The State Records Office of Western Australia (SROWA) holds a collection of records created by Sunday Island Primary School. Sunday Island Primary School was a government run school that took over the education of children on Sunday Island in 1955 following the closure of the United Aborigines Mission school at Sunday Island Mission. The collection includes records about children’s admission to and attendance at school, records of punishments of children, teacher reports on examinations and student progress, journals of the head teacher, general correspondence, teacher time books, and reports of the district superintendent’s inspections of the school.
Access
The records in this collection are open access. Please contact the State Records Office of Western Australia for access to these records.
Records
The records of Sunday Island Primary School held by the State Records Office of Western Australia include:
- School Journals, 1955 – 1962. Contains the head teacher’s record of events and activities at the school. These records are open. SROWA reference S1274.
- Superintendent’s Books, 1955 – 1962. Contains reports of the district superintendent’s inspections of the school, including notes on subjects taught, pupil behaviour, and accommodation and working conditions on the island. These records are open. SROWA reference S1275.
- Teacher’s Half-Yearly Examination Books, 1955 – 1962. Contains half-yearly reports by teachers on individual student progress for each subject taught. These records are open. SROWA reference S1276.
- Punishment Book, 1955 – 1962. Contains details of punishments delivered to school children, including date of punishment, name and age of student, reason for punishment, method and amount of punishment, who delivered the punishment, and other notes. These records are open. SROWA reference S1277.
- Teachers’ Time Book, 1958 – 1962. Contains daily records of teacher’s time spent in the classroom. These records are open. SROWA reference S1278.
- Summary of Attendances and Returns Registers, 1955 – 1962. Contains registers recording weekly, quarterly and annual attendance summaries. These summaries do not include information on individual students. These records are open. SROWA reference S1279.
- Admission Registers, 1955 – 1962. Contains information on students admitted to the school, including name, date of birth, place of residence, place of birth, student number, previous and subsequent schools attended, grade, parents or guardians names, and date of and reason for leaving the school, where applicable. These records are open. SROWA reference S1280.
- Attendance Registers, 1957 – 1962. Contains information on student attendance at the school, organised by school grade. These records are open. SROWA reference S1281.
- Correspondence, 1955 – 1961. Contains general correspondence received by the Sunday Island school, arranged by year. These records are open. SROWA reference S1282.
