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Introduction
History of the school
History 2
History 3
School Records
Records 2
Records 3
Original class photos
Personal school photos
1967 Crossways Year Book
1968 Crossways Year Book
1969 Crossways Year Book
1970 Crossways Year Book
Teachers Bio
Students Then and Now
School Memorabilia
Teachers and students in the news
In Memoriam
School Reunion 3rd March 2012
Heidelberg Girls Secondary and High School 1957-1982
Original Staff 1957
Timeline
1958
281 students
1959
450 students
1960
564 students
1961
Official opening of the school by the Hon J Bloomfield on November 25th
545 Students
1962
509 Students
1963
Deaconess Mildred Buchanan appointed to Heidelberg Girls Secondary School
497 students
1964
Kate Payne retires
514 students
1965
Miss Houston appointed as Headmistress
First year of School Magazine “Crossways”
530 students
1966
Deaconess Joan Mawhinney appointed to HGSS
497 students
1967
465 students
1968
Student Represenative Council (SRC) meet for the first time
402 students
1969
Miss M MacGibbon appointed as principal
Name of school changed to Heidelberg Girls High School
Miss MacGibbons retires end of year
352 students
1970
Mrs A Gliddon appointed as principal
Opening of Activities Hall
305 students
1971
First male principal appointed Mr Alan Clemens
Introduction of school slack suit as the winter uniform
Final year of school prefects
283 students
1972
Change of name to Waterdale High School proposed by Alan Clemens
Plans to establish a high school in the area
280 Students
1973
First year known as Waterdale High School
273 students
1974
282 students
1975
Mr W Coventry appointed as principal
250 students
1976
222 students
1977
The first and only Form 6 year
201 students
1978
Mr J Cowan appointed as Acting Principal
Alice Barnet retires after 22 years of teaching
214 students
1979
Mr K. Albiston appointed as Principal
230 students Which includes students from a secretarial studies course and adult
education centre
Joan Mawhinney leaves after 14 years at the school
Julie Berry (Dempster) leaves after 15 years
The regional Director of Education approaches Waterdale and La Trobe High Schools
regarding an amalgamation of the two schools
1980
LaTrobe and Waterdale High Schools to amalgamate at the start of the 1983 School year
1981
Minister for Education Hon. A.J. Hunt and Minister of Educational services Hon N. Lacy
release a joint press statement La Trobe and Waterdale High Schools will merge on the La Trobe school site from the beginning of the 1983 school year
Mrs Miklos retires after 22 years of service.
152 Students
1982
Waterdale High School reunion to commemorate the closure of Waterdale High School
at the end of 1982.
103 students