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ADVANCED DIVISION, n. A course for older pupils (12-14 or 15) in primary schools, in operation from 1923 to 1936.Sc. 1969 James Scotland The History of Scottish Education Vol. II 369:
advanced divisions post-primary courses in elementary institutions from 1923 to 1936.wm.Sc. 1974 Roddy McMillan The Bevellers 21:
The school, which will cater for infants, juniors, and advanced division scholars, will be known as Finnieston Public School. [cutting in old newspaper dated Nov 1921]wm.Sc. 1979 Robin Jenkins Fergus Lamont 33:
After passing the qualifying examination, we left Primary and went on to Advanced Division.Sc. 1994 Sunday Times 15 May :
Mr Smith mostly taught there, taking the older ones for English, history and art, and the boys for woodwork. He also taught the ''advanced division'', those bright enough to cope but whose education, for reasons of family pressure, would finish at Ardrishaig rather than down the road at the junior high school in Lochgilphead.
