The town of Hvar is situated on the Western part of the island of Hvar. During the course of history Hvar was under the jurisdiction of various other states. Each of those ruling states had its approach to education that they deemed most appropriate. Up to 1869 the state of education was rather poor for the following reasons: education was available only for boys, the teachers themselves did not have formal education, the school reference books were not written in their mother tongue and the school buildings, as well as classrooms, were of inferior quality. However, in 1869 a new law was brought forward and the education had finally blossomed. The articles of the law had made provisions for the buildings to be refurbished, for the lessons to be taught in the language understandable to the pupils, but also that the girls could start attending lessons and get a necessary education. The first school in Hvar was established in 1825. It was Boys Primary School. In later years other schools followed like: Girls Primary School, Mixed Primary School (created by the fusion of the boys’ and girls’ schools), High School, Skills School for Girls and a nursery. Finally, the villages that were under the administrative jurisdiction of the Town of Hvar got its own subsidiary schools - so there were such schools in: Brusje, Velo Grablje, Malo Grablje and Zaraće.