Oakhurst is a small school with one class per grade and encourages one-on-one teaching with the idea that smaller classes encourage better results.

Oakhurst was opened on 8 October 1906 as the Camp Ground School for Girls under the leadership of Mrs M. Garcia.

It changed its name to Oakhurst Primary School in 1927 after one of the old houses on the Canigou Estate.

[1] Oakhurst houses are: Athlone (green), Buxton (red), and Clarendon (blue).

They compete in multiple activities like general knowledge, music and all sports like interhouse netball, swimming, waterpolo etc.