Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richmond Primary School


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was merge to Keswick, South Australia. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  10:41, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Richmond Primary School

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Non-notable primary school. Fails WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 22:13, 14 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. --Bduke (talk) 00:20, 15 June 2021 (UTC)


 *  Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  Onel 5969  TT me 22:13, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:19, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:19, 14 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Seems completely non-notable. SamStrongTalks (talk) 02:51, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Part of the school is heritage listed and is one of the oldest remaining public schools in South Australia (123 years). The laying of the foundation stone was attended by three future Premiers of the South Australia and a world renowned wine maker.
 * One of the school's former students was the future architect of modern container deposit scheme that has been replicated around the world. I am researching other notable students for inclusion.
 * The school is likely to be be one of the few state schools impacted by the largest public road infrastructure in South Australian history and there is significant public interest in information about the potential impact to the school. This page helps provide the community with a valuable resource on the school and it's historical relevance to South Australia. Reflexio (talk) 13:51, 15 June 2021 (UTC)


 * There are many many primary and high schools listed on Wikipedia in Australia alone, I am not sure why you would specifically want to focus on this particular school. Reflexio (talk) 01:05, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * For NSW (a single state in Australia) here is the list and you can see many have specific Wikipedia pages.
 * List of government schools in New South Wales
 * If the intent is to generally remove schools as they are non-notable, then this would have to be applied across the whole of Wikipedia, not this single instance. In any event, for South Australia, Richmond Primary School is notable. Reflexio (talk) 01:12, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * If you clicked on some of those bluelinks, you'll find it's almost always highschools that have articles. Doctorhawkes (talk) 07:50, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, but high schools have no more importance that primary schools. Why would you think they do? I have found many Wikipedia pages for primary schools. Reflexio (talk) 14:13, 17 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete The availability of good references about this are extremely lacking. Since, from what I can tell, they are all primary/local/trivial. I'm pretty sure it being of local historical importance matters either. Usually things have to be on a national historical register for their historical significance to count toward notability. --Adamant1 (talk) 10:07, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe common practice is to Redirect to Keswick, South Australia. Doctorhawkes (talk) 07:48, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - I support a Merge of sourced content into Keswick, South Australia as per WP:ATD, which says that an article must not be deleted if there is a clear alternative. However, a quick Google search tells me that as well as the Richmond Primary School in Keswick SA there is a Richmond Primary School in Victoria, Tasmania, New Zealand, Perth (in East Fremantle), South Africa and Hinckley in the UK - and there's several "Richmond Public Schools" too (e.g. in NSW) - so perhaps it's best not to redirect that term to the Keswick suburb article. I am open to being persuaded otherwise or something that would avoid an awkward disambiguation page that doesn't link to any articles. Deus et lex (talk) 10:26, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments, If the other schools are created on Wikipedia, disambiguation could be used to clarify which school and in which state. Reflexio (talk) 14:13, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, the sourcing is poor but I don't think it's bad enough to warrant deletion. That being said I'll also favour a merge as mentioned above. NemesisAT (talk) 15:04, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comment, I have added additional topics and sourcing and will continue to add more historical elements to the page. Reflexio (talk) 16:26, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm fine with a merge into Keswick, South Australia since it looks like there's been improvements since I voted deleted. Although, at this point I don't think the improvements are enough to warrant keeping the article. --Adamant1 (talk) 03:05, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments, I am in the process of obtaining more information from the West Torrens Historical Society and ave just received approval to re-use their information in relation to the school. This page has not been in play for long and I need more time to complete a more broader perspective. Reflexio (talk) 13:13, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hhhmm, I guess it can always be drafted so you can work on it. --Adamant1 (talk) 14:16, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi... I've done some more looking around Wikipedia, there are so many schools from around the world on Wikipedia, many of them have less content than this school. A common template has been developed for schools.  I understand you may have concerns about schools and see you have created a page for nomination of deletions, but this would be a random and unstructured approach.  If Wikipedia wants to reduce the number school pages, I think it needs higher level authorisation and more structured approach, and not as a result of a new page being created for a specific school. Reflexio (talk) 14:12, 21 June 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.