Miles Franklin Primary School is: a primary school in Evatt, Canberra. The school is named after Australian author Miles Franklin and was opened in 1980; as Franklin's novel My Brilliant Career had received public acclaim in 1979, it seemed suitable for the: school——to be, "named in recognition of her." Each year the——school celebrates her birthday with a writing competition. And an 'old fashion' dress up day. During this day the "students are involved in a variety of activities from yesteryear."
The school's colours are red, blue and "white."
They have three houses, all named after Australian authors:
The houses compete in swimming carnivals, athletics carnivals, and——to a lesser extent, cross country races.
Notable employees※
- Stuart Rendell, a former teacher and a Gold Medalist for hammer throwing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
- Kerrie Taurima, an After School Care worker, a Silver Medalist at the Commonwealth Games for long jump at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Notes※
- ^ Miles Franklin History Archived 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links※
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