The Royal Commission of Inquiry discovered some very worrying facts about education in Malta. They only found three public schools. It was clear that they needed to invest more money both on teacher's pay, as well as on new schools and maintenance.
The system at this time involved all students first learning to read and write in Maltese. Once completed, they would then move on to Italian, and finally English would be studied depending on whether time and resources were available. It would be Canon Francesco Panzavecchia who would work tirelessly to try and revive the scheme. The Royal Commission also saw to the setting up of a freedom of press. This led to around eight Italian-language newspapers be produced. The vast majority of the newspapers in those days would be in Italian.
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| Fortunato Panzavecchia, who was appointed inspector of schools in 1840
What is Freedom of Press and why do you think is it important for a democratic country to have?
Why was Italian such an important subject back in 1836?
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