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First Day of Instruction

Name: First Day of Instruction
Start: 1883-10-01
Location: Castlereagh Street building

When: 1 October 1883
Where: Castlereagh Street building
Part of: Sydney Boys High School founded as Australia's first state high school

Instruction began for 46 boys on 1 October 1883 in a Castlereagh Street building designed by Francis Greenway.

The first day of instruction for Sydney Boys High School took place on 1 October 1883. Forty-six boys attended classes in a building on Castlereagh Street, which had been designed by Francis Greenway and constructed by convicts. This marked the operational start of the school.

Sources

Sydney Boys High School Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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