Peter Board (27 March 1858 – 12 February 1945) was an Australian educationist and public servant best known for his advocacy of education reform in

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. Board was born in Wingham, New South Wales, the son of a Scottish immigrant. He studied teaching in

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and later became a school inspector in country New South Wales. In 1905 he was appointed under-secretary and director of the Department of Public Instruction, a position he would hold until 1922. He oversaw the establishment of

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in 1906 and reforms such as a standardised curriculum overseen by a curriculum council and a high school

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. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1916.

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1858 births 1945 deaths Australian people of Scottish descent Australian schoolteachers Public servants of New South Wales Australian educational theorists Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George {{Australia-bio-stub

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