AGY-4144 | Hurstville Public School (1876-1892) Hurstville Superior Public School (1892-1912) Hurstville Primary School Plus (1913-35) Hurstville Public School (1936-)

Full description

Hurstville Public School was established in the County of Cumberland in October 1876. (1) A Public School in 1876 required a minimum attendance of 25 pupils. (2)

From April 1892 to December 1912 the school operated as a Superior Public School, providing both primary and post-primary education. From 1913 it included a Home Science School which provided home science and commercial training for girls as well as a Junior Technical School providing post-primary technical training for boys to enter a skilled trade, as well as the primary education course. In January 1936 the school reverted to the status of a Public School. (3)

The school remained open in 2014. (4)

Endnotes
1.Government Schools of New South Wales 1848-2003, NSW Department of Education, 2003, p.77.
2.Government Schools of New South Wales 1848-2003, NSW Department of Education, 2003, p.18.
3.Government Schools of New South Wales 1848-2003, NSW Department of Education, 2003, p.77.
4.Department of Education and Communities. School Locator https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?do=showRecord&code=2197 (accessed 1 December 2014).
 

Full title
Hurstville Public School (Oct 1876-Apr 1892); Hurstville Superior Public School (Apr 1892-Dec 1912); Hurstville Public School and Commercial School (Jan 1913-Dec 1915); Hurstville Public School and Home Science School (Jan 1913-Dec 1935); Hurstville Public School and Junior Technical School (Jan 1916-Dec 1928);  Hurstville Public School (Jan 1936-)