WALCHS' ALMANAC - 1849


EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS



Christs College, Bishopsbourne, opened 1 October 1846.

Hutchin's School, Hobart Town, opened 3 August 1846, Headmaster Rev J. R. Buckland
Terms : Boarders £45 per annum
  Day Boarders £24 per annum
  Day scholars £12 per annum

Launceston Church Grammar School, opened 1 July 1846, Headmaster H. P. Kane
Terms : Sen department 12 guineas per annum
  Jun department 10 guineas per annum
  Board "including extras, at the headmaster's residence 30 guineas
  Daily board £12 per annum

High School of Hobart, established 1847
(given 5a of land by Lt Gov on the government domain, near entrance to Liverpool St)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Institutions and number of students enrolled

Board of Education
Black River   34
Bothwell   42
Campbell Town   61
Clarence Plains   57
Cressy   23
Evandale   45
Glenorchy   51
Green Ponds   60
Hobart Town:
  Campbell St 170
  Liverpool St 74
Kangaroo Point   38
Launceston   93
Longford   40
New Norfolk   60
New Town   58
Norfolk Plains   15
Oatlands   53
Patterson Plains   21
Perth   21
Richmond   60
Sandy Bay   41
Sorell   39

Church of England Schools

Bishopsbourne   21
Bothwell   49
Browns River   33
Carrick   24
Corners   33
Deloraine   13
Forest   25
Franklin Village   17
Hadspen   30
Huon   22
Hobart
  St Davids 110
  St George 73
  St John 71
  Trinity 143
  Harrington St 154
Launceston
  Franklin St 84
  St Johns 64
  Trinity 95
  Ladies School 24
Long Bay   7
New Town   35
Ouse Bridge   13
Patterson Plains   27
Pontville   22
Port Cygnet   15
Ross   33
Sorell   14
Springs   26
Stanley   30
Westbury   22

Church of Rome
Hobart Town   196
Launceston   126
Richmond   24

Infant Schools

Hobart Town
  Liverpool St 30
  Murray St 128
Launceston   56


Total enrolments

  Schools Boys Girls Totals
Board of Education 22 711 450 1161
Church of England 33 767 612 1379
Church of Rome 4 131 215 346
Infant 3 95 119 214
Totals 62 1704 1396 3100



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