31. The " Elementary Education ( School Attendance ) Act 1893 " raised the school leaving age to 11 and later to 13. 32. Peter attended a private boarding school in the south of England which he left at the age of 14, the minimum school leaving age . 33. These uniforms continued until the 1950s when after the Butler reforms secondary education was made free and the school leaving age was raised to 15. 34. In the new Parliament he opposed proposals to increase the school leaving age to 16, saying it would, without qualification, be a disaster. 35. The school leaving age was raised still further to 14 years . 1920 became the year that State scholarships were instituted in many schools in Bath. 36. These uniforms continued until the 1950s, when after the Butler reforms secondary education was made free and the school leaving age was raised to 15. 37. From this time, the school leaving age ( which remains 16 ) and the education leaving age ( which is now 18 ) have been separated. 38. Firstly the 1918 Education Act raised the school leaving age to 14 and it was decided to set up Junior Day Technical School as part of the Institute. 39. The 5th year was started in 1961 for those pupils staying on beyond school leaving age ( then 15 ) who were taking the GCE at O level. 40. Fifteen-year-olds can also receive Youth Allowance if they are defined as independent and are over the school leaving age in the state of residence.
