Newdegate School

Author

Shire of Lake Grace

Place Number

12723

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Location

Collier St Newdegate

Location Details

Local Government

Lake Grace

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1927

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Sep 1998	Category D	Category D Some heritage value, but not essential to an understanding of the district. Recommend that the place is not constrained by the Town Planning Scheme. Re-assess the significance of the place when the Inventory is regularly reviewed. Record prior to redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates the development of the education system in Newdegate and ways of life.

Physical Description

1927: Timber framed weatherboard and fibro clad with a corrugated iron roof.

History

On 24 December 1925 a public meeting was held to discuss the provision of education facilities in Newdegate. A committee was formed and subsequently school commenced in the supper room of the hall in September 1926. The venue was unsuitable, and fundraisirg continued though 1926, with dances, concerts and wool drives to raise money for a school. On 20 May 1927 a new single room school was opened in Newdegate. Attendances were often low, and, as for any Government School, a minimum number of eight students was required to retain a teacher and keep the school open. Some children boarded in town to keep the numbers up, and the school open. After World War Two, two school buses were introduced in Newdegate. The first serviced the northern areas of Lake Biddy, North Lake Biddy and Buniche, and the schools in those areas closed. The second bus serviced the south east region where the children had formerly been correspondence students. The south east and north east Newdegate Schools had closed in the early 1940s and in 1949 another room was added to accommodate the extra students. Methodist services were held regularly in the School. In 1953 voluntary labour constructed tennis courts at the school. Power was connected in 1960 and a room and scheme water in 1961. A concrete cricket pitch was laid in 1962. In 1963 the Parents and Citizens Association established a rose garden memorial to Dr Margaret Clarke OBE.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact
Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
PWD	Architect	1927	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Good GF; "The Growth & Development of the Newdegate District".	Newdegate Golden Jubilee Committee	1972

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, corrugated

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

30 Oct 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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