Schools

A Short History

The school as we know it now in The Square was opened on 24th June 1878. Prior to that there was a Mill School then a Free Church School in Russell Street. The building in Russell Street was converted to make a house for the Headmaster in the early 1880’s and remained so until the early 70’s when it was sold to the Headmaster at the time – A J Munro (Headmaster 1968-1973)

Headmasters

Listed below are the Headmasters at Stanley School both in Russell Street and the school as we know it now.

On 11th August 1947 Stanley Junior Secondary School was established as a result of the raising of the school leaving age to 15. Pupils from  Bankfoot, Caputh, Luncarty and Murthly then attended this secondary school there after completing their primary school education in their home village.  Stanley reverted back to being a Primary School in 1972 and it remains so.

Note: If you are able to update this list afer 1976 it would be appreciated.  

Year(s)NameSchool
1805David CowanMill School
1838John McLeishMill School
1846James MossFree Church School
1855John McPhailAssembly School
1870-1907James CameronFree Church & Stanley School
1907-1936John LawStanley School
1936-1958A H HughesStanley Junior Secondary School
1958-1968R C BeatonStanley Junior Secondary School
1968-1973A J MunroStanley Junior Secondary School
1976A S CollieStanley Primary School

Champions

Primary DuxSenior Boy DuxSenior Girl Dux
Session 1917-18John Cameron
Session 1928-29D Beatty Donaldson
1941Alexandrina (Lexie) Coutts
1942William Morrison
1943Margaret Cameron
1945Patricia CameronHarry BlairBeth Kennedy
1946William Hancock
1947Brian Blair
1950Ann DuffBrian Blair-
1951John CameronFrank CraigSheila Winter
1952Ronald DempsterSidney DuncanJean Blair
1953Ronald SmithSaunders LaingMargaret Shiel
1954Alan LynchDavid NicholsonJanice Mitchell
1955Alan S WellsIan McArtherDorothy Milne 
1956Catriona GreerRonald SmithHelen Ruxton
1957Sandy WellsJohn MorrisonGrace McNaughton
1958Rae SutherlandIan McK CulbertIsobel Stevenson
1959Kathryn GourlayJames BlackMargaret McGowan
1960Sheila SutherlandJames KennedyMargaret Baillie
1961Lindsay RoyJohn McIntoshElsie McCrorie
1962Richard CameronAlister RoyDorothy Steven
1963Andrew ToyntonIan S WellsPhyllis Morton
1964Robert ToyntonGraham A NorthcottPauline Fertacz
1965Ian E CameronFrederick McKercharMoira A Stark
1966Brian A McLeanNicholas GreszczukDorothy M Johnson
1967Eileen S ScottA Murray EwanJune McNicoll
1968Christine E ScottPeter GreszczukAvril E West
1969Iain N ReidGeorge Greszczuk-
1970Marjorie A Culbert-Elizabeth C Mann
1971Angela BurnsKenneth AmerSusan Amer
1972Clair A Philips-Margaret G Kilgour

From 1969 there was only one Secondary Dux Medal awarded instead of Senior Boy/Girl. In 1972 when the school reverted back to being a Primary School the award of a Dux Medal ceased altogether. Could be wrong but this was most probably the inception of the namby pamby brigade into education when it was thought improper or immoral to have winners and losers in case it offended little Johnny or Jane and caused them lasting psychological damage.

Gifted by The Duke of Portland – 1938

Thanks to Nan Tait for providing this information including the photo of the newly polished cup.

YearName
1938Alan Scott
1939Allan Donaldson
1941Tom Robertson
1942Tom Robertson
1943Charles McNaughton
1944Jack Ford
1945William Ednie
1946Graham Murray
1947Robin Mitchell
1948Robin Mitchell
1949James Whytock
1950William Scott
1951Frank Craig/Robert Lakie
1952Andrew McFarlane
1953Saunders Laing
1954Tom Wallace
1955Andrew Mitchell
1956James Campbell
1957Donald R Comrie
1958Robert Campbell
1959Robert Campbell
1960David Berwick
1961James Lennon
1962James Lennon
1963Ian Fraser
1964John Graham
1965Ian Lennon
1966Nykolas Greszczuk
1967Ronald Robb
1968James Welsh
1969Ewan A Turnbull
1970Noel Stevenson
1971K D Amer
1972D Stewart

Gifted by The Duchess of Portland - 1938

Thanks to Nan Tait for providing this information including the photo of the newly polished cup.

YearName
1938Chrissie Christie
1939Madge Cameron
1941Lydia Lennon
1942Alice Allison/Lilian Stewart
1943Donella Bendall
1944Helen Lennon
1945Elizabeth Crichton
1946Maisie McKinlay
1947Maisie McKinlay
1948Maisie McKinlay
1949Jessie Watson
1950Jessie Watson
1951Irene Phillips
1952Mary Craig
1953Margaret Leiper
1954E. Ann McDonald
1955Sheena Morton
1956Grace McNaughton
1957Sandra M Scott
1958Sandra M Scott
1959Betsy T Green
1960Caroline Darling
1961Caroline Darling
1962Elizabeth Ann Stocks
1963Elizabeth Ann Stocks
1964Marlene M Douglas
1965Christine Janowska
1966Lydia Lennon
1967Edna Allan
1968Fiona Ford
1969Jennifer Clacher
1970Irene Dunbar
1971Elizabeth Morrow
1972Wilma Gowrie/Caroline Myles

Shield Presented by Dr J Owen McDonagh Stanley Junior Secondary School 1956

Thanks to Nan Tait for providing this information including the photo of the newly polished cup.

1956Nairne
1957Nairne
1958Nairne
1959Nairne
1960Sandeman
1961Sandeman
1962Nairne
1963Sandeman
1964Sandeman
1965Sandeman
1966Sandeman
1967Murray
1968Murray
1969Murray
1970Sandeman
1971Sandeman
1972Murray
1973Sandeman
1974Sandeman
1975Sandeman

The Tullibelton Challenge Cup for Football Presented By A.A. Allen of Tulliebelton to be competed annually by schools in and around Auchtergaven

Thanks to Nan Tait for providing this information including the photo of the newly polished cup.

Years Won by Stanley

YearSchool
1928Stanley Public School
1929Stanley Public School
1930Stanley Public School
1931Stanley Public School
1932Stanley Public School
1936Stanley Public School
1937Stanley Public School
1939Stanley  School
1951Stanley J.S. School
1953Stanley  School
1954Stanley J.S. School
1955Stanley J.S. School
1959Stanley J.S. School
1960Stanley J.S. School
1961Stanley J.S. School
1967Stanley J.S. School
1970Stanley  School
1971Stanley  School
1972Stanley  School
1974Stanley  School
1975Stanley  School
1976Stanley  School
1977Stanley  School
1982Stanley  School
1987Stanley  School
1997Stanley  School
2004Stanley  School
2006Stanley  School

Gallery

Thanks to Stanley School for providing in excess of 100 school photos and also Nan Tait and Pate Cameron for helping to scan them. Your help with the names and dates would be appreciated.

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