FREMANTLE TAFE, 11-15 GROSVENOR STREET, BEACONSFIELD
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleFREMANTLE TAFE, 11-15 GROSVENOR STREET, BEACONSFIELDAddressFremantle Technical College 11-15 Grosvenor Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20723Street Number11, 13, 15Construction Commenced1968Year Of Demolition2022Construction MaterialWall – GLASS: GlassFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Education & scienceStatement Of SignificanceSocial and historic significance to the local community as a tertiary educational facility. DEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Demolition was approved in 2022 and the site was cleared of buildings shortly after. In 2023 the heritage listing for this place was reviewed as part of the Annual Update of The Heritage List and Local Heritage Survey. On 13 March 2024 Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Local Heritage Survey Management Category to Level 4 Historic Record Only.ArchaeologyNoConditionHistoryFremantle TAFE, was a ten-acre campus of 11 educational buildings set in landscaped grounds which were constructed in 1968 to replace the earlier Fremantle Technical School in South Terrace in central Fremantle. The design by Hobbs Winning & Leighton Architects showed the influence of the Post-War International Style. Fremantle TAFE comprises single and two storey functional steel framed, glass and glass brick buildings. The front elevation of the main building featured glazed sections from ground to ceiling height on one side, and high level windows to the other. An open grassed area with a central path and steps lead to the entrance which had a portico with steel post supports. The complex was modified and refurbished in the 1970s and 1980s and large buildings added in 1981 and 1983. The place was added to the Fremantle Municipal Inventory in 2000 and the Heritage List in 2008. After a major restructuring of technical education in W.A. in 2016, Fremantle TAFE was closed, and the buildings vacated. The site remained vacant over the next few years and was badly vandalised. Demolition was approved in 2022 and the site was cleared of buildings shortly after. In 2023 the heritage listing for this place was reviewed as part of the Annual Update of The Heritage List and Local Heritage Survey. On 13 March 2024 Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Local Heritage Survey Management Category to Level 4 Historic Record Only.Physical DescriptionVacant siteAssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – EDUCATIONAL: Technical SchoolPresent Use – VACANT\UNUSED: Vacant\UnusedIntegrity/AuthenticityLow integrity - demolished and no longer serves an educational use. Low authenticity - all original fabric removed. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianCity of FremantleStatutory Heritage Area South Fremantle Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusNON ContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusNoLocal Government Statutory Listing DateAdded - 8/03/2007 Removed 27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey DateAdded 18/09/2000 - Changed 13/03/2024Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 4 - Historic Record Only
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
FREMANTLE TAFE, 11-15 GROSVENOR STREET, BEACONSFIELD. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/13186