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The Education Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 introduced a school system which included a government-run eleven-plus post-primary transfer test as an entrance exam for grammar schools; this had previously been introduced in England and Wales in 1944. The test, a form of academic selection, was retained in Northern Ireland whereas England and Wales ...
The 1944 Butler Education Act radically overhauled education in England and Wales, and the Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1947 set out a similar restructuring for Northern Ireland. For the first time, secondary education was to become a right, and was to be universally provided. It would also be free, with financial assistance for poor students.
Acts are cited by calendar year, in the same fashion as acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom.Each act passed in a respective year is given a chapter number (abbreviated "c.") denoted by Arabic numerals, [2] and citations are usually followed by the suffix "(N.I.)" so as to prevent confusion with acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Thus Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 was an act passed by the Parliament of Northern Ireland, whereas the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 was passed at Westminster.
Acts are cited by calendar year, in the same fashion as acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom.Each act passed in a respective year is given a chapter number (abbreviated "c.") denoted by Arabic numerals, [2] and citations are usually followed by the suffix "(N.I.)" so as to prevent confusion with acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Education Authority (Irish: Údarás Oideachais) is a non-departmental body sponsored by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. It was established under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12) [1] which was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly. The authority became operational on 1 April 2015. [2]
The Education (Northern Ireland) Act, 1978 (Dunleath Act) contained a provision that allowed existing schools to transform to integrated status, but none succeeded. [ 1 ] : 21 Consequently, a group of parents founded Lagan College , a new type of non-sectarian school in September 1981.