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CERTIFICATE JOHN WALSH PASSING 1ST STANDARD EXAMINATION WA EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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H. J. Pether, Government Photolithographer

1905

Overview

Rectangle cardboard, tan coloured certificate. Red text. Ornate decoration bottom left corner. Vine style decoration down right side. Text [EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / WESTERN AUSTRALIA / Certificate / This is to Certify / That John Walsh / has passed the Examination in / the First Standard / Armadale School / E W Schonell / Head Teacher / Date Dec 8th 1905]. Printer information bottom right in red.

Historical information

Certificate presented to John Walsh by the Department of Education Western Australia for passing the examination for the First Standard at the Armadale School in 1905. The certificate is signed by Edward W Schonell who was the second headmaster at the school after Mr James McKeown. In 1899 local families employed Miss L Boatwright to teach local students at the Armadale Mechanics Institute. In 1900, on the corner of Third Road and Church Avenue, the new school brick school building was opened and quickly grew over the next 80 years. In 1910 over 300 children were enrolled in the school. In 1922 classes were expanded allowing children up to the age of 16 to remain at the school rather than have to travel in to Perth if they wished to continue their education. In 1956 the Armadale Senior High School opened and the Armadale State School became the Armadale Primary School. In 1987 the school had to move after the land it was on was sold to the neighbouring Armadale Shopping City for its expansion. The new school relocated to Carradine Road and was open for classes on 12 October 1987 and officially opened the following year.
The original brick school building was relocated to the Minnawarra Historic Precinct, next to History House Museum. Today it is used to house the museum's education programs.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2008.31

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Ink

Paper

Width

242 mm

Height or length

197 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Printer information [H.J. Pether, Government Photolithographer]

Keywords

WALSH James Jim Mr

Department of Education Western Australia

WALSH John Mr

Armadale School Building1900

SCHONELL Edward W. Mr

Year

1905

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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