Schools & education
More than 160 provisional, State, private and independant schools have been established within the Gympie and Wide Bay region since 1867.
Student registers
St Patricks Convent Admissions 1927 __001(1) Capture
An example of the admissions record of St Patricks Catholic School from 1925
This collection has details of students enrolled in the school. The registers may have details of:
- Child’s name and age
- Parents
- Enrolment dates
- Attendance record
Yearbooks and magazines
Gympie-Gold-1989-yearbook
Gympie-Gold-1989-yearbook-front-cover
Schools produce yearbooks and magazines that highlight events during the school year. These books may have details of
- Principal, teachers and students
- Class photos
- School activities such as sporting teams, music etc
School histories
bk – The History of Education in the Gympie Region, 1867-2020 – p000Capture
The history of education in the Gympie Region from 1867 to 2020
This is a collection of books produced by schools to celebrate school jubilees and centenaries or independant research. The books may have details for
- Development in a district that drove the need for a school
- Short biographies of families, students (especially World War servicemen) and teachers
- List of principals, teachers and students
- Photos of districts, schools, teaching staff and classes.
Online registers
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School yearbooks, magazines and memorabilia?
You may have noticed there are gaps in the collection that we need help to close.
Can you help?
The index lists all the yearbooks and magazines in our collection.
We are looking for books or magazines from
- a missing year
- a school that is not yet listed, or
- magazines or newsletters that we don’t know about yet.
You can also help us start a new collection for other school memorabilia such as art, literature and sporting activities.
Email us at secretary@gfhs.com.au with details or queries or visit us during opening hours (see below).
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Saturday: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
LOCATION
1 Chapple Street, Gympie Qld 4570
In the Old Ticket Office under the Rattler Railway Station. View map
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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay our respects to the elders of the past, present and emerging.