Applications and Admissions to Orphan Schools, 1817-1833

This collection consists of Applications for Admission into the Male and Female Orphan Schools in Sydney. The years covered roughly follows those in which the Schools were run by the Clergy and School Lands Corporation (1825-1833). Applications were used to determine the admission of children, thus requiring certain criteria to be met to be admitted. The applications consisted of letters or petitions written by the parent(s) or guardian(s) (often a widow or widower) asking for the child to be admitted into the school. Some petitions were written on pre-printed forms, others are entirely handwritten. This collection also contains School Admission Books, covering the years 1817-1832 for females and 1819-1833 for males.