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The history of education in Scotland in its modern sense of organised and institutional learning, began in the Middle Ages, when Church choir schools and grammar schools began educating boys. By the end of the 15th century schools were also being organised for girls and universities were founded at St Andrews , Glasgow and Aberdeen .
Perth High School, opened in 1950. The Education (Scotland) Act 1918 introduced the principle of universal free secondary education, although, due to financial crisis and resistance from the SED, it took almost two decades to implement. Most of the advanced divisions of the primary schools became junior secondaries, where students received a ...
These would be subsumed into local government in 1929. Unlike the Education Act 1944 in England and Wales, the Education (Scotland) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 37) was a consolidation measure. Secondary education was the major area of growth, particularly for girls. Selection was ended by the Labour government in 1965.
"Education and nationalism: The discourse of education policy in Scotland." Discourse: Studies in the cultural politics of education 31.3 (2010): 335–350. Clark, Margaret, and Pamela Munn. Education in Scotland (Taylor & Francis, 1998) online. Munn, Pamela, et al. "Schools for the 21st century: the national debate on education in Scotland."
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; See also: List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1950 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1949–50 • 1950–51:
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; See also: List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1970 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1969–70 • 1970–71 1970 in Scottish television
The Scottish Certificate of Education (or SCE) was a Scottish secondary education certificate, used in schools and sixth form institutions, from 1962 until 1999. It replaced the older Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC), and it was the Scottish equivalent of the General Certificate of Education (or GCE), used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; See also: List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1960 in: The UK • England • Wales • Elsewhere Scottish football: 1959–60 • 1960–61 1960 in Scottish television