History of the School

On January 17th 1916, Lansdowne Crescent State School (now known as Lansdowne Crescent Primary School) opened as a “two teacher” observation school. West Hobart was first settled as a farming district and has now grown into the suburb it is today. Lansdowne Crescent is thought to be named after Lansdowne Crescent in Bath, Somerset, England.
At the end of the first week at Lansdowne Crescent State School, there were 109 students enrolled. The Head Teacher in 1916 was Mr William Howard who taught Grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 in one classroom. Janet Wertheimer was the assistant teacher and taught Prep, Grade 1 and sewing. During the first year of the school opening, there was a Diphtheria outbreak in West Hobart and the school was closed for six weeks.  
In 2016, Lansdowne Crescent Primary School held its Centenary Celebrations.  The school had an exciting one hundredth year filled with rich and engaging learning experiences.  Each grade worked hard to find out about our school and what it meant to be 100.