Our history spans six decades.
Take a look at the major events that have led us to where we are today.
1939-1941
Our founder, Mrs Duyker-de-Vries, was trained by Dr Maria Montessori and her son, Mario Montessori in Amsterdam.
1941-1952
Mrs Duyker-de-Vries taught in Montessori schools in the Netherlands as well as in England.
1962
Mrs Duyker-de-Vries first established a school for early learning in Scarborough, Western Australia.
1963
The Montessori School opened in Kingsley, on land purchased by Mrs Duyker-de-Vries a year earlier.
1965
Primary school commenced with the unveiling of a new primary building.
1972
Secondary school commenced, an exciting and much-needed addition to the School.
1974
The School changed from being a privately owned business to a publicly funded school owned and managed by an Incorporated Association.
1982
The street on which the School is located is changed from Robertson Road to Montessori Place.
1993
We introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in 1993 and we were the first Montessori school in the world to do so. We commemorated the occasion with the construction of our ‘Shammai’ Building, which was dedicated to support our senior students.
1998
Bobbie Beasley and Jane Coffey are appointed as Co-Principals, following the retirement of our founder, Mrs Duyker-de-Vries.
2001
The name of the School changed to The Montessori School Kingsley, Inc.
2009
We opened a new primary and secondary building (now our lower primary building).
2010
Upon completion, we opened our pre-primary building.
2012
On our 50th anniversary, we buried a time capsule, which we aim to open on our 100th anniversary!
2016
MaryAnne D’Souza was appointed as Co-Principal with Jane Coffey, after the departure of Bobbie Beasley; and later that same year, MaryAnne was appointed as Principal after the resignation of Jane Coffey as Principal.
2020
Des Reuben was appointed as our fifth principal in 60 years, after the departure of Mary Anne D’Souza.
2022
The School celebrated its 60th anniversary; to celebrate, our school held a gala as well as a students celebration.
2023
We are celebrating our 30th year of running the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and, this year, we have been authorised to deliver the International Baccalaureate Careers-related Programme.
