Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School (GA2088)

The first school in the Le Fevre's Peninsula area was opened in 1856 with licensed teacher Mr. John Millard in charge. In 1862, it became a government grant school, and with the passing of the Education Act, 1875, the school became Le Fevre's Peninsula Public School, with Mr Millard as Head Master.

In 1877 a new school building was erected on the site and officially opened on January 25th, 1878 as Lefevre's Peninsula Model School. A model school was one which served as a training school for teachers. The school had separate boys and girls departments, with Miss Mary Christie as the first girl's Head Mistress.

In 1885 the school name reverted to Le Fevre's Peninsula Public School. The next year Mr John Millard died having been in charge of the school in all its forms for 30 years. By the turn of the century the school's average daily attendance was almost 1000 students. In 1910, secondary education was available to students of the Port Adelaide when the Le Fevre's Peninsula District High School was established. It operated from the grounds of the public school and was under the control of the Head Master, although it was gazetted as a separate school. The school closed at the end of 1914 and the students and teachers removed to the new Woodville District High School.

In 1921 the name Public School was discontinued and the school was divided into Primary School and the Infant School, with Miss Mathilde Miethke as the Infant Mistress. In 1925 the school became Le Fevre's Peninsula Central School, offering Infant, Primary and Super Primary streams. The Super Primary stream catered for students at grade 8, 9 and 10 level. In 1940 the Central School was disestablished and the school reverted to Infant and Primary. Girls in the super primary stream continued their education at the Port Adelaide Girls Junior Technical School, while the boys remained on site at the newly established Le Fevre Peninsula Boys Junior Technical School. This Technical School remained under the control of the Primary School Head Master, although it was gazetted as a separate school. It became a separate entity with its own Head Master in 1943 and moved offsite in the 1960's.

In 1975 the Infant School was renamed the Junior Primary School, and the head of the school became the Principal. There had been many changes and additions to the school since it was first built in 1878, although the original building remained. In 1968 it was demolished.

Prominent old scholars include John Schomburg Walker, Director of Education 1966 to 1969, and Thomas Derrick, awarded the Victoria Cross in 1943.

The name has been variously spelled over the years, including Lefevre's, LeFevre's and Le Fevre's. The apostrophe was officially dropped in 1931, and the name is generally now spelled Le Fevre.

A history of schooling on Le Fevre Peninsula was published in 1978: "Le Fevre's Peninsula Model School Centenary 1878 - 1978 - a Centenary history", compiled by Errol J. Chinner.