EDUCATION
Apart from the students listed in the table, there were 150 students in the United Kingdom taking preliminary courses. Three officers of the Education Department were granted study leave by the Govern- ment; one is specializing in primary school administra- tion, one in teacher training, the other in the teaching of English as a foreign language.
The Department conducts a considerable number of external examinations on behalf of universities and examining bodies in the United Kingdom. The most popular of these is the London University General Certificate of Education for which there were 338 candidates in 1954. Other examinations include external degree examinations of the University of London, University of Cambridge Overseas School Certificate and Certificate of Proficiency in English, commercial examinations of various British organiza- tions and City and Guilds of London Institute tech- nological examinations. The London Chamber of Commerce examinations normally attract as many as 200 candidates each year.
The estimated number of teachers employed in all schools in the Colony during the year was 9,166; approximately 75% were teaching in primary schools. It is estimated that normal retirements and wastage together with the planned expansion of Government and Government aided schools will create during the next three years an annual demand for about 640 new teachers and that 500 of these will be required for primary schools. This figure does not, however, include an estimate for an increase in private schools.
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