La Education Act de 1874 a reconnu l'Église d'Angleterre, l'Église catholique, l'Église congrégationaliste, la Free Church of Scotland, la Kirk of Scotland et l'Église méthodiste en tant que confessions religieuses pour les fins de l'administration des conseils scolaires.
The Education Act of 1874 recognized the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, the Congregational Church, the Free Church of Scotland, the Kirk of Scotland and the Methodist Church as denominations for school board control.