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, the

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and the

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that relates to

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Education Bill during its passage through Parliament. The Education Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to education.

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Australia

*The

1893 Education Act of Western Australia Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 &ndas ...

*The

Education Act 1872 (Vic) The Education act of 1872 was a law which removed state funding of non-government schools, and created a new Education Department to control government schools in what later became the State of Victoria in Australia. Contemporary reporting On 17 ...

Hong Kong

*The

Education Ordinance Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

1971

India

Kerala Education Bill, 1957 The Education Bill was introduced in the Kerala assembly by Professor Joseph Mundasseri, who was then the education minister for the first elected (1957) Communist Party of India government. This bill was aimed at eradicating the malpractices pr ...

*Education Bill that became the

Indian Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asi ...

of 2009

Malaysia

*The

Education Act 1996 The Education Act 1996 is Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It led to the establishment of special local authorities, who for example would identify children with special educational needs Special educational needs (SEN), also known ...

New Zealand

*The

Education Act 1877 The Education Act 1877 established twelve regional Education Boards in New Zealand after the provinces were abolished and the central government took control of education. The act established that education would be free, compulsory, and secular ...

*The Education Act 1914

United Kingdom

*The Education Act 1833 *The Elementary Education Acts 1870 to 1893, the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the following Acts: **The

Elementary Education Act 1870 The Elementary Education Act 1870, commonly known as Forster's Education Act, set the framework for schooling of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 in England and Wales. It established local education authorities with defined powers, autho ...

(33 & 34 Vict c 75) - the Forster Act **The

Elementary Education Act 1873 Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...

(36 & 37 Vict c 86) **The

Elementary Education Act 1876 Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...

(39 & 40 Vict c 70) - the Sandon Act **The

Elementary Education (Industrial Schools) Act 1879 Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...

(42 & 43 Vict c 48) **The

Elementary Education Act 1880 The Elementary Education Act 1880 was an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which extended the Elementary Education Act 1870. It was one of the Elementary Education Acts 1870 to 1893. Previous Elementary Education Acts ...

(43 & 44 Vict c 23) - the Mundella Act **The

Education Code Act 1890 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

(53 & 54 Vict c 22) **The

Elementary Education Act 1891 Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...

(54 & 55 Vict c 56) **The

Elementary Education (Blind and Deaf Children) Act 1893 Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...

(56 & 57 Vict c 42) **The

Elementary Education (School Attendance) Act 1893 Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...

(56 & 57 Vict c 51) **The

Elementary Education Act 1901 Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...

*The

Education Act 1901 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

*The

Education Act 1901 (Renewal) Act 1902 The Education Act 1901 (Renewal) Act 1902 ( 2 Edw. 7. c. 19) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It renewed the effects of the Education Act 1901 for a further year. The Act was repealed, having since become obsol ...

*The

Education Act 1902 The Education Act 1902 ( 2 Edw. 7 c. 42), also known as the Balfour Act, was a highly controversial Act of Parliament that set the pattern of elementary education in England and Wales for four decades. It was brought to Parliament by a Conservat ...

- sometimes known as the Balfour Act *The

Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 The Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Margaret McMillan and Fred Jowett were members of the School Board which introduced free school meals in Bradford. This was actually illegal and the S ...

*The

Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907 The Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907 ('' 7 Edw. VII'') was an Act of Parliament passed by the Liberal government as part of their Liberal reforms package of welfare reforms. The Act set up school medical services run by local governme ...

*The

Education Act 1918 The Education Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. V c. 39), often known as the Fisher Act, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was drawn up by H. A. L. Fisher. Herbert Lewis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, also played a ke ...

- sometimes known as the Fisher Act *The

Education Act 1936 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

*The

Education Act 1944 The Education Act 1944 (7 and 8 Geo 6 c. 31) made major changes in the provision and governance of secondary schools in England and Wales. It is also known as the "Butler Act" after the President of the Board of Education, R. A. Butler. Historians ...

- sometimes known as the Butler Act *The Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948 (repealed 1.11.1996) *The

Education Act 1964 The Education Act 1964 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made provisions in two areas which were previously not permitted by the Education Act 1944. These provisions included the setting up of Middle Schools, and the funding ...

*The

Education Act 1968 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

*The

Education Act 1976 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

*The Education Act 1979 *The

Education Act 1980 The Education Act 1980 was an Act of Parliament relating to education in England and Wales. The Act gave local authorities greater autonomy, and had a large effect on the lives of children. Passage through Parliament The Education Bill referre ...

*The

Education Act 1981 Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

*The

Education (No. 2) Act 1986 The Education (No. 2) Act 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made various legal changes to education in the UK. Though introduced to the House of Commons by his immediate successor Kenneth Baker, the Act was prepared by ...

