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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 188617 Jul 1989