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Captain O'Connell, wlio introduced the measure in the Legislative 

 Council, said : — " It was merely a sequel to the Primary Education 

 Bill, and was designed to give those who might desire it a higher 

 education than could be afforded by the primary schools. It was a 

 matter of the greatest importance that a system of this kind should 

 be established on a broad and pennanent foundation, and therefore it 

 was not difficult to perceive that the creation of primary schools such 

 as were contemplated under the other Bill would be found extremely 

 useful in carrying out the great objects now pi'oposed to be accom- 

 plished." 



Under the provisions of the Grammar Schools Act a grammar 

 school may be established in any locality where a sum of not less 

 than £1,000 has been raised locally, and the Governor in 

 Council may grant towards the erection of school buildings and a 

 residence for the principal a subsidy equal to twice the amount raised 

 locally. An amending Act was passed in 1864, providing that when 

 certain conditions had been complied with an annual endowment of 

 i; 1,000 might be granted to each grammar school. Each grammar 

 school is governed by a board of seven trustees ; of these four are 

 appointed by the Government, and three are nominated by the sub- 

 scribers to the building fund ; they hold office for three years. There 

 are ten grammar schools in the State ; seven in the South, two in the 

 centre, and one in the north. The Ipswich Grammar School for boys 

 was the first grammar school to be established m Queensland; it was 

 erected in 186-3. The last grammar school established was the school 

 for girls in Rockhampton ; it was founded in 1892. Each of the 

 schools has qualified for the annual endowment of £1,000 per annum; 

 of this amount the State pays ,£750 a year unconditionally, and £250 

 on the understanding that each school will receive a certain number 

 of State scholars per annum ; the scholarships held by these pupils are 

 known as district scholarships. Queensland has always been liberal 

 in the granting of scholarships, and at the present time eighty-six 

 scholai'ships ai'e granted per annum; of these fifty-seven are available 

 for boys, and twenty-nine for girls. These scholarships include the 



• district scholarsliips. Each scholarship has a currency of three years. 

 The State also grants six bursaries to boys and two to girls. The 

 bursary entitles the holder to free education at an approved Secondary 

 school for three years, together with a cash alloAvance of £30 per 

 annum. In addition to the scholarships granted by the State, the 

 trustees of the various grammar schools also grant scholarships. In 

 1907 the number of pupils in attendance at the orrammar schools was 

 1,044, and of these fully one-third were the holders of scholarships. 



Free railway passes to the nearest grammar school are granted 

 to the holders of scholarships. It is Relieved that in the past children 

 of poor parents may have been prevented from competing for scholar- 

 ships because, even if they won these prizes, their parents could not 

 afford to keep them at grammar schools. To assist the children of 



* really poor parents the Government intend to grant a living allowance 

 of £12 per annum to the winners of scholarships provided that the 

 income of the parents does not exceed three pounds per week, or £30 

 per annum for each bond fide member of the family. This rule will 

 come into operation as from the 1st of January, 1909. 



