable persons are former students of this school. These include murdered solicitor Keith William Allan and late parliamentarians Alan Bird
Alan Bird
Alan Charles Bird was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at state primary schools in Melbourne and at Melbourne High School before becoming an engineer...
, Don Chipp
Don Chipp
Donald Leslie Chipp, AO was an Australian politician, and the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats.-Early life:...
and Frank Courtnay
Frank Courtnay
Frank Courtnay was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools and then the Working Men's College before becoming a dairy farmer and later a plumber. He was Victorian and then national secretary of the Plumbers' Union. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian...
. Another notable former student was Keith Smith
Keith Smith (Australian writer)
Edward Keith Smith was an Australian broadcaster, radio and television personality, and writer.- Biography :Smith's most popular program was "The Pied Piper" , in which he conducted candid interviews with children...
, an Australian broadcaster, radio and television personality, and writer. Smith's most popular television program was "The Pied Piper."