2022 Perth Mint PNC - 150 Years of Free, Secular & Compulsory Education

2022 Perth Mint PNC - 150 Years of Free, Secular & Compulsory Education

Celebrate a defining moment in Australian social history with this 2022 Postal Numismatic Cover (PNC), commemorating 150 Years of Free, Secular & Compulsory Education!

This PNC honours the passing of the Victorian Education Act on 17 December 1872, which made the colony one of the first jurisdictions in the world to establish public education as free, mandatory, and secular. This pivotal legislation led to the centralised Victorian Department of Education and set the standard for a fair and unified system, eventually adopted by all six Australian states by 1908.

The cover features an exclusive coin design that pays tribute to this legacy.

PNC Contents & Details:

• Exclusive Coin: The included Australian legal tender one-dollar ($1) coin portrays an early Australian school house with a teacher and students, symbolising the start of the public system.
• Commemorative Stamp: Includes an official $1.10 Australia Post stamp.
• Historic Milestone: Commemorates 150 years since the legislation provided free education, made attendance compulsory (age 6 to 15), and mandated secular instruction to foster societal harmony.
• Limited Edition: This PNC has a strict Issue Limit of only 7,000.

Own a piece of history that recognises the foundation of Australia's robust public education system.