1947
The Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1947 is closely modelled on the Butler
Act. The main tenets of the act are that education will be compulsory for
all children up to the age of 15. Primary education will end at 11 when
children will be assessed by tests which will determine what type of
secondary school they will attend. Facilities such as milk and dinners are
made available. The funding for the Voluntary (Catholic) schools is raised
to 65%.
Grants for third level education are also introduced which opens the doors
to the universities to many less well-off people.
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