Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 26

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✨ Teacher Examination and Certification Requirements



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NEEDLEWORK.—To cut out and do plain needlework.

VOCAL MUSIC.—The Theory of the Scale; singing an easy piece at sight.

DRAWING.—Linear drawing.

[NOTE.—Music and Drawing are not compulsory.]

(2) FOR A CERTIFICATE OF THE SECOND CLASS.

READING.

WRITING.

GRAMMAR.—As for the Third Class, with Analysis and Syntactical Parsing.

ARITHMETIC.—As for the Third Class, with Fractions (vulgar and decimal), Practice, Interest, Discount, &c., the elements of Book-keeping, and (for male teachers) Mensuration of surfaces and solids.

GEOGRAPHY.—Cornwell’s Geography, or an equivalent Text-book; Map-Drawing from memory.

HISTORY.—British and Sacred History.

ART OF TEACHING.—To Construct a Time Table; to Compose Notes of a Lesson; to show acquaintance with School Management. Knowledge of Drill will count.

NEEDLEWORK.—As for Third Class.

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.—Finchley Manuals, or an equivalent. For Females only.

MUSIC.—As for the Third Class.

DRAWING.—As for the Third Class.

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS.

MATHEMATICS.

  1. Algebra.—To simple equations (simultaneous).
  2. Euclid.—Three books.
  3. Mechanical and Natural Philosophy.

PHYSICS.

  1. Mechanical and Natural Philosophy (Popular).
  2. Chemistry.
  3. Astronomy (Popular).
  4. Botany.

LANGUAGES.

  1. Latin.—Grammar and Caesar de Bello Gallico (four books) or two books of the Æneid.
  2. French.
  3. German.

HISTORY.

  1. Grecian and Roman History (outline).
  2. European History.—Collier’s Great Events, or an equivalent.

(3) FOR A CERTIFICATE OF THE FIRST CLASS.

ESSENTIAL SUBJECTS AS FOR THE SECOND CLASS.

WITH

LATIN.—Grammar; prose composition; any two books (one prose and one poetry) selected from the list below marked A.

EUCLID.—Books I.—IV., and VI.

ALGEBRA.—To quadratic equations.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

Females will be at liberty to substitute French or German for Latin; and in Mathematics will be required to bring up two Books of Euclid, and Algebra to Simple Equations.



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🎓 Amended Regulations for School Teacher Examination and Classification (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
7 June 1875
Teacher certification, Board of Education, Canterbury Province, Examination subjects, Certificate classes