Grammar School in 1869. In 1872 the school had a staff of four teaching 238 pupils. In 1875 staff and 401 pupils moved to a new school building constructed on what had been previously the Police Camp Reserve. In 1879 the grammar school became the Port Chalmers District High School. In 1929 it reverted to being a primary school. Port Chalmers School had a roll of students as of Roman Catholic In 1882 St Mary’s School was established and initially operated from a shed-like house. In 1898 Mother Mary MacKillop, and two Josephite Sisters, arrived into Dunedin on the request of the parish priest of Port Chalmers to assist with teaching. When they arrived they found the existing school house to be in a sad state of disrepair. As a result of Mackillop, her follow sisters and the community’s endeavours a new school, St Joseph’s Primary School, was opened at the end of January 1898. MacKillop lived in Port Chalmers for two months and was the first Head of St Joseph’s in Port Chalmers, teaching the Upper Standards. The second St Joseph’s School building was opened in 1913 and was a splendid two-story brick building that became a feature of the Port Chalmers landscape. The Sisters of St Joseph continued to run the school until 1979 before handing the role over to lay teachers. In 1987 the third St Joseph’s School was built and as of 2020 it is a state-integrated, co-educational Catholic primary school. St Joseph's School had a roll of students as of Media Parts of 2016 drama The Light Between Oceans starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz was filmed here in 2014, notably the bookshop and haberdashery scenes. During shooting the main street was covered in gravel and thousands of people turned up each day hoping to catch a glimpse of the actors. Notable people Pinky Agnew, actor and author. Orpheus Beaumont, inventor of the Salvus lifejacket. Arthur Winton Brown, Mayor of Wellington. Jean Begg, welfare worker and administrator Learmonth White Dalrymple, educationalist. William Dow Duncan, All Black rugby union player. David Elliot, Illustrator and writer of children's books. John Grenell, real name John Hore, Country and Western Singer. Ralph Hotere, artist. Mary MacKillop (Saint Mary of the Cross), Australia's first saint, lived for several months in Port Chalmers. Nadia Reid, Folk singer/songwriter. Robert Scott, musician. Dougal Stevenson, television personality. William Thompson, ship captain from