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1830s, ignorance = crime
Schools were first thought of in Australia as a way to drecrease crime. They said: crime is the result of ignorance, ignorance the result of lack of education, and threfore, education will reduce crime.
Teach propriety and manners! -
1872 compulsory schooling
Free, secular and compulsory
Just to read, write and do basic arithmetics -
1900s change!
School fees were free, and they were equiped better; they could teach more subjects.
Universities became more popular and lasted 4 years. -
Change after WWII
Added the teaching of skills, arts and crafts to the children that were valuable for jobs. -
1960-1970s Exoeriential learning
Experiential lerning was the norm -
Equal education for women!
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1980s Vocational Training
By the early 1980s the emerging economic rationalist, neo-liberal ideas favoured devolution of administrative responsibilities to schools (“the entrepreneurial school”), central control of the curriculum, and an emphasis on vocational training. -
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians
Succesful learner, confident and creative individual, active and informed citizen. -
F-10 curriculim in:
English, Math and History is published. -
Senior Secondary Australian Curriculum
In 15 subjects! -
F-10 Australian Curriculum
Geography Published -
Australian Curriculum on the:
Arts, HPE, Technologies, Civics and Citizenship, Economics, and Business Management made available.