*The

Education Reform Act 1988 The Education Reform Act 1988 is widely regarded as the most important single piece of education legislation in England and Wales since the 'Butler' Education Act 1944. Provisions The main provisions of the Education Reform Act are as follows: ...

*The

Further and Higher Education Act 1992 The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within England and Wales, with consequential effects on associated matters in Scotland which had previously been ...

*The

Education Act 1994 The Education Act 1994 is an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom under John Major's government in 1994, which primarily established the Teacher Training Agency and allowed students to opt out of students' unions. Part I Part I re ...

*The

School Standards and Framework Act 1998 The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 was the major education legislation passed by the incoming Labour government led by Tony Blair. This Act: * imposed a limit of 30 on infant class sizes. * abolished grant-maintained schools, introducing ...

*The

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 The Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998c 30 was enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament on 16 July 1998. It enabled universities to charge tuition fees, and established statutory General Teaching Councils (GTC's) for England, Wales and Norther ...

*The

Education Act 2002 The Education Act 2002 (c.32) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that gave schools greater autonomy to implement experimental teaching methods. Main provisions The act significantly amended legislation relating to academies, publ ...

*The

Higher Education Act 2004 The Higher Education Act 2004 (c 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced several changes to the higher education system in the United Kingdom, the most important and controversial being a major change to the fundin ...

*The

Education Act 2005 The Education Act 2005 (c 18) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was enacted in order to simplify the process of school improvement, strengthening the accountability framework for schools, in particular by amending the approac ...

*The

Education and Inspections Act 2006 The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. According to the government the Act "''is intended to represent a major step forward in the Government’s aim of ensuring that all children in all ...

*The

Education Act 2011 The Education Act 2011 (c. 21) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first major piece of education legislation to be introduced by the coalition government, and makes changes to many areas of educational policy, includi ...

Scotland

*The

Education Act 1496 The Education Act 1496 was an act of the Parliament of Scotland (1496 c. 87) that required landowners to send their eldest sons to school to study Latin, arts and law. This made schooling compulsory for the first time in the world. The humanis ...

*The

School Establishment Act 1616 The School Establishment Act 1616 was an Act of the Scottish Privy Council dated 10 December 1616. It mandated the establishment of publicly funded, Church-supervised schools in every parish of Scotland. The act was a consequence of the Scottish ...

*The

Education Act 1633 The Education Act 1633 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1633 c. 5) that ordered a locally funded, Church-supervised school to be established in every parish in Scotland, and included the means to realise that order. The act was passed by ...

*The

Education Act 1646 The Education Act 1646 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1646 c.46) that ordered locally funded, Church-supervised schools to be established in every parish in Scotland. It was passed by the Parliament at St. Andrews on 2 February 1646 in ...

*The

Education Act 1696 The Education Act 1696 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1696 c.26) that ordered locally funded, Church-supervised schools to be established in every parish in Scotland. It was passed by the Parliament at Edinburgh on 8 September 1696 in t ...

*The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 *The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 *The

Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament that received Royal Assent in 2004. It seeks to redefine the law relating to the provision of special education to children with additional n ...

- an Act of the Scottish Parliament *The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009 - an Act of the Scottish Parliament The Education (Scotland) Acts 1872 to 1893 was the

of the following Acts:The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The

Education (Scotland) Act 1872 The Education (Scotland) Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 62) made elementary education for all children between the ages of 5 and 13 mandatory in Scotland. The Act achieved a more thorough transfer of existing schools to a public system than the 1 ...

(35 & 36 Vict c 62) *The Education (Scotland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict c 78) *The

Public Schools (Scotland) Teachers Act 1882 Public school may refer to: * State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government * Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...

(45 & 46 Vict c 18) *The Education (Scotland) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 56) *The

Parliamentary Grant (Caithness and Sutherland) Act 1889 A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...

(52 & 53 Vict c 75) *The Education of Blind and Death-Mute Children (Scotland) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict c 43) *The

Day Industrial Schools (Scotland) Act 1893 A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two s ...

(56 & 57 Vict c 12)

Ireland

*The

Education Act 1695 The Education Act 1695 (7 Will.3 c.4), was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, one of a series of Penal Laws, prohibiting Catholics from sending their children to be educated abroad. Its long title In certain jurisdictions, including the Unit ...

- Act of the Parliament of Ireland

United States

*The

Higher Education Act of 1965 The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) () was legislation signed into Law of the United States, United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University (t ...

*The

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been one of the most far-re ...

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