IdentifierAGN-00000246Alternative NameSelle House Student Council
Selle House CouncilTypeBoard/Committee/CouncilDate1965 to No DateCreationSenate at its meeting Dec 1964Description
During 1964 the Senate resolved to establish the W. A. Selle Student House in Parramatta Road as a Hall of Residence for students. [1964 Report of Senate, 1966 Calendar p.963] At its meeting in December 1964, Senate resolved the membership of the Council in which the management of the House was vested.
The Council held its first meeting in February 1965. At this meeting rules of accommodation were agreed upon. The business of the Council was essentially that of property management, no tutorial or academic assistance was offered to students. Membership of the Council was amended in March 1974. The early constitution of Selle House Council stayed in place till at least 1986. [TRIM Doc2009/65943 - History of Selle House] The constitution was amended in 1992 (3 Feb) requiring the Council to report to Senate annually.
The 1988 Calendar [p.599] notes:
W. A. Selle House is the name given to a series of converted double-storeyed terrace houses immediately adjacent to the Mackie Building in Arundel Street, Forest Lodge. The House was named after a former Registrar, W. A. Selle, who held office from 1924 to 1946. The concept of housing students in this way was modelled on similar accommodation in the Universities of Leeds and Edinburgh. Accommodation is provided for male and female students in study bed-rooms. Separate house kitchens provide communal cooking facilities. Scholarship is encouraged in a friendly informal atmosphere, supporting a community sympathetic to the needs and life of the student. Residents stand to gain an appreciation of the many facets of university life and education, and an understanding of the problems students face in their quest for knowledge and academic fulfilment. Management of the House is vested in a council consisting of: the Vice-Chancellor and Principal; the Bursar and the Warden (all ex officio); two members appointed annually by the Senate; and three residents (also elected on an annual basis). WARDEN: Michael Bates
WA Selle House Council (1965 to No Date), [AGN-00000246]. University of Sydney Archives, accessed 27/08/2026, https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/22883
