Agency:
Cressy State School
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1843
End Date:
31 Dec 1990
Description:
The first school in Cressy opened in 1863. Cressy State School began with an enrolment of 71 pupils. Between 1933 and 1938, the school moved to its present site on 5 acres of land. In May 1955 the newly renamed Cressy Area School was destroyed by fire. The school was rebuilt and the foundation stone of the new school was laid on 26 Ocotber 1956. The school continued to expand and enrolments grew from 305 in 1957 to 494 in 1963, the centenary year of the school's establishment. By then, the name had been changed to Cressy District High School.
Information Sources:
Cressy District High School Website: ;;https://stors.tas.gov.au/au-7-0050-00017887;;
Functions Performed:
Education and training
Controlling Agencies:
| Education Department (TA63) | 01 Jan 1886 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Department of Education and the Arts (TA756) | 17 Jul 1989 | 27 Mar 1996 |
Series Created By Agency:
| AC918 Admission Registers. | 01 Jan 1945 | 31 Dec 1971 |
| AC916 Record Books. | 01 Jan 1955 | 31 Dec 1987 |
| AC917 Observation Books. | 01 Jan 1955 | 31 Dec 1965 |
| AC919 Minutes of Staff Meetings. | 01 Jan 1961 | 31 Dec 1989 |
| AC928 Visitors Book. | 01 Jan 1962 | 31 Dec 1976 |
| AC921 Tce Grade 9 Courses of Study. | 01 Jan 1990 | 31 Dec 1990 |