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Miles Platting School

Miles Platting School was built in 1894. It was opened the same year and was one of the first schools opened in the area. Houses were built in Miles Platting and the demand for education rose as people moved into the district.

As a child I attended the school myself, although then it was called Nelson Street Primary. I have only one memory from my time there, and that is the last memory of my grandfather, when he died, passing the school in the hearse. I watched through the railings. My grandfather meant a lot to me and this is why this memory has stayed with me.

I am now a mother living in the Miles Platting area. At present I have three children going to Miles Platting School. My eldest son will be leaving the school this year. I am worried he will find it strange, not only because he is going to high school, but because he will be leaving behind the people he can trust.
by Bernie Scullion