The Education Act was enacted in which year?

The Education Act was enacted in which year?

• A. 1942
• B. 1946
• C. 1944
• D. 1948

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is recalling when the major reform of schooling in England and Wales was legally enacted. The Education Act in question is the Butler Act, a landmark reform that introduced universal secondary education funded by the state and reshaped the system with the tripartite structure (grammar, secondary modern, and technical schools) decided by the 11-plus exam. This act was enacted in 1944. It set up local education authorities and aimed to provide free secondary education and raise the school leaving age, with the changes beginning to be implemented in the following years. The other years listed are not the year the act was enacted.

The main idea here is recalling when the major reform of schooling in England and Wales was legally enacted. The Education Act in question is the Butler Act, a landmark reform that introduced universal secondary education funded by the state and reshaped the system with the tripartite structure (grammar, secondary modern, and technical schools) decided by the 11-plus exam.

This act was enacted in 1944. It set up local education authorities and aimed to provide free secondary education and raise the school leaving age, with the changes beginning to be implemented in the following years. The other years listed are not the year the act was enacted.