- Advances in education laid the foundations for the intellectual development of the city and general social progress
- The number of students in Šabac was the second largest in Serbia after Belgrade
- The establishment of the Šabac Grammar school holds a special place in the history of education in this city
- 1857 marks the construction of the first purpose built structure in Serbia to house a grammar school – this is today the building of the National museum of Šabac
- By the end of the fifth decade of the 19th century, schools for girls were also being opened
- One of the professors of the Women’s School in Šabac was the famous writer Isidora Sekulić
