1824-1850 | 1851-1875 | 1876-1900
| 1901-1925 | 1926-1950 | 1951-1975
| 1976-2000 | 2000-2008
1876-1900
1876
- A pupil-teacher scheme, under which the head teacher was responsible for
the training of pupil-teachers, was introduced.
1880
- State aid to denominational schools was abolished.
1882
- The first technical college, the Brisbane Technical College, was established
by the Brisbane School of Arts.
1886
- The first teachers association was formed.
1888
- Primary schools and their administration were strongly criticised by a
Royal Commission on the Civil Service.
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1890
- The first Arbor Day was held.
1891
- An Instructress in Kindergarten was appointed to give teachers in infant
grades in primary schools instruction in the new Froebellian methods.
1892
- An optional Class 6 was added to the class structure.
1895
- Drawing was introduced as a subject in primary schools. This subject was
seen as a vital basis for technical education.
1897
- Queensland Agricultural College at Lawes was established.
1898
- State Education Amendment of 1897 was implemented, allowing the introduction
of secondary-level subjects like Euclid, Algebra and Science in classes
5 and 6 of primary schools.
1900
- The compulsory clause of the Education Act of 1875 was fully implemented.
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