when did school leaving age rise to 15
Education Act 1944.
Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales
In 1944, Rab Butler introduced the Education Act 1944, which raised the school leaving age to 15
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Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales [SEP] Butler's post-war education changes
In 1944, Rab Butler introduced the Education Act 1944, which raised the school leaving age to 15: other changes included the introduction of the Tripartite System. The Act should have been brought into effect as from September 1939, but it was not implemented because of the effects of World War II: it was eventually enforced from April 1947. The comprehensive school system has since replaced the Tripartite System brought in by this Act across most of England. This Act also recommended compulsory part-time education for all children until the age of 18, but was dropped, in similar fashion to the 1918 Act, to cut spending after World War II.