This library guide is a comprehensive source of information on the formation of the state education system in Victoria. It provides lists of authoritative books, websites, databases, journals articles and podcasts which explore the social factors that influenced the creation of the state school system in Victoria.

As you research, keep in mind that state education, public education and government education all refer to the same thing: a secular system of schooling run by the government. This system differs from the private and independent systems of education that also exist in Victoria.

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