NRS-3708 | Information compiled by the Secretary for the formation of regulations by the Board

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This volume represents two aspects of the work of the Secretary of the Board prior to the drawing up of a code of regulations for the conduct and inspection of denominational schools receiving government aid. The first part of the volume consists of notes made by the Secretary (C.E. Robinson) on the efficiency of different systems of religious education in Prussia, France and Great Britain; the second part concerns a draft report on replies received to a questionnaire form sent to clergymen of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and Wesleyan denominations.

The questionnaire form covers: the number of schools receiving government aid, the competency of teachers, the number of children attending schools, the tenure of schoolhouses (whether built by Trustees, the Church, the Government, or privately owned), the amount of weekly school fees paid by parents (and the question of uniformity of school fees), the minimum number of scholars considered necessary to entitle a school to government aid, and the advisability of establishing a Local Visiting Board. Rules and regulations, hours of study and courses of instruction in force in schools were noted, and suggestions to the Board on the subject of education in the Colony included.

Summaries of answers received from 36 Anglican, 32 Roman Catholic, and 7 Presbyterian clergymen, and the General Superintendent of Wesleyan Ministers were compiled, and a draft of a report for submission to the Board prepared, in which the Secretary summarized replies received, indicating the climate of opinion among the clergy.

(1/305). 1 vol.

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This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.