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The Grammar Schools Act was passed by Queensland's first parliament in 1860 and allowed for the establishment of a grammar school in any town where £1000 could be raised locally. The first grammar school established under the act was the Ipswich Grammar School which opened in 1863. Wikipedia Logo File links The following pages link to this file: Talk:Amino acid Australian Army Boxing Bioterrorism Brick Broadway (Manhattan) Geography of Canada Transportation in Chile Confucius Colorado Rockies Origins beliefs Democracy Document Type Definition Equuleus East Slavic languages Flanders Fifth Monarchy Men Grenada Geyser Harry Potter Information explosion... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... A grammar school is a type of school found in some English-speaking countries. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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The grammar schools era (1860-1912) (http://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/professional_exchange/edhistory/eq/briefhistory/secondary-1860.htm) provided by the State of Queensland, Department of Education and the Arts
In 1839 government grants for the construction and maintenance of schools were switched to voluntary bodies, and became conditional on a satisfactory inspection.
The National Curriculum was introduced, which made it compulsory for schools to teach certain subjects, as opposed to the choice of subjects being up to the school as had previously been the case.
In Community Schools (formerly county schools), the LEA employs the schools staff, own the schools land and buildings and have primary responsibility for deciding the arrangements for admitting pupils.