Source Information

Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Teacher Applications and School Records, 1850-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data:

School Education Series. The State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales.


A full list of sources can be found here.

© the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales and is used under licence with the permission of the State Records Authority. The State of New South Wales gives no warranty regarding the data's accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose.

About New South Wales, Teacher Applications and School Records, 1850-1960

This collection consists of school education records for New South Wales. It includes teacher applications, school admission registers and records, and various letters received by the National Board of Education and Council of Education.

When available, the following details have been indexed from the school records of children:

  • Name
  • Parent(s) Name
  • Birth Date or Age
  • School
  • Admission Date

In addition, on the images you may also find information on previous schools attended, parent or guardian's residence and occupation, religious denomination, as well as the occupation entered upon leaving school.

When available, the following details have been indexed from the records of teachers:

  • Name
  • Age
  • Birth Place
  • Spouse's Name

In addition, on the images you may also find information on marital status, religious denomination, history of residency, educational and employment history, as well as the names of references given.