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Hi
Can anyone advise me what 'Standard 7' (written 'Standard V11') meant? I presume it is a school class designation/grade. It was written on a relative's school book under their name.
This was in the 1930s, sometime before 2nd World War.
Thank you
Geniespot
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Which country? :)
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In England & Wales there were education standards laid down from Standard I to Standard VI and apparently progression through the Standards was by examination not age.
The average age for each standard was;
Standard I 6 years
Standard II 7 years
Standard III 8 years
Standard IV 9 years
Standard V 10 years
Standard VI 11 years
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_Education_Act_1870#Standards_of_education
Standard VII was upto 14 years
Edited Standard VII was added in 1882.
Stan
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Under the 1918 Act Full-time education was compulsory from 5 – 14 years.
Stan
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Thanks Stan for those speedy replies. Helps a bit but definately says Standard V11 so off the scale. Did they do a later exam perhaps, just before they left school?
Geniespot :)
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Thanks Stan for those speedy replies. Helps a bit but definately says Standard V11 so off the scale. Did they do a later exam perhaps, just before they left school?
Geniespot :)
Standard VII was added in 1882.
The provisions in the 1876 and 1880 Education Acts regarding attendance byelaws had the indirect effect of producing a very considerable increase in the number of children who remained at school up to and beyond the age of 13. To meet the needs of these pupils a seventh standard was added in 1882.
http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/chapter03.html
Stan