Please contact the Department of Education’s Information Release Unit
Postal address: GPO Box 1152, Adelaide SA 5001
Phone: (08) 8226 3231
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRS/7190
These records are held by State Records of South Australia (1919 - current).
Education – Register of Prosecutions is a register that records details of the prosecutions of parents for the non-attendance at school of children of school age (either through truancy or non-enrolment). In the ‘Remarks’ section it includes notes on committing children to institutions, such as the Edwardstown Industrial School, Glandore Industrial School and Glandore Children’s Home, and the length of sentence for children committed to institutions.
Access to these records is restricted for 100 years in order to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in these records have a right to access information about themselves. To request access to these records please contact the Department of Education Information Release Unit.
This register begins with an index (two columns) on tabbed letter pages giving surname, Christian name, and prosecution numbers of parents of the child/children in question. The indexed names appear under year dates.
The index section is followed by entries across two pages, containing the following information:
Left hand page – prosecution number; section; parent’s names; address; child’s name; present age; certified date of child’s absence; school attended.
Right hand page – prosecuting officer; locality of Court; court fees sent – Amount/Date; result of prosecutions – fine/costs/time allowed for payment; date of hearing; & remarks.