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CERTIFICATE - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIA ERNEST SERLS 1900

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1900

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 Ernest Serls / has passed the Examination of the Inspector of Schools in / the Fourth Standard in all Subjects / Armadale School / Jas P Walton / Chief Inspector of Schools / 26 July 1900]

Historical information

Certificate was presented to Ernest Serls, who attended the Armadale School in 1900, for passing the fourth standard in all subjects. Ernest's class would have been the first class to use the recently built Armadale school. The Serls family played a prominent role in the establishment of the Congregational Church in the district.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.15

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Card

Width

254 mm

Height or length

214 mm

Keywords

ARMADALE

Department of Education Western Australia

WALTON Jason P. Mr

SERLS Ernest Mr

Armadale State School THIRD road Amadale

Year

1900

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.

Primary significance criteria

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