Gladesville Public School

Style

Teacher’s residence, 1879 - Victorian Georgian

School buildings, circa 1920 and 1927 - Utilitarian Inter-War period with some Inter-War Georgian revival features

Year

1879, circa 1920 and 1927

Architects

Government Architect G. Allan Mansfield (1879 building)

Education Department (1927)

About Gladesville Public School

Gladesville Public School was the first school in the emerging village and the site retains evidence of its sequential development. The original teacher's residence and the 1920 and 1927 school buildings are all significant and reflect the growth of education facilities over more than 156 years.

When the school opened, there were 56 pupils taught by Mr Bayliss. By late 1895, the enrolment at the school was 180 despite the school facilities only accommodating up to 100 students.

By May 1917, population growth was posing such problems that a new building was necessary. This was constructed on the corner of Coulter Street and Linsley Street at a cost of £13,560 and occupied in July 1920.

As the new building reduced the playground area, six parcels of land were acquired for school use, including a portion of Orr Street which was closed to public access. Some houses on the acquired land were retained and rented out by the school.

In 1927, another new school building was constructed at the end of Orr Street, at a cost of £34,000.

In January 1944, Gladesville Public School became a central school, catering for pupils up to 14 years of age. It reverted to a primary school in January 1956, after the opening of the Meadowbank Junior Technical High School. In 1963, amalgamation of the separate girls’ and boys’ departments started and by 1966 the school had become co-educational.

Location

Victoria Road, Gladesville 2111 View Map

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