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CERTIFICATE - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIA EDIE SERLS 1901

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1901

Overview

Rectangular cream coloured card with a light-green decorated inner border containing text encompassing a cream central section with brown writing. Names and details have been written on the certificate using blue pen.
Text reads: [EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / Western Australia / Certificate / This is to Certify / That Edie Serls / has passed the Examination of the Inspector of Schools in / the fifth Standard in all Subjects / Armadale School / Jas P Walton / Chief Inspector of Schools / 13/6/01]

Historical information

Certificate was presented to Edie Serls, who attended the Armadale School in 1901, for passing the fifth standard in all subjects. This certificate would have been presented to some of the first students at the Armadale School which was opened in 1900. The Serls family played a prominent role in the establishment of the Congregational Church in the district.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.14

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Card

Width

254 mm

Height or length

214 mm

Keywords

Department of Education Western Australia

WALTON Jason P. Mr

SERLS Edie

Armadale State School THIRD road Amadale

ARMADALE

Year

1901

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

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