Hadow 1923 Appendix VI Table II

II TIMETABLE OF A MUNICIPAL SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS,
WITH A SLIGHT TECHNICAL BIAS
School hours: 9.30 am to 1 pm and 2.30pm to 4.30pm

Form

VUA

VUB

LVR

IVR

IVA

IVB

IIIR

IIIA

IIIB

IIIC

Average age (y:m)

15:11

16:4

15:8

14:0

14:5

14:3

13:1

13:3

11:10

12:5

12:7

11:2

10:6

Religious instruction

0:40

1:20

0:40

English lang and lit

3:20

4:00

4:40

History

2:00

Latin

2:40a

French

4:00b

German

4:00b

4:00

3:20

4:00

3:20

Arithmetic

1:20

2:00

1:20

Algebra

2:00

1:20

Geometry

2:00

1:20

0:40

Trigonometry

1:20c

0:40c

Chemistry

2:40d

2:20d

2:40d

2:20d

Physics

2:40a

2:40e

2:40a

2:40e

2:20a

2:40e

2:40

Botany

2:40d

2:40

2:20d

2:40d

2:20d

Nature study

1:20

Drawing

1:20

Music and singing

0:40c

0:40

0:40f

0:40

1:20

Housewifery

1:20a

1:20e

Manual instruction

1:20h

2:40h

1:20h

Needlework

2:40a

2:40e

2:40a

2:40e

1:00a

1:20e

1:20h

Cookery, laundry

1:20h

Physical exercises - boys

0:40

1:20

0:40

1:20

Physical exercises - girls

1:20c

1:20

1:20c

1:20

0:40

1:20

Games

1:20

Private study

1:20f

0:40g

1:20

Journals

0:40

Special handwork

1:20

Homework

10:40

7:30

3:20

Notes
a Latin or physics may be taken by boys; and Latin and domestic subjects by girls
b French or German may be taken
c Trigonometry or music and singing or physical exercises may be taken
d Chemistry or botany may be taken
e Physics or domestic subjects may be taken
f Music and singing or private study may be taken in the case of boys
g Boys only
h Manual instruction or domestic subjects may be taken