Special Council Meeting - City of Burnside

Landmarks of Burnside
Magill School | Pepper Street
Established in 1855, the Magill School was the first
public school in Burnside and was administered by
a Board of Trustees.
In 1882 the school moved to this new building on
Magill Road and was used for both primary and
infant school children. In 1926 the primary students
were moved to a new site on Penfold Road, but this
building was used as the infant school until 1963,
when the infant classes also moved to the Penfold
Road campus.
Following this the building became the Art Section
of the Wattle Park Teacher's College, and for a
period from 1973 it was used by the Kent Town
Special School. The Burnside Council acquired
the old school buildings in 1990 for use as an Arts
Facility and Gallery.
Called the Pepper Street Art Centre, it was
officially opened on October 29 1995 by sculptor
John Dowie. Supported by a team of around 40
volunteers, the Pepper Street Arts Centre features a
Gallery, workshop and a coffee shop, and holds up
to 13 exhibitions and special events per year.
Magill School staff and students c1900
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The former school
building is now the
Pepper St Arts Centre