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BRITISH GUIANA No.

8 of 1963.

206 REGULATIONS Made Under THE EDUCATION O RDINANCE (Chapter 91).

• <:) UNDER SECTIOO 53 OF 'lliE EDITCAmIIDlNANCE-; CATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1963, CISE OF ALL POWERS REGULATIONS SOCIAL DEVEIDPMENT:- ENABLING HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND -AS AMENDEITBrilltEDu­ AND BY VIRTUE AND IN EXER­ HIM IN TIIAT BEHALF THE FOLLOWING .. 1.

These Regulations (Admission) Regulations, 1963. may be cited as the Secondary Schools 2.
In these Regulations - G 11 school means a secondary "aided secondary spect of which a grant-in-aid is paid under the provisions 1957*; of the Secondary Schools Regulations, 1 1examination tion conducted i ng places in a secondary Examina­ by the Minister for the purpose of allocat­ means the Secondary Schools Entrance school in school; re­ 11 � � • "free place" means a place in a secondary a person on the basis of his performance tion and entitling him to free tuition; school awarded to at the examina­ "free place student" means a person who is awarded a free place at a secondary school; "governing body trol and management of a secondary school; 1 1 means the person responsible for the con­ 11 "Minister with responsibility for education; means the Minister for the time being charged .. • in relation "parent" and any p erson who has the actual custody of that can­ didate; to any candidate includes a guardian • "secondary ment aided secondary school'' school; means either a Government or a Govern­ •No.
18 of 1957.

0 0 0 ., " C, tl v ., n 0 207 means the number or grade indicating the 11 "specified score l evel of performance which the Minister may from time to t ime require to be attained at the e xamination to render a candidate ary school.

eligible for admission to a second­ in order 3.


(1) No person shall be admitted he has attained the specified place or a free place in accordance score and to a secondary with these Regulations; has been allocated a school unless Provided that the Minister may in any case where he thinks a governing body to admit any person to a secondary fit permit school notwithstanding tion or does not qualify to take the his age.
that the person did not take the examina­ examination by reason of (2)Every person who is not less than ten years of age and not more than twelve years of age on the 31st March in the year of the examination shall be eligible to take the examination.

(3)Proof of the age of a candidate of the Minister.

satisfaction shall be produced to the 4.

(1) The subjects of the examination shall be English and Arithmetic and such other subjects as the Minister may from time to time specify.
(2)The Minister shall from time to time publis� a notice in the Gazette stating the subjects, examinatio sary.

the date and the place of the n, and such other details as he may consider neces­ who attain the specified score at the examination 5.Candidates shall b e allocated in accordance the choice of school made by their parents.

places in secondary with their order of schools by the Minister merit and, where practicable, 6.

(1) The Minister shall award each year places as he thinks fit.
such number of free (2)Free places awarded in pursuance graph shall be tenable only at Government of the preceding secondary para­ schools: Provided that in any area where there is no Government secondary school the award any Government aided secondary school which exists in that area.

of a free place may be tenable at 7.

(1) A candidate attains at the examination time tu time deem appropriate such score as the Minister may from for the award of a free place.
shall be eligible for a free place if he 208 (2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this regulation the Minister may award a free place to a candidate er than that deemed appropriate for the award of a free place.
with a score low- (3)Before making any award in pu�suance of paragraph (2) of this regulation the Minister shall have regard to the existing facilities for education in the area in which the candidate attends school and the performance amination didate deriving substantial of the candidate at the ex­ of the likelihood of the can­ benefit from the training to be pro- and shall be satisfied • <o ---v- i--a-ed--fe-r -h-im-l.ry-v-i-F-&t1-e-e-f-t-h--.a.w.a-l'-O-O�-i;ee p ) ace------------ • 8.
Each free pla�e shall be taken up immediately after the award, or after such interval as the Minister may approve and shall entitle the free place student to free tuition for five years.

9.

(1) The Minister may if he thinks fit and subject to such conditions as he may consider necessary, grant a free place student on the grouni of need an assistance purpose of assisting self or for both allowance for the him to purchase books or to maintain him­ of these purposes.
(2)The assistance allowance shall be paid in accordance with rates which the Minister may from time to time approve.

10.The cost of tuition and assistance place students shall be paid out of funds provided by the Legis- 1 ature.

allowances given to free 11.No person shall hold concurrently scholarship or similar award administered a free place as well as a by the Government.

12.

(1) for the purposes of his education student shall be subject to the general supervision of the Minister.
every free place (2)The Principal or Head of the school which t_he free pl ace student attends shall, at the end of each term, forward to the Minister a report on the work, conduct and progress of the free place student.

(3)If any free place student is the subject of an unfavour­ able report by a Pr incipal or Head, the Minister may, at his suspend for one or more terms any or all of the discretion, rights conferred tions.
on such free place student under these Regula­ (4)If any free pJ ace student is the subject of two con­ or Head the secutive unfavourable Minister may direct t hat such free place student shall forfeit the free place f'rPP nl;cirp inrl11rline- reports from a Principal all rights and privileges anv ass·istance allowance and thereupon payable shall under the �I � .. • • • 0 .. 209 (5)The Minister may, upon such conditions as he thinks fit, restore to any free place student all or any of the rights and privileges preceding paragraph, if in the opinion of the Minister the sub­ sequent conduct of the student justifies the restoration.
under the provisions determined of the immediately 13.Where any free place was awarded out of funds provided by prior to the com�encement the Legislature and that f�ee place continues to be held, these Regulations of the term of that free shall apply in respect of the remainder place as if it were a free place awarded in pursuance of these Regulations of these Regula�ions 0 ('.)

0 14.These Regulations in any secondary der any other statute.
shall not affect the allocation 0£ places school by virtue of any scholarship awarded un­ .. C t> 0 £I Q o 0 15.In respect of that part of the year 1963 remaining the commencement of these Regulations - after (a)paragraphs shall have (2) and (3) of regulation no application; 3 and regulation 4 (b)the examination sha1 l, i n respect of the provisions of other than those rnemtioned be theSecondary Schools in µara­ these Regulations graph (a) of this regulation, Common Entrance examination conducted the 10th April, 1963, and the specified the Minister may determine.
such score as by the �inisterm score sha1 l be body admits any person as a student to a school except as provided by these Regulations, 16.

When a governing the secondary Minister may, in respect of such school, direct the Accountant General to suspend the issue of any grant-in-aid the provisions 1957.

Schools Regulations, of the secondary payable under 17.
The Government County Scholarship hereby revoked except in so far as they relate to any Govern- ment County Scholarship awarded subsisting at the commencement of these Regulations.

under the said Regulations and Regulations, 1957, are Made this 22nd day of May, 1963.

(M.P.

1/39/9).

C. V. NUNES, Minister of Education and Social Development.