Records of the Education Department
Most of the children
who were accommodated in the Residential Child Care facilities mentioned in Signposts attended school while they
were in out-of-home care. Those people
who are interested in trying to track down records of their school days may
find the following information, which has been adapted from the Department’s
guide, “Looking West”, useful.
The State Records Office holds archival
material from the Education Department of Western Australia and its
predecessors including records from individual government schools and colleges
from around
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Years of operation |
1847 to present day |
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Type of service |
State Archives Collection |
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Size of record collection |
Approximately 315m of general files and records for 730 schools are indexed |
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Format of records |
General files up to 1902, the majority of Admission Registers and the Teachers Record of Service cards are on microfilm. Material not microfilmed will need to be requested for viewing in the State Records Office Search Room. |
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Information
in records |
The following types of records may contain information of interest to people. · Attendance Files - provide statistics on the daily or weekly attendance or non-attendance of children at the school and may give the names of children attending a particular school. ·
Student Admission cards - record the name of
the student, the date of admission, the date of birth, the name and
occupation of parent/guardian and religious
denomination. ·
Student Admission Registers - record the student's
name, the date of admission, the date of birth, residence, place of birth, the
school last attended, the standard last passed, the name of the
parent/guardian, the date of withdrawal from school, the reason for
withdrawal, the standard passed and to what school removed. ·
Punishment Books which are a record of
punishment (eg. reprimand, caning) meted out to students. They record the
name of the student, the date, the
amount and instrument of punishment, by whom administered and additional
remarks (Note: access restrictions
apply to punishment books). Staff
at the enquiry desk can provide additional information on the range of
education and school related records available from within the SRO
collection. |
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Access |
The majority of School records are on open access and may be viewed in our Search Room. If restrictions do apply permission to view the records must be requested from the Education Department of Western Australia. For assistance with accessing restricted records please consult with the staff of the State Records Office. |
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Location
of records |
State Records Office of Ground Floor, Telephone: (08) 9427
3360 Facsimile: (08) 9427
3368 Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au Opening Hours: |
Note: These records were correct at the time of printing in 2004, however, record collections are continually being updated and increased.
