Hurlyvale Primary School is situated in the Edenvale suburb of Hurlyvale, which derives its name from the Hurly family who owned the dairy farm on which the suburb was first laid out. Charlie Hurly was a Springbok soccer player who represented South Africa in 1954 and 1956 as a full-back.

Building operations commenced in 1974. On 21 November 1974 Mr J.K. Kilmister received confirmation that he had been appointed Acting Headmaster of the new Hurlyvale Primary School. A meeting was called at Dunvegan Primary School in December 1974, where prospective parents were informed of developments regarding the school.

On 8 January 1975, when the school opened its doors to 292 learners, it consisted of the administration block and the junior wing, comprising eight classrooms – the hall and three-storey senior wing were still under construction. As nine junior primary classes were required, the staff room was also used as a classroom.
In September 1975, the learners were divided into three houses, namely: acrux (blue), scorpio (Red) and orion (green). However, due to a dramatic increase in learner enrolment, four houses were created in April 1976, just prior to the first inter-house athletics meeting. The houses were then named after birds: Finch, Kingfisher, Robin and Swallow.

Mr J.W. Nowlan was appointed as the first headmaster of Hurlyvale Primary School and took up office in January 1976. It was at this time that the school building was finally completed and handed over for occupation. On 7 January 1976, 743 learners arrived, more than twice the previous year’s enrolment. The majority of these learners transferred from Dunvegan, Bedfordview and Eastleigh Primary Schools.
On Thursday, 7 October 1976, Prof. J.H. Jooste, Director of Education, officially opened the school.
Mr J.W. Nowlan served the school as Headmaster until his appointment as Vice-Rector at the Pretoria College of Education in September 1980. He was succeeded in January 1981 by Mr J.P. Brownlie, whose term of office ended abruptly with his untimely death on 20 October 1990. The late Mr Brownlie was succeeded in July 1991 by Mr G.Ward. Mr T.H. Thom was the Principal from 2001 to 2020. Mrs D.Schoultz is the current Principal and was appointed in 2021.

Hurlyvale Primary School celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2015 and has established a proud reputation for itself. We trust that the parents, educators and learners presently associated with our school will assist in perpetuating our proud traditions.