History of Fairmont

Fairmont was originally known as The Eversdal English Medium School, and opened its doors in January 1977.  The first Principal was Mr Clive Wigg.  He started with a staffing complement of seventeen teachers and 330 pupils.  The three storey building was far too big for the first intake of pupils, so the top floor remained unused in the first year.  There were no sports fields, no memorial quad and the hall was still under construction.  The pupils had no prescribed uniform  At the end of the first year, the school became known as Fairmont High School.