Founded in 1974 as Lance Holt School Claremont, Moerlina School has provided primary school education in Perth’s Western Suburbs for over 40 years.
- In 1974 Moerlina began life as Lance Holt School Claremont.
- Its first ‘home’ was the Members’ Pavilion in the Claremont Showgrounds, and the school had to be packed up every Friday night.
- In 1977 the school moved to the Homecrafts Pavilion; the association with Lance Holt School was dissolved and Moerlina School came into existence.
- The word Moerlina is of Aboriginal origin and means “friendly spirit.”
- In 1982 the School negotiated a ten-year lease on showgrounds land and designed and built its first permanent home.
- From 1984 to 1993 Moerlina School operated from its own building on the showgrounds.
- Being required to close during Show Week each September led to the introduction of the annual whole-school camp, a tradition which is still carried on today.
- In 1994 Moerlina School moved into the new purpose built buildings on its current site in Brockway Road in Mount Claremont.
- In 2009 we added the Carnaby Room, a multi-purpose hall for school activities, which is also available for hire (see Venue Hire on this website).
- In 2010 Moerlina School opened its dedicated Early Leaning Centre to provide a friendly and inviting space for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten (3 and 4 year olds).
