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The 1940s. Following World War II, there was a boom in the birth rate and an increase in the number of migrants arriving in Australia. Canberra’s development accelerated with the expansion of suburbs and their associated services. As a result, the School’s student population increased. Students pose under the CCEGGS sign in 1946. The 1950s.
I’m going to focus on what’s often considered to be the age of the grammar school, but which is better remembered as the age of the secondary modern: the years between 1948, when the 1944 Education Act made secondary education free and compulsory for all children aged between eleven and fifteen, and the late 1960s.
From those humble beginnings, Canberra Girls Grammar became and continues to be the home of courageous and brave-hearted children and young women. Students of St Gabriel's School in 1929. *Banner photo: An aerial view of the School in 1960.
Jan 24, 2013 · In an inspirational piece of urban planning not without a degree of irony, this brand new secondary modern all boy’s school (factory farm) was separated from the premier all girl’s grammar school in the county, ‘Tiffin Girls Grammar School’ by a single, metre wide pathway linking two main thoroughfares and a 3 metre high meshed chicken ...
- What Changed in 1944
- Access Did Not Get Fairer
- Why It Did Not Boost Social Mobility
The 1944 Act was the culmination of long-term aspirations of Boards of Education in England and Wales to open secondary educational opportunities to all social classes on equal terms. For decades prior to 1944, grammar schools had already formed an important part of secondary education, but there were significant structural impediments to achieving...
Our research examined whether or not the 1944 Act made a difference to children who would have been disadvantaged in the earlier era because their parents would be unlikely to be able to pay the required secondary school fees. We compared the chances of gaining a grammar school place among boys and girls with managerial or professional fathers comp...
Leading observersin the 1950s noted that poorer working class families were worried that their children would have to forego earnings if they remained longer in secondary education. They were also worried about inadequate maintenance grants. Also, some families did not want their children to enter the sort of occupations typically linked to grammar...
The Heritage Walk is a self-guided walking tour which explores the 90 year architectural and cultural history of Canberra Girls Grammar School. Starting at the iconic Boarding House and meandering across the school grounds, the Heritage Walk will take you back in time, painting a picture of where the school began and honouring where it is today.
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Jun 15, 2019 · Grammar schools are a big part of the UK education system, and they have been part of our history for 500 years. Some of our most famous faces have emerged from a grammar school such as Sir David Attenborough, Boris Johnson and Benedict Cumberbatch. What is a Grammar School?
