Public school education of Catholics in the City of Halifax, 1819-1900

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to study the Catholic schools of the city from their origin to the beginning of the free schools. We shall place particular importance upon the special circumstances surrounding the establishment of the free schools and the necessity of the Catholic schools to be made an integral part of the system. Following this, we will examine the period from 1865 to 1900 in which the System was strengthened and staunchly defended by the School Board. The full extent of this thesis will be from 1786 to 1900. By this latter date all the significant developments with regard to the Catholic schools had taken place. The Board’s resolution of 1876 governing the appointment of Catholic teachers, and its policy on the matter of building schools had been formulated and decided.