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In the table it will be seen that there are entries of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 candidates. Entries in such small numbers are of no use as an indication of standard.
Except in the case of the girls' schools the examination results must be considered poor and when all allowances are made it is clear that the practice of premature promotion is still prevalent.
The Board of Education has recommended that examination at the Junior Local stage should not be discontinued; but unless it can be shown that the present examination is unsuitable for the schools of the Colony, and even when one allows for the leaven of English-speaking children in the girls' schools the successes gained by their pupils do not support the suggestion, it is questionable whether the present facilities should be continued when so many candidates are obviously unfitted for the examination.
(ii) Every year all the boys in Class 4 in Queen's College, King's College and the four Government "District" Schools compete at a common examination for entrance into Class 3 at Queen's College or King's College. In 1930 of 353 candidates 202 or 57% gained admission into the upper schools of those institutions.
It is hoped that in 1931 it will be possible to arrange for this examination to be thrown open for public entry. This should be of assistance to those schools which are unable to maintain adequate senior school staffs.
(iii) Particulars of examinations in the Technical Institute and Government Normal Schools will be found in chapters IV and V.
(iv) From time to time, as application is made, examinations of the University of London are held at the Education Office. In 1930 there were two Matriculation Examinations, one in January and one in June.
These examinations do not form any part of the educational system of the Colony but are arranged for the convenience of the public.
(v) Four examinations of the Royal Sanitary Institute were held during the year—one in Sanitary Science, two for Sanitary Inspectors and one for Food and Meat Inspectors.
(vi) The School Certificate Examination of the University of Cambridge was held in December in connection with the Peace Memorial Scholarship.