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School registers also shows other information on each pupil.

School register

Examine the information listed in the next register about a boy called Ernest Lewis Grattan. He was in fourth class in 1896. The register tells us that Ernest was born in 1884. What age was he in fourth class in 1896? What does the register tell us about why did Ernest left the school a short time later?

School register

School register

Examine the information listed in the next register about a boy called Ernest Lewis Grattan. He was in fourth class in 1896. The register tells us that Ernest was born in 1884. What age was he in fourth class in 1896? What does the register tell us about why did Ernest left the school a short time later?

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Click on the image and examine the register about a boy called Ernest Lewis Grattan. School registers also show the subjects that children studied. Sometimes a child was given a score for each subject.

John Gregory started this school in 1896 according to this result book.

Test Results of John Gregory

On the image above, you can see the number of days he attended and also the subjects he studied and the results he received.