The Cookernup School Plaque
By Robyn Allingham, 2026. In July 1996, Haig Ritchie approached the Cookernup Community Association on behalf of former students with…
Category: School Histories
Current and Superseded Schools in the Australind Area
By Heather Wade, 2026. High Schools in 2026 Australind Senior High School – 1987 (shows commencement year) Our Lady of…
Schools in Harvey
© Heather Wade, 2025. The history of the Harvey schools, both Government and Catholic, can be confusing because they have…
Rural Training Centre/School Harvey, 1947 to 1952
By Heather Wade, 2025. After the internees left the Harvey Internment Camp in 1942 the site was used for training…
To School by Goods Train
By Kaye Scott, 2023. I am the daughter of Alan James Smith and Daphne Smith nee Brenton, who were farmers…
Convict Teachers in the Australind District
By Irma Walter & Heather Wade, 2019 It may surprise some readers to learn that there was quite a number…
Parkfield School (1869 – 1937)
By Maidee Smith, (c1979), with additions by Irma Walter & Heather Wade (2018), using records from the WA State Records…
Categories of Early Schools in WA
The history of our early schools highlights the importance of the category in which they were placed, as this determined…
District School Boards
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. THEIR CONSTITUTION AND DUTIES. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. During the discussions which arose on the various subjects…
Sparsely Populated District (SPD) Schools.
SCHOOLS IN SPARSELY-POPULATED DISTRICTS. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. The reasons for and Department Regulations pertaining to the Sparsely Populated District…