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1923.

QUEENSLAND.

FORTY-SEVENTH REPORT

OF THE

SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

FOR

THE YEAR 1922.

PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND.

BRISBANE:

BY AUTHORITY: ANTHONY JAMES CUMMING, GOVERNMENT PRINTER.

1923.

A. 21-1923.

FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC

INSTRUCTION IN QUEENSLAND, BEING THE REPORT FOR THE

YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1922.

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR MATTHEW NATHAN, Major

on the Retired List of His Majesty's Corps of Royal Engineers, having the

Brevet Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in His Majesty's Army, Knight Grand

Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George,

Governor of the State of Queensland and its Dependencies, in the Common-

wealth of Australia.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the Report of the

Department of Public Instruction for the year 1922.

1. This Report, with its Appendices, deals with the Educational work Contents.

carried on under the provisions of "The State Education Act of 1875" and

amending Acts of 1897 to 1912; "The Technical Instruction Act of 1908" and

amending Act of 1918; the "Grammar Schools Act 1860" and amending Act

of 1900; and "The University of Queensland Act of 1909" and amending Act

of 1922. It also contains particulars respecting State aid to the following :-

Queensland University; Secondary education in the form of grants to Grammar

schools, and the establishment of High schools; scholarships and bursaries to

approved Secondary schools; Technical Colleges; Teachers' Training College;

and Schools of Arts.

PRIMARY EDUCATION.

SCHOOLS IN OPERATION.

schools.

2. At the end of the year there were in operation 11 High schools, 1,470 Number of

State schools 6 of which contain Secondary Departments, 148 Provisional schools,

3 Rural schools (Nambour, Boonah, and Marburg), 3 schools for Aboriginals-

namely, Deebing Creek, Gayndah, and Myora--and the Farm Home school at

Westbrook.

The total number of schools open some time during the year was 1,690.

3. The tabular statement below shows the classification of the schools

open at the end of the year :-