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In 1860 the Education Act was enacted. It placed all primary education under one general and comprehensive system controlled by the Board of General Education. [8] Under the Act, education in Queensland is free, secular and compulsory. [8] Warwick East State School, established in September 1850, is the oldest surviving primary school in ...
Despite these doubts, the Education Act of 1875 was amended in 1897 to allow additional subjects to be taught. Literature, science, algebra and geometry were added to the syllabus of sixth class, the highest in the primary school. Though this change affected a small minority of schools, it was the beginning of state secondary education in ...
The Department of Education is a ministerial department of the Queensland Government responsible for the administration and quality of education in Queensland, Australia. [6] The department is composed of two separate portfolios, Education Queensland and Early Childhood Education and Care ( ECEC ). [ 6 ]
Queensland has an extensive state education system, which are free to attend and open to all residents, funded by the Queensland Government Department of Education. . Although the basic education of the students is free, fees may be levied for extra goods and services such as text books, school photos and m
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education [9] (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations). [10]
Pages in category "Education in Queensland" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Map of Queensland state primary and secondary schools (excluding South East Queensland), 2017. Outside of South East Queensland, there are 5 lists of schools in the rest of Queensland: List of schools in Darling Downs; List of schools in Wide Bay–Burnett; List of schools in Central Queensland; List of schools in North Queensland
Vocational education was a Queensland Government priority to support the development of primary industries; this evolved after World War I into a variety of subjects. Vocational training within primary education began in 1895 with drawing classes and expanded to include domestic sciences, agriculture, and sheet metal and wood working classes.