EDUCATION 141 



EDUCATION. 



Tin M.I it the province i> hi|h. Theft is 



a ..i elemental) an* I secondary school*. The whole 

 tides tin- kindergarten, (lie public whool. 

 ihc secondary school high ami run- and the u 



i i , i-iiui^ uuUixiri.il. tcvlr 1 art ichoob ha%c 



established in \ariou- urban 1 i iKres. 



1 lie work of cdi; ntary and secondary, is under the 



n of th< cial Department of dticmtioo ( the Superin- 



tendent ..i Kdu.-.i'.i-.n. ami an A<l\i><>ry Council composed of 

 rimeiident and nine'- . mer* representing the 



I'niversity of Toronto, Queen's l'im K Mash : 



nd the Western Uim ^chool Teach* 



Public. High, and Separate Publu* School ln>|Kvtcir. and ihc 

 ol Trustees. 



Ontario is divided into counties and districts, \\hich are tub- 

 led into townships and the latter into school sections. In each 

 >n there is a public >< ntrolled by trustees elected by the 



local crs. 



The public schools are unscctarian. Attendance is compulsory 

 and education is free. There are no dass differences, the KNIS of 

 the |*H>r having the same advantage as those of the r:ch and the 

 same avenue to the highest di - of the um. 



The Province is mainly -it. but Kmnan Catholic* have 



been accorded the ri^ht t 'i separate ^hools for secular and 



religions instruct in. an*l other reli. nominations may establish 



Protesta: .ite schools under certain conditions, 



A high -r a continuation ft wn 



or village of imp* .md in a nntnlK-r of townships. Tint- 



free. The^e institutions fnn the 



c-cting link 1 public schools and the u- and 



are open to students th^t IK >Teted the earlier 



course of elenuir ruction. 



The niimher of pultlic schools in t>i t was 5.1)21 : pupils eti rolled. 

 100.5; - l Rc daily attendance. Roman Catholic separate 



sch<> pnpiU enrolled. 5<>.v/>: average daily Attendance. 



( includnl in public schools) : 



pupils enrolled. ; . indcrffartcn. 



iverape mlance. ight 



publl : pupils enrolleil .iverage attendan 



night high >chools. 2: pupils enrolled. 77. average attendance 

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