The Industrial School was established on a large parcel of land in the Perth suburb of Glendalough in 1897 for boys aged up to 16 years. The land on which it was located is now known as Rawlins Street, Glendalough. It was run by a Catholic religious order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate who ran similar institutions in Ireland. As an industrial school they received government fees for children sent there by the state. They also took in orphans and boys sent there by family. By 1922, the remaining 16 boys had been sent to Clontarf and the school was closed.
The site was then used by the Little Sisters of the Poor, and currently houses a retirement village.
The Industrial School in Glendalough. City of Stirling Art and History Collection, accessed 18/03/2026, https://collections.stirling.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/3463
