The story of the first public school on the northern shore of the early colony of new Wales of the south... how the school (known colloquially after its longest-serving head-master) grew; spawned others; was modified and shaped; its curriculum specialities and name, changing to reflect the needs of a rapidly expanding lower north shore community, its educational philosophy inspiring achievement over generations,and the concluding struggle to have it saved, restored and now heritage-listed for all to enjoy