Agency:
Glenorchy Primary School
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1839
Description:
The school was first known as O'Brien's Bridge and opened in 1839 on the corner of Tolosa Street and Main Road. At some later date it moved to Tilyard Street where it remained until 1926. In 1879 the school was renamed Glenorchy School.;;;;In 1925 a block of land was purchased on the corner of Kensington Street and Main Road and one year later the Glenorchy Primary School was erected. The school opened on the new site in 1927.;;;;
Information Sources:
TAHO: AE909/1/1 - Board of Education Annual Reports.;;'Glimpses of the Glenorchy School 1839 - 1976' (ref. TL.P 372.9946 GLE)
Functions Performed:
Education and training
Controlling Agencies:
Education Department (TA63) | 01 Jan 1886 | 17 Jul 1989 |
Previous Agencies:
Merton State School (TA1253) | 01 Jan 1905 | 31 Dec 1926 |
Related Agencies:
Glenorchy State School Parents and Friends Association (NG1121) | 01 Nov 1947 |
Glenorchy State School Mothers' Club (NG2654) | 01 Mar 1949 |
Series Created By Agency:
ED306/1 Admission Registers. | 01 Jan 1948 | 01 Dec 1993 |
ED306/2 Record Book, Infant School. | 01 Jan 1951 | 31 Dec 1954 |
AG7 Photographs | 01 Jan 1974 | 17 Nov 1976 |
AG8 School Jubilee | 01 Jan 1976 | 31 Dec 1976 |