(d) Present courses currently being held are:
Furniture and cabinet-making,
Motor mechanics,
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The Centre has developed a furniture and cabinet production unit.
Girls attend typing and shorthand courses through the further education programme.
F.
Right to fundamental education
Free and compulsory education is available to everyone between the ages of 5 and 15 years. The following is a table of children attending the various state schools in January 1981:
Primary schools
Boys
Girls
Country
40
82
Jamestown (Infant)
30
40
Jamestown
67
79
Half Tree Hollow
75
91
Blue Hill
6
9
Sandy Bay
22
18
Levelwood
44
31
Longwood
84
78
Secondary school
Harford
79
74
Secondary
39
61
Pilling
77
Country
99
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G.
Development of a system of schools
Laws relating to schooling are given in paragraph A. Comparative figures are given for the money spent on developing the school system over the last five years, 1976-1980, as follows (in thousands of pounds Sterling):
Schools current budget (including
Schools development
Year
further education
aid
1976
109 485
6 681
1977
140 095
20 000
1978
175 600
23 305
1979
220 500
6 365
1980
222 688
10 000
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