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Most of these records provide information relating to Orphan Schools, Industrial Schools and Government schools for admission purposes.
NOTE: We do not hold school reports.
Pre-1900 Records
The earliest records
Most of the earliest schools in the colony were established to provide basic literacy skills and religious instruction to destitute children and to those whose parents could not afford to provide them with an education.
One of the earliest list of pupils in our collection is the
Colonial Secretary; NRS 1325, Richmond School Roll, Jul 1823-Feb 1824; [SZ 1014]; Fiche 3307, COD 208 *ARK
Orphan School records, 1825-33
Archives Investigator lists records that provide details of children admitted to Orphan Schools covering the period 1817-1886. Records of children admitted into and out of the Orphan School, 1825-33 *ARK are listed in the Archives Investigator as series NRS 782 and NRS 783.
» The index to Orphan school records can be searched online.
Records of admission
Click on the links below for a list of records of children admitted to the following schools: 
Industrial school records Sobraon and Vernon training ships
Researchers should also consult Archives Investigator for records relating to individual homes, schools and shelters.
Pupil records, 1848-1900
Prior to the Public Instruction Act, 1880, education was jointly administered by the Board of National Education and the Denominational School Board, 1848-66 and subsequently the Council of Education, 1866-79. The records of these agencies contain occasional references to pupils especially the miscellaneous correspondence series. For further information researchers should consult Archives Investigator and the index to Schools and Related Records.
Post-1900 Records
