NRS-16550 | Register of Admission, Progress and Withdrawal [Broke Public School]

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The purpose of an admission register was to record basic details about children admitted to the school, and about their parents or guardians. The registers were also used to record the progress of the children through various classes and the date of their leaving the school.

Girls and boys are listed on opposite pages in order of admission. Until the end of 1953, these entries are numbered in two continuous sequences – one for boys, one for girls – beginning at the opening of each new register volume. Thereafter, new sequences are begun at the start of each school year. The volume for 1917 – 1970 ends with more than half the pages still blank, with the note (dated 21/10/70) “Commence new register in 1971” at the end of the last page of entries.

This volume contains information pertaining to each pupil including: date of admission; pupil's name; date of birth; religious denomination; name of previous school and date of leaving. The following details are recorded about the child's parents or guardians: name, residence and occupation. The pupil's date of admission to each subsequent grade, date of leaving the school and any occupation entered into on leaving school are also recorded; this last column is also used to record the school to which a pupil may have transferred.

Admission registers in paper format ceased in 1999 when the department moved to recording enrolment details in electronic format.