Newcastle East Public School

Newcastle East Public School is the oldest school in continuous operation in Australia.

Newcastle East Public School is a public school located in the New South Wales town of Newcastle, Australia. It is the oldest continuously running school in Australia, established in 1816 by a convict on conditional pardon, Henry Wrensford.

The Tyrrell Street school is now a site of historical significance in Australian education. It is of itself a building of heritage value that has been restored to its former glory, having housed education in many different guises.

In 1878 the school moved to the current site in Tyrrell Street. The success of this new public school led the state government to take control of the church school in 1883 and name it Newcastle East Public School.

HERITAGE SLATE ROOFINGS ROLE

We had the honour to help aid the restoration of this heritage listed school in NSW by offering our slate roofing expertise. The school under went a complete re-roof using none other than Welsh Slate and various lead / copper features to restore this building back to it’s former glory.

Here’s a short video on how the project panned out.

Enjoy.