Christ Church School (Colony of New South Wales)

This article is about the first school in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. For the associated church, see Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle.

Christ Church School
Newcastle penal settlement from Prospect Hill, c. 1810.
Christ Church School
32°55′47″S 151°46′50″E / 32.92972°S 151.78056°E / -32.92972; 151.78056
LocationChurch Street, The Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
CountryAustralia

Christ Church School (1816 – 1883) was the first school in the penal settlement of Newcastle, in the Colony of New South Wales. The school opened in 1816 as a co-educational primary school. In 1883, Christ Church School closed when it was incorporated into the New South Wales government school system.

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