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According to the American Heritage Dictionary (2000) philosophy is "a set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity; an underlying theory", whilst an assumption is something that is accepted as true without evidence of such truth (n.a, 1988). This paper will outline the major philosophies that influenced the establishment of schooling from colonization in 1788 through to Federation in 1901, and the assumptions that impacted upon these beliefs. In doing so, it will become evident that these underlying principles remained steady influences throughout this period, impacting upon the course of Australian education. As a beginning, in 1788, the view of education in the colony differed from that of England. Within England, schooling was seen to be mainly for the upper classes, conducted primarily by tutors and governesses in private homes at parental expense (Groundwater-Smith et al., 2003, p.4). In fact, within the general English population, less...

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