Join us as we take a stroll back in time and have a look at some of Penrith’s famous schools.
Regentville Public School
A local school was established as early as 1868 on a site now known as School House Creek. Regentville Public School was built in 1881. The 1881 brick residence and classroom still stand on School House Road.
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Penrith Public School
Penrith Public School was established in 1865 in makeshift rooms leased by Donald Beatson. A school building was built in 1872 in Henry Street where the school remained until 1917 when additional school buildings were opened in High Street.
Students pictured below are from a 1930 class.
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Agnes Banks Public School
A school was opened in 1875. The present building was erected in 1878-1879. It is now a private residence after the school’s closure. The former classroom is a simple brick building with a steep pitched gable roof. The small teachers residence is linked with the classroom at right angles and features a symetrical facade protected by a veranda.
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Mulgoa Public School
The Mulgoa Public School was built in 1883. It is a brick structure, including a classroom and residence. The grounds feature camphor laurel and paper bark trees, a split rail and paling fence, and well.
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St Dominic’s College
St Dominic’s College was established as a boys school in the grounds of St Nicholas of Myra Convent School in 1959. In 1960 they moved into new buildings on the corner of Parker and Copeland Streets.
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