school leaving age rose to 15 in 1944.
when did school leaving age rise to 15?
1944
the school leaving age in the uk, particularly in england and wales, has been raised numerous times. the first act to introduce and enforce compulsory attendance was the elementary education act 1870, with school boards set up to ensure children attended school, although exemptions were made for illness and travelling distance. since then, the age has been raised several times, most notably to 15 through the education act 1944 and to 16 in 1972, along with the addition of so called "rosla buildings" built as part of a school expansion scheme to cope with the extra number of students and middle schools, the latter serving the 8-12 or 9-13 age ranges, though many have since been abolished.
raising of school leaving age
tasmania has for decades had their school leaving age set at 16, with a requirement to be participating in education or training until age 17 recently enacted as of 2007 according to the department of education.





















































the western australian government is pushing the minimum school leaving age up from 15 in 2006 to 16 in january 2007 and to 17 in january 2008.





















































victoria changed their school leaving age from 15 to 16 in 2006.





















































the minimum ages for leaving school (but not necessarily education) are currently the following:





















































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bullet::::- act - 15
raising of school leaving age