A brief history
Introduction
Primary education
- Penal colony to Board of General Education 1826-1860
- The Board of General Education 1860-1875
- The Department of Public Instruction 1875-1957
- The Department of Education 1957-1982
Secondary education
- The grammar schools era 1860-1912
- Development of State secondary schools 1912-1957
- Expansion of State secondary education 1957-1982
Technical education
- Origins of technical education 1881-1902
- Development of technical education 1902-1964
- Technical education 1964-1982
- The education of apprentices
- Technical education by correspondence
Tertiary education
Special education
- Development of special education to 1947
- Development of special education 1948-1957
- Special education services, 1958-1982
Early childhood education
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