1830. 1836. 1837. 1838. 1852. 1855. 1856. 1860. 1877.

1879.

1885. 1887. 1896.

1899.

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First Board of Education appointed

Central Academy opened.

First Official Inspector of Schools appointed. First Teachers’ Association formed.

Free Education Act passed.

St.

Dunstan’s College opened.

Provincial Normal School established. Prince of Wales College established.

Public Schools’ Education instituted.

Prince of Wales College and Provincial Normal School amalgamated, and Ladies admitted to the College.

Arbor Day established for the Schools. Provincial Teachers’ Association founded.

Act

passed,

and a

Department

Provincial Teachers’ Association incorporated.

New Prince of Wales College erected.

of

The Provincial Teachers’ Association meeting annually, and

the Charlottetown Teachers’

Institute which meets fortnightly

during the winter, are flourishing organizations, doing much to

promote the cause of education.

The following table is a summary of the Educational

statistics of the Province from 1885 to 1898:—

Year

1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 18972

1898. :

i No. of School

as l 3" ‘

No. of Teachers

Depart mcn ts

in operation

512 523 529 . 531 1 538 ;

Q1 ._. O

556 501

569

573 l 581 l

55.1 569 579 . 581 ,

1

Pupils E11 10111111

21 983

23.045 22.530 22.330 22.109 22.292 22.221 22.250 22.138 21.845 21.852

. 12.986

12.166 12.612 12.325 12.248 13.159 12.490 12.898

12.960 12.819 13.254 13.412

EXPENDITURE 1 7 '

Govern'ti i 1:613:61 y; ’l‘ 0131

109.317 1 36. 282

111.911.16.787

110.485 36. 294

108.846 : 38. 609

108,092 ‘7 37 810 145. 902

113,626 1 37 610

111.151 1 3.5 629 117. 78:1

114,570 g 36 542 151 11"

118.106 : 34 5192 152 (198

122.077 1 .1" 1' .854 159. 937

121.781 ‘ 39 426 161,201

124.084 34. 809 158. 893

128. 663 32. 781 161 444

129. 818 1 33.135 1 162. 953