SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN
AGE FOR LEAVING RAISED.
PLAN OPERATIVE IN 1931.,
Rugby, July 18.
The Minister of Education, Sir C. Trevelyan, announced that the Government had carefully considered the most suitable date for raising the school-leaving age of children to 15. After weighing all the circumstances they had decided to prepare the necessary legislation to raise the school age as from April 1, 1931. He was at once asking representatives of the local education authorities and professional bodies to meet him with i view to consultation and co-operation.—British Official Wireless.
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Southland Times, Issue 20833, 23 July 1929, Page 7
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