Agency:
Correspondence School
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1919
End Date:
31 Dec 1976
Description:
Provision of education and school facilities by distance.;;The Educational Record, dated 15 December 1918, announced the appointment of the first correspondence teacher, Miss H Wellard, who would commence duties in January 1919 to 'enable children in remote locations to obtain facilities for receiving some educational advantages...';;In 1976 the school merged with the Hobart Technical College's External Studies Department (formerly the Technical Correspondence School) to form the External Studies Service. The technical aspects of this service were eventually removed and the School of Distance Learning was established, quite separate from the Technical College.~
Information Sources:
Tasmanian Ancestry, March 1999
Functions Performed:
Education and training
Controlling Agencies:
Education Department (TA63) | 01 Jan 1886 | 17 Jul 1989 |
Series Created By Agency:
ED29/16 Observation Book. | 01 Jan 1919 | 31 Dec 1962 |
ED29/17 Visitors Book. | 01 Jan 1927 | 31 Dec 1963 |
ED29/1 General Admission Register. | 01 Jan 1932 | 31 Dec 1963 |
ED29/7 Register of Students' Work | 01 Jan 1944 | 31 Dec 1977 |
ED29/20 Student Applications, Enrolments and Correspondence Files. | 01 Jan 1952 | 31 Dec 1976 |
ED29/3 Secondary Admission Register. | 01 Jan 1954 | 31 Dec 1976 |
ED29/9 Student Record Sheets, "Civilian" Enrolment. | 01 Jan 1954 | 31 Dec 1970 |
ED29/10 Student Record Sheets, Apprentices. | 01 Jan 1954 | 31 Dec 1974 |
ED29/2 Primary Admission Register. | 01 Jan 1959 | 31 Dec 1976 |
ED29/4 Adult Admission Register. | 01 Jan 1960 | 31 Dec 1976 |
ED29/18 School Journal. | 01 Jan 1960 | 31 Dec 1964 |
ED29/5 High School Admission Register. | 01 Jan 1962 | 31 Dec 1976 |
ED29/12 Student Record Sheets, Timber Industry Diploma. | 01 Jan 1964 | 31 Dec 1967 |
ED29/19 Administration Files. | 01 Jan 1964 | 31 Dec 1977 |
ED29/8 Register of Textbooks and Assignments Forwarded to Students. | 01 Jan 1967 | 31 Dec 1971 |
ED29/11 Student Record Sheets, Biology Laboratory Technicians. | 01 Jan 1968 | 31 Dec 1974 |
ED29/13 Student Record Sheets, Public Health Inspectors. | 01 Jan 1968 | 31 Dec 1971 |
ED29/15 Student Record Cards. | 01 Jan 1968 | 31 Dec 1974 |
ED29/14 Student Record Sheets, Estate Agencies. | 01 Jan 1969 | 31 Dec 1973 |
ED29/6 Index to Enrolments. | 01 Jan 1974 | 31 Dec 1974 |