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Schools established by various churches
Each school was independent and there was no universal body -
Act
This act provided fee, compulsery secular education -
Education controlled by government
The government takes control over the institution -
Five high schools in NSW
In the late 1880s there were only 5 high schools in NSW, this changed in the early 20th century -
Commonwealth came to be
The government turned to make education provide useful and obedient citizens as well as providing vocational and technical training to students