- Provides an historical overview of State Education in Victoria.

- Overviews the 'aims and objects' of State Education.

- Advances a democratic view of schooling and emphasises equality of opportunity.

- Notes that schooling should exercise and develop memory and mental ability with knowledge that is useful and/or has a direct relevance to post-school life.

- Stresses individual difference and the importance of the provision of education as appropriate for diverse capabilities of students.

- Identifies the 'basic characteristics developed in schooling as: Communication, Number, General Knowledge, and Habits of Thought and Action.

- Reviews the current system including administration, schools and teaching.

- Identifies problems of the current system including education problems and material problems.

- Makes broad-ranging recommendations relating to the administration and organisation of schools and services, teacher and teacher training, finance, curriculum, community involvement and assessment.