Primary contact
5 Allen Road
Bunbury, Western Australia 6230
Identity area
Identifier
daa/552
Authorized form of name
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- BCGS Archives
- Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Archives, Western Australia
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Ros Malone
Type
Address
Street address
5 Allen Road
Locality
Bunbury
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6230
Telephone
08 9722 6145
Fax
ros.malone@bcgs.wa.edu.au
Note
Description area
History
Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School (BCGS) is a co-educational independent school associated with the Anglican Church in Australia and the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury. The School caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, also encompassing boarding facilities and pre-school education and services including Early Childhood.
The School was officially opened on 8 February 1972 and the Archives was established from 1997 after the appointment of a dedicated School Archivist.
Geographical and cultural context
Gelorup is a semi rural location within minutes south of Bunbury, Western Australia's second largest city. The area includes rural and regional agriculture and primary industry.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Archives policy covers the collection of both school history and evidential archival holdings including student records, a photographic record, governance and administration, and published material.
Buildings
Facilities - a purpose-built archival storage space and large work room, and a reading and research room currently used by an alternative school area.
Holdings
School publications, the Bonifacian and the Grammarian, school history publications, student, staff, governance and administrative records, photographic and audio-visual, oral history, uniforms and textiles, maps and plans and art works.
The Archives also collects objects such as trophies, awards, pennants and objects, including spiritually significant objects.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Digital holdings online (see website).
Digital Finding Aid for Foundation materials.
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment. Contact the archivist.
Access conditions and requirements
Apply to the Archivist.
Advance notice of visit for the purpose of research is required.
Access to personal and evidential records is restricted.
Identification is required for access to personal records.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Apply to the Archivist.
Research on publications holdings and school history available on application.
Reproduction services
Photocopy, digitised copy and photographic reproduction services available.
Public areas
Archives display area and foyer.
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 15 July 2020
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Environment (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Out of Home Care (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)