Clairvaux was established at Katoomba by the Child Welfare Department in 1969. It began as a home for boys who were described having intellectual disabilities. It has a special school on site. Clairvaux was closed down in the 1990s.
Clairvaux was purchased in 1967 to increase accommodation for wards of the state and boys with disabilities (referred to at the time as ‘intellectually handicapped’). Accommodation at the existing state institutions at Brush Farm, Mittagong Farm Home and Werrington Park was becoming strained. The home was opened in 1969 with 24 boys. There was a special school on the site, operated by the Education Department.
Clairvaux was closed down in the 1990s and in 2014 serves as accommodation for a range of community-based organisations.
From
1969
To
1990s
1969 - 1990s
Clairvaux was situated at 14 Oak Street, Katoomba, New South Wales (Building Still standing)
