The Resurgence
During the 1950s and 1960s Mount Waverley had a large number of young families, many with four or more children. During the 1970s and 1980s however the population aged and those young families in the area typically had smaller families. This led to a steady decrease in the school population which had dropped to 234 as 1992 drew to a close.
At the end of 1992 the neighbouring Bayview Primary School closed. Both schools existed in the same 'block' and whilst during the peak days of the late 1960s their combined enrolments exceeded 2000 children, they were now down to little more than 300. With sixty odd children from Bayview joining the Mount Waverley community for the commencement of the 1993 school year the enrolment rose to just over 300.
1994 Mr. Bill Marsh join the school as Principal. The closure of other nearby Primary Schools, Syndal, Waverley North, Amstel and Jordanville South meant an increased local catchment area and led to the enrolments reaching 367 on the way to 394 in 1996.
Much of 1996 and 1997 were spent performing a major refurbishment of the school. This included the creation of a large multi purpose room ('The Oak Room') as well as the installation of a state of the art computer network and three brightly coloured adventure playgrounds. The popularity of the school continued to rise with enrolments reaching 410 in 1997 and increasing to 425 in 1998.
The retirement of Mr Bill Marsh early in 1999 was followed by the appointment of the current Principal, Mr Trevor Saunders .
See some larger images of the schools and historical photos in the History gallery
