In the UK, the minimum age was 14 but this was raised to 15 in 1947.
Elementary Education (Schools Attendance) Act (1893) was amended in 1899 to raise the school leaving age to 12. Later, in 1918, the Fisher Education Act would raise the leaving age to 14.
You can leave school in New Zealand in 1916 at the age of sixteen
Children had to attend school from the age of 5. The school leaving age was 14 until April 1947 when it was raised to 15.
I am assuming you mean dropping out. You need to be 16 to drop out of school.
The minimum age for school leavers is sixteen, after four years in primary education and another six in secondary schools. It is normal that after leaving school at that age an apprenticeship lasting three years is served. Further education is eight years in secondary school, then university or a vocational college.
I started my formal education when I was around six years old and completed it around the age of 18, which was the typical school leaving age in 1912.
In 1891 the government introduced free education for children upto the age of 11 after that age you were expected to work for a living, but in 1899 the leaving age was increased to 12. During the end of the first world war post second the school leaving age was set at 15.
it has been changed 3 times. :)
The standard for starting school in the Caribbean is five, and the age of leaving is 18. However, there are no laws that require students to adhere to either standard.
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Being born in at the beginning of the 20th century when the school leaving age was 14, Abby attended school for 9 years.
The age at which a person may leave full-time education is now 18. It used to be 16.