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The Sydney Technical College, now known as the TAFE New South Wales Sydney Institute, is a technical school established in 1878, that superseded the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. The college is one of Australia's oldest technical education institutions.
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- East Sydney Technical College
With its origins in the formation of Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1843, NAS has been in operation on the historic Darlinghurst Gaol site in East Sydney in various forms since 1922 and was formerly part of East Sydney Technical College, known as East Sydney Tech.
The National Art School moved into the former gaol buildings in 1922, as part of Sydney Technical College, later East Sydney Technical College. The School gained autonomy as an educational institution in 1996, and became the sole occupant of the Darlinghurst site in 2005.
Located in Darlinghurst, in Sydney's inner city, the site was constructed in the 1820s using convict labour. It housed prisoners from 1841 to 1914. In 1921, the site was adapted for use as the East Sydney Technical College, later developing into an arts school.
Darlinghurst Gaol closed in 1914.With the outbreak of World War I, the site was used as an internment camp for enemy aliens (Irish, Russians and Germans) and to house the military. Then in 1922, most of the cells were removed and the National Art School moved onto the site as part of East Sydney Technical College.
Highlights of our history. 1830s: Founded in 1833, the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts was at the forefront in New South Wales, with the first technical class, mechanical drawing. A similar institute, the Sydney Technical College, opened in Newcastle in 1835.
