Saturday, December 29, 1973
EDUCATION DIRECTOR'S YEAR-END MESSAGE
The Director of Education, Mr. J. Canning, says the initial steps
taken this year in the planning for the expansion of technical education,
teacher training, special education, adult education and youth recreation
will be continued with vigour in 1974.
Mr. Canning made this statement in a year-end message today.
The following is the full text of the Director's message:
"1973, which is now drawing to its close, has been a year of
consolidation in all fields of education and one of planning for the
future. The number of studente in all types of educational institutions
and schools reached a new record level at almost 1.3 million which represents
nearly one-third of the total population. Good progress was maintained
towards achieving educational goals set in the past; goals which were not
set merely in quantitative terms but also in terms designed to improve the
quality of education.
"At the same time, 1973 was a year of intense planning for the
future. The Board of Education produced a report containing far-reaching
proposals for the expansion of secondary education over the next decade.
This report has been published by the government as a Green Paper in order
to afford the general public the opportunity to comment upon the proposals
before a White Paper containing the government's policy on the subject is
finalised.
"Planning