Education from the convict era to Separation The Convict Era The first European school in Queensland was free, open to all, and had a very low student-to-teacher ratio – just what parents would hope for in a State School today. It was the Moreton Bay penal settlement free school, which opened in 1826. It cateredContinue reading “A Polite, English Education”
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Moreton Bay and More 