Letters written by children in 1988 featured predictions of what school might be like for pupils at Toronto Public School in 2013.

The letters, pulled from a time capsule uncovered on Friday, were revealed at the school's fete.

Principal Sharon McFarlane read a selection of the letters to an audience that included pupils and parents from the class of 1988.

Letters predicted a swimming pool, escalators, and a lift would be added to the school.

The Sydney Monorail opened in 1988 and it made an obvious impression on one Toronto pupil who predicted that a monorail would be the preferred mode of transport for school children.

Other predictions included:

● "Girls might wear pants."

● "People will be taught by computers and go to school by rocket."

● "In the future, people will probably not have books but I bet they will have paper to draw on."

Ms McFarlane said the school would bury a new time capsule in 2015 as part of its 125-year anniversary.