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Archives on tour – West Wyalong school records
Explore the NSW town of West Wyalong through its school records
Archives on tour – Cooma school records
Explore the NSW town of Cooma through its school records
Archives on tour – Coonabarabran school records
Explore the NSW town of Coonabarabran through its school records
NRS-3866 Establishment files (Adult Migrant Education Branch), 1948–1972
These files contain information about Adult Migrant Classes, Continuation Classes and Intensive Classes which were established, for migrants learning English, by the Department of Education
School student records guide
Most of these records provide information relating to Government Schools, Orphan Schools and Industrial Schools for admission purposes. The Index to schools and related records, 1876-1979 is the main source for finding records related to schools, teachers and students
Schools and related records 1876-1979
The records indexed include School Administrative files and records from individual schools such as admission registers, punishment books and inspection books
Schools: what the files can tell you
School files very strongly reflect the growth or decline of towns and are an excellent source for your local history research
Webinar: School records
Find out about the wealth of information in school records about students, teachers and school buildings and sites in NSW