Childhood’s Sole Serious Business: The Long Haul to Full School Attendance

Considers the establishment of compulsory education in NZ in the late 19th and early 20th century. Reviews the advances towards full attendance made prior to the passing of the Education Act 1877 noting provincial variation. Discusses developments after the Act, which required Pakeha children to att...

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Published in:New Zealand journal of history 2006-04, Vol.40 (1), p.25-38
Main Author: McGeorge, Colin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Childhood
Citizenship
Class
Education
Educational law and legislation
History
Law and legislation
Level of education
Maori
New Zealand
Primary schools
Rural areas
Rural schools
School attendance
School management and organization
Schooling
Students
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Summary:Considers the establishment of compulsory education in NZ in the late 19th and early 20th century. Reviews the advances towards full attendance made prior to the passing of the Education Act 1877 noting provincial variation. Discusses developments after the Act, which required Pakeha children to attend a local primary school at least half the time it was open, first in ensuring that the Act was complied with and later strengthening the requirements and increasing the scope of those required to attend. Considers the School Attendance Act 1901 which made school compulsory for Māori, raised the leaving age to 14 and increased the required attendance. Suggests that compulsory attendance was finally achieved sometime between 1914-1921. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:0028-8322
2463-5057