John Anderson Hartley

John Anderson Hartley (27 August 1844 – 15 September 1896) was an Australian educator and Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1893 to 1896.

Education Hartley was educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Yorkshire from 1853 to1860. He later went on to teach at the school until 1867. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1867 and Bachelor of Science in 1870, both from the University of London.

Career In 1870 Hartley was appointed Headmaster of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, emigrating to South Australia with his wife.

In 1875, the Education Act of 1875 was passed, introducing a free public school system and compulsory education for South Australian children aged 7 to 13, as well as establishing the first Council of Education, of which Hartley was appointed President.

He was appointed the first Inspector-General of Schools for South Australia in 1878, a position he held up to his death in 1896. His funeral procession was led by six headmasters and 3,000 children.

Family Hartley married Elizabeth Annie Green, sister-in-law of headmaster Rev. Robert Crooke. thumb

Recognition The former Teachers College on Kintore Avenue, Adelaide was named the Hartley Building in his honour. In 1896, the Hartley Scholarship was established via public subscription to the University of Adelaide.

John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains was established in 2009. Electoral district of Hartley in the North East of Adelaide was created in 1976. Hartley has a plaque in the Jubilee 150 Walkway, North Terrace, Adelaide. thumb

Publications 1885, founded and was editor of the Education Gazette, South Australia, a monthly journal publication Hartley, John A. (John Anderson), 1844-1896. 1910, Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic / by (the late) John A. Hartley. Education Dept Adelaide Hartley, John A. (John Anderson), 1844-1896. 1897, Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic. Part II, The numbers from 1 to 1000 / by John A. Hartley. Education Dept Adelaide