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We do not know a great deal about commercial schools We had an idea that it essentially meant secretarial schools. But in England it mean someything different. We note one definition. "These were schools that taught subjects beyond the traditional classical curriculum." One author suggests that they were private fee-paying schools for middle-class children. [Leinster-Mackay, p. 67.] We are more familar with the focus on classical studies. One authot tells us that, "Coomercil education in England is perhaps as old as classical education. In fact, they have been competing with each other from very early times." [Dalvi, p. 170.] British education was higly oriented toward classical subjects. This only began to change in the 19th century as subjects like science began to receive real attntion. Commercial schools began to appear earlier (16th century). They were for the sons (no girl allowed for seceral centuries) of merchants who had no interest in Aristotle or Greek and Latin. They wanted sons who could assist them in their business. And this ment in particular a real froundation in English and math. Education was dominated by the public schools for several centuries. This began to change in the 19th century. Britain not only began founding a state school system. We also see prepratoryy school for boys heded fo the public schools where classical studie dominated. We had thought that commercial schools were primarily secondary schools. We see some primary schools that were commercial schools.
Dalvi, M. A. "A historical survey of commercial education in England 1543-1902," Comparative Education Review Vol. 9, No. 2 (1965), pp. 170–76.
Leinster-Mackay, Donald P. "The English private school 1830-1914, with special reference to the private proprietary school" PhD Thesis: Durham University (1971).
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