Built in the late 1800s to cater for the needs of families who lived and worked in the city, and with a long history of supporting families of diverse cultural backgrounds, Sturt Street Primary School has a rich cultural heritage.
Against the wishes of parents and the community, the Liberal Government closed Sturt Street Primary School in 1996. Since then, a keen interest group of local residents and families has advocated for the reopening of the school.
Parents wanted a school with a strong multicultural focus, after hours programs and community meeting facilities. Ethnic communities, particularly the Greek community, also maintained strong loyalties to the school and maintained an interest in its future.
