Sydney Girls' High School Old Girls' Union, Historical Resources Centre

Identity area

Identifier

daa/176

Authorized form of name

Sydney Girls' High School Old Girls' Union, Historical Resources Centre

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • Educational

Contact area

 

Honorary Archivist

Type

Address

Street address

Corner of Anzac Parade and Cleveland Street, Surry Hills
Postal address: PO Box 44 Surry Hills NSW 2010

Locality

Sydney

Region

New South Wales

Country name

Postal code

2010

Telephone

02 9331 2336

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Sydney Girls' High School is the oldest state girls' school in New South Wales.

It was established under the Education Act of 1880. In 1883, the Sydney Girls' and Boys' High Schools were opened in the Francis Greenway designed building in Elizabeth/ Castlereagh Streets. The Girls' School had the upper floor and entered from Elizabeth Street while the Boys' School occupied the lower floor with its entrance in Castlereagh Street.

In 1892 the boys moved to Ultimo and the girls had the building to themselves. Then in 1921 the Girls' School moved to its current location at Moore Park. For further information about the history of the school, see http://www.sghs.nsw.edu.au/About_Us/History.html

The Historic Resource Centre was set up by the Old Girls' Union in the school's centenary year in 1983. It is run entirely by volunteers from the Old Girls' Union. The union itself had been established in 1898. (See http://www.sghs.nsw.edu.au/Community/Old%20Girls.html)

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Sydney Girls' High School is a high school conducted by the New South Wales Department of Education.

Records management and collecting policies

Memorabilia and information relating to the school and its pupils past and present. Records of the many famous women who have attended this school including early women graduates.

Buildings

Holdings

Repository for the records of the Sydney Girls' High School Old Girls' Union:

  • Admission registers for the school from 1883 up to six years ago.
  • Full run of school magazine "The Chronicle" from 1906 to present.
  • School photographs and information about past students.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Open most Wednesdays during term.

Access conditions and requirements

Contact by email or in writing to make an appointment to attend the Historical Resources Centre.

Accessibility

The Historical Resources Centre is located in the library on level 1. There is no lift access.

Services area

Research services

Reference assistance available. All enquiries to be in writing by mail or email. Research in person by appointment only.

Reproduction services

Copying services available for books, journals, photographs and newspapers.

Public areas

Control area

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Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 17 April 2018

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Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Education (Thematic area)
  • Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
  • Genealogical (Thematic area)
  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Corner of Anzac Parade and Cleveland Street, Surry Hills Postal address: PO Box 44 Surry Hills NSW 2010
Sydney, New South Wales 2010