Spearwood Alternative School

Author

City of Cockburn

Place Number

03456

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Location

370 Rockingham Rd Spearwood

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Old Spearwood School
Spearwood School

Local Government

Cockburn

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	14 Jul 2011

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	30 Sep 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Apr 2014	Category B	Category B Considerable significance Very important to the heritage of the locality. Conservation of the place is highly desirable. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place.

Statement of Significance

Spearwood Alternative School is a good example of Education Department design from the early 20th century.
Spearwood Alternative School has high social value for former students and staff, as well as the wide community.
Spearwood Alternative School has continued as a place of education for nearly 100 years.

Physical Description

This four classroom rectangular timber school is set on a large property with many trees. On the east side of the building is a wide verandah used as an undercover play or lunch area. The well maintained building has a new steeply pitched corrugated iron roof replacing the old.

History

Spearwood Primary School was built in 1914 after the Progress Association lobbied the Education Department. Until this time many pupils had been attending the distant Coogee School. The school was built by the Hines brothers who were skilled carpenters and built many schools in country towns. Jim, Arthur, Bert and Alf Hines were local people residing in Spearwood.
The school was opened in July 1914 with celebrations including speeches, refreshments and sports. Letchfords, the cordial factory in Beaconsfield, donated lemonade and ginger beer for the afternoon tea. The school serviced the area until the Education Department sold it in the late 1970s. During that time it was partially destroyed by fire and then rebuilt. The building now houses the Spearwood Alternative School.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: New roof and transportable classroom added on grounds

Condition

Very Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
HCWA Database No. 3456	State Heritage Office
M Berson; "The Making of a Community".	City of Cockburn	1978
National Trust Australia (WA) Documentation	National Trust WA

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Primary School
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Primary School

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

30 Mar 1994

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Approved

Last Update

18 Dec 2019

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