| Year | Ireland | England | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 | National School System introduced. | ||
| First government grant to religious schools. | 1833 | ||
| Queen's College, London. First college for women. | 1848 | ||
| Miss Buss founds North London Collegiate School for Girls. | 1850 | ||
| Miss Beale is Headmistress of Cheltenham College. | 1858 | ||
| 1859 | Ladies' Collegiate School, Belfast, founded by Mrs Byers. | ||
| 1861 | Queen's Institute, Dublin, founded by Anne Jellicoe. | ||
| 1864 | Special Report on Convent National Schools. | Payment by results introduced into English elementary education. | 1862 |
| 1866 | Alexandra College, Dublin, founded by Anne Jellicoe. | ||
| 1867 | The Ladies' Institute, Belfast, founded by Isabella Tod. | ||
| 1868 | Powis Commission Inquiry into the National School system. | ||
| Girton College for Women founded by Emily Davies. | 1869 | ||
| 1870 | University examinations for women held in Queen's College, Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin. | Forster's Elementary Education Act: first state primary schools. High School movement: Maria Grey. |
1870 |
| Newnham College, Cambridge founded by Henry Sidgwick. | 1871 | ||
| 1872 | First public meeting on girl's secondary and higher education in Belfast. Isabella Tod and Maria Grey involved. | ||
| 1873 | First deputation to Lord Lieutenant on defective state of girls' secondary education in Ireland. Alexandra School, Dublin founded as 'feeder' to Alexandra College. |
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| 1877 | Miss McKillip's Ladies' Collegiate School, Derry founded. | ||
| 1878 | Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act. | ||
| 1879 | Royal University of Ireland Act. | ||
| 1880 | Ulster Head Schoolmistresses' Association founded in Belfast. | ||
| 1882 | Association of Irish Schoolmistresses established. (CAISM from 1883). | ||
| 1884 | First nine women graduates of Royal University of Ireland. | ||
| 1892 | Compulsory education up to twelve years. | ||
| 1898 | Intermediate Education Inquiry Commission set up. | ||
| 1902 | First temporary inspectors for Intermediate Education. | ||
| 1904 | Trinity College, Dublin opened all its degrees to women. | ||
| 1908 | National University of Ireland opened all its degrees to women. |