** New Zealand school -- chronology 20th century







New Zealand School Uniform: Chronology--19th Century


Figure 1.--This is the Te One School on Chatham Island. We see the pupils attending the school in 1897-98. There were no uniforms for state primary schools.

New Zealand was colonized by Britain in the 19th century. The school system was basically the English system transported to New Zealand. Most early teachers were English. With a small, scattered population, the initial approach was to open large numbers of small schools. The same dynamic was at play imn America on a larger scale with the opening of many one- and two-room schools. New Zealand schools from the onset of the country's educational system in the mid-19th century adopted English clothing styles. New Zealand at first had a small, thinly-scattered population. The transport network between the population centers was poor. This impacted the school system. Children could not travel any distance from home. So the approach was to open large numbers of small schools. The same dynamic was at play in America on a larger scale with the opening of many one- and two-room schools. By the 1870s there were over 700 primary schools, most very small, but very few secondary schools. Few children received instruction beyond the primary level. Only with the turm-of-the 20th century were many secondaru schools opened. The schools from the onset of the country's educational system in the mid-19th century adopted English clothing styles. When uniforms were adopted, they followed English styles. As a result, New Zealand uniform trends are quite similar to English styles. We have not yet been able to find much informaion about the 19th century.






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