Role of Teachers
Very few qualified teachers were at most schools from the dates the schools were established until 1950.
Some of the teachers at these schools although educated were not officially qualified.
This is particularly true of priests and brothers who taught at the schools run by their respective churches.
It was difficult to get a qualified teacher at many of the residential schools due to the poor pay.
Teachers could get a salary of $400.00 per year at day schools in urban centers, but would only get $300.00 per year at the residential schools.
As a result the teachers at residential schools seemed to be under qualified and could not get a job elsewhere.
Curriculum
In 1896 the Department published a curriculum, or Programme of Studies for Indian Schools.
This curriculum was used in the schools until about the 1930s, when principals were expected to use the curriculum established by the province.
The 1896 Programme consisted of five broad subjects:
English, General Knowledge, Writing, Arithmetic, and Geography with a Standard for each level.
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