Education through industry
T: Telephone02 9622 8359
E: Emailshelley-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
At Shelley PS we support and promote excellence and equity.
We are committed to:
Distinctive aspects of the school include:
In 1814 William Shelley, of the London Missionary Society, suggested to Governor Macquarie that a school to train Aborigines should be established in Parramatta.
It was proposed to teach the boys reading, writing, knowledge of scriptures, manual labour, agriculture and mechanical arts. The girls were to be taught sewing, knitting, spinning or such employments as were ‘suitable’ for them. At the end of 1814 the school was opened in a building that stood on the land bound by Macquarie, Marsden and Hunter Streets in Parramatta.
William Shelley died in 1815 but his wife and daughter carried on the school until 1823, when after Mrs Shelley’s retirement, it was moved to Blacktown. Shelley Public School, formerly known as Blacktown Road School, was opened in 1967.
address
Hadrian Avenue
Blacktown NSW 2148
telephone 02 9622 8359
We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the Dharug Nation, the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.
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