Butler education law, also known as "1944 education law".

1944 was adopted by the British Parliament. Proposed by Education Minister Butler. A total of 122.

Main contents: (1) Revoke the Central Education Department established in 1899, and establish the Ministry of Education, the national education leading body, to strengthen the central leadership and control over education;

(2) Abolish the discontinuous and overlapping academic system of primary and secondary education in the past, and divide public education into three continuous stages, namely, primary education (5 years old ~ 1 1 year old), secondary education (1 1 year old) and continuing education (for school-leaving teenagers);

(3) Compulsory education will be extended from 9 years (5 to 14 years) to 10 years (5 to 15 years), and it can be extended to 1 1 year (5 to 16 years) if conditions permit.

(4) Primary education is divided into three stages, namely nursery (2-5 years old), nursery (5-7 years old) and primary school (7- 1 1 year old);

(5) There are three types of public middle schools, namely, teachers' law, technology and modern middle schools. In the primary education stage, students pass the 1 1 year-old exam and enter the above three types of secondary schools free of charge according to their grades, abilities and tendencies. Parents have the responsibility to ensure that their children receive effective education;

(6) Primary and secondary schools run by local education authorities and private schools funded or "controlled" must carry out religious education;

(7) Independent schools must be registered, filed and inspected by the Ministry of Education;

(8) The local education department should provide medical care, milk, lunch and other snacks for students, clothing for poor children, accommodation if necessary, and special education for disabled children.

Scholarships are provided for students in continuing and higher education, living allowances are provided for students in public schools, tuition fees are paid for a few students admitted to fee-paying schools, kindergartens or preschool classes are set up for children under 5 years old, and part-time education is provided for school-leaving teenagers under 18 years old.