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Examples of school information obtained from the database

The samples below spell out the meaning of the names and dates used in this database. For a more detailed explanation of the type of school please go to the glossary section.

Blackville school entry

BLACKVILLE County Pottinger Provisional School May 1876-Dec 1877; Public School Jan 1878-Oct 1881; House to House School Aug 1883-Jul 1890; Half-Time School with Yarraman Jul 1890-Jul 1892; Half-Time School with St Helena Jul 1892-Jun 6.1893; Provisional School Jul 1893-Mar 1911; Public School Apr 1911- *Black Creek (2) until Jan 1878

Blackville School is located in County Pottinger. It opened as a Provisional School in May 1876. It was a Public School from January 1878, but was closed in October 1881. It was re-opened as a House to House School in August 1883. From July 1890 it operated as a Half-Time School, first with Yarraman as its partner and then with St Helena. From July 1893 it was a Provisional School, and from April 1911 a Public School. The entry concludes with a dash because the school is still operating. The school has had a change of name, having been known as Black Creek until January 1878; the figure (2) indicates that this was the second school to have the name Black Creek.

Neutral Bay school entry

NEUTRAL BAY County Cumberland Public School Jul 1886-Aug 1898; Superior Public School Aug 1898-Dec 1912; Primary and a Secondary school (Commercial and Home Science) Jan 1913-Dec 1915; Public School Jan 1916-Dec 1920; Primary and a Secondary School (Junior Technical School Jan 1921-Dec 1927; Boys Intermediate High School Jan 1928-Dec 1937; Junior Technical School 1940 only; Home Science School Jan 1922-Dec 1925; Girls Intermediate High School Jan 1926-Dec 1940); Public School Jan 1941-Dec 1943; Central School Jan 1944-Dec 1948; Public School Jan 1949-

Neutral Bay school is located in County Cumberland. It opened as a Public School in June 1886, and was raised in status to a Superior Public School in August 1898. From January 1913 the school's character as both a Primary and a Secondary School is indicated by the designation p+. Two distinct  secondary courses were offered, commercial and home science. From 1916 until the end of 1920 the school was classified simply as a Public School. Between January 1921 and December 1940 the school offered a variety of secondary courses in addition to the primary course: it was either a Junior Technical School or a Boys Intermediate High School for the secondary boys and either a Home Science School or a Girls Intermediate High School for the secondary girls. From 1941 to 1943 the school was classified as a Public School, and from 1944 to 1948 as a Central School. The school has been a Public School since 1949, and is still operating.

Wyong High School entry

WYONG HIGH County Northcumberland Junior High School Jan 1950-Dec 1951; High School Jan 1952-

Unlike the entries for primary schools, the type of school (high) is given after the name. Wyong High School is located in County Northumberland. It opened as a Junior High School in January 1950, and has been a High School since January 1952.