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,· ' l BRITISH GUIANA, TRIENNIAL REPORI' ' • • ;, Septenber, i957 -·August; 1960 • i :Pl1.RT 1 HISTORICAL between 1825 and 1835 during the first nineteenth During the first· quarter· of the nineteenth education.

"The first public · century there ,1as no were opened by the Churches schools organised and voluntary agencies century period of wera later assisted by was rapid aoo;, throughout church activity,- foll·owed and greater and greater there were no schools; social �:fom and anti-slavery legislation.
Parliao2nt.

These agencies Progress a snall grant fro� the British the century, followed by greater and greater· deoands control and centralisation in 1841 there were 101; 1.n 1869, 145; in 1880, 181. the r,,attern of increasing on G0vernnent In 1825 of authority.

funds, In 1850 the first Board of Education was created and in.1852 the first lns-pector of Schools years and a.second was appointed.

The Board was dissolved aftei;-four Boa.rd was appointed which lasted twelve years.
l / of the l920 characte was appointed It was not un"tiil the post-w,, r enthusiaso 1 s tlmt arwthj,ng in the rised the· central adninis trat.ion of education in 1910, and, re-constituted financial like stability countr.y.

·.Ana clvisory Bor..rd it becaoe known as the Advisory Education CoG�ittee.

Ultioate was vested in the Legislative to the Colony in 1952 natters of F.ducation a Minister constitutional changes general tional policy is now again entrusted Minister in Septenber, Ct)unci,l.
With the granting ofelucational policy passed into the hands of chosen froo anong the, elected representatives.

took place in 1957 as.

a re.sul t of vrhich there �s e. for the di:z:ection represeutati:ve in August, 1957.

Res�onsi.bil;i.ty to an elected F.d.ucation for C-0IT1UD.ity Dcvelopoent and took charge of his portfolio in 1927 contr.ol election of educa� 1957.

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'ther who as of a nevr Cunstitution The introduction sd:ool accor.ncdation of education inadequate in the progress systeo and atteopts had their counterpart .

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inception ing teachers.

several Teachers' Governnent Training trained only partially Training teachers �ow in service.

of ·co�ulsory education brought the problen of and tes,cher training.

All the najor stages in En.gland� paynent by results, to find a quick and cheap source of teachers in the history of-the Colony.
For .thirty years af�er the pupil teacher -for exanple - in 1853, the Bishops 'llhen this failed through College successful experinen.ts to �rovide lack of financial there f91lowed sup:port, until a· training, was the only institution for train­ Ci�ntre was founded in 1928.

This Centre, now kno� �s the College for Tec.chers, has produced the najority o� the apart froc the eleQentary structure, has been lioited education developed by lack of funds.
Graocar school education Socondary and its expansion is at present confined alnost entirely to the Dain centres Georgetown, New Aosterdao and Mackenzie, though fro, oany rural are�s.

�he ,resent Governoent Secondary Schools for boys and Bishops tively, da:ry schools Schools there is now a growing -Queen's in 1844 and 1870 �:?-Spec­ Fron January 1958 to July 1960 fourteen have been grant�d 1957. secon­ with �e Srcondary High School for girls -started as Church institutions.
aid in acco+dance R.egulations govern.�ent of population, in de� I College j /on.l�, .•..... .

-2 • ' Only after .. 1900 was aey ,progress cade in the atteopts to relate for life.

In the period now under review there hayc of efforts to offer speciai courses .developnents<tin practical and in the in H�ndicraft, Hoce in schools.
The Carnegie School of Hooe Econ­ education significant educ-:.tion to training been, however, intensification Econonics and Agriculture onics, which the Governnent Technical training was opened as the C&rnegie Institute Trade School for Wooen in 1933, and good vocational opened in 1951, provide at the post prioary level for students and te.

::..chers in training.


• Since the opening of the Universit y College in: 1958, the Colony has 1:;ade an annual financial contribution and students fron this Colony becao.e eligible and Exhibitions at the Cnlle�e ··,hich are r.�ade every year.

for the aw,:,,rd of Scholarship s of tho West Indies ·to the College, Pf.

!1T II DIRECTOR'S G:0N3RAL SU1:llARY OF THE EDUCATION.

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'ID POLICY AND HIS COMMffi,ITS UPON CURRENT· DZVELOPM!!JNT.

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.. continues to outpace the p�ov1s1on College of the �Vest I1idies a fom of basic training nunber.

C·:urses conducted by The out�ut of trained teachers though of teaching for untrained teachers, and serve· The basis of the educa-t,ional systeo is still the eight year .

school course to which pupils are adni tted at the a.ge of six; provide and equi�Qent.
in school population · Officers of the ·Departoent is still far below the required experts fr·oo the University and practice courses for trained eler.ientary The rapid increase of school 9uildings increased visitin£ educational and by Education in principles as refresher need iJr considering education and whether and the workshop.
.been provided prelininary helping to revitalise the are also being taJten Progranne, and to devise plans for the construotion Training College, so as to provide the required dren ·of school age and an adeqw.,te supply of teache::-s. Tu..ndicraft.

ancl the inpleoenta:t.i the curriculUr.1 Additional curriculun teachers.

in schools and IL.ice craft courses for boys in the post-priaary These courses have s�ressed .
the school is adec:!_ur:.tely cat:i.ring for the of boys and girls grmdng up in British Guiana fl,t the.

preseµ.t tine t0 the·hone,.

the farr.

might not be better related whether the prir:i.ary Econonics on of scheoes, Do;1artr.1ents hava for: provid;ing age group has b�Bn of a Now Govemrnent nunber of pl.aces for chil- to try tc speed up the tenpo of the school Building for this age group.

P�actical.
P�actical.

steps In secondary education provision vras nade in 1957 for t he inte­ th0 two Governoent Stjcondary gia�ion of The two aided secondary schools 1957, by which govern,.Jent schools.

Efforts are being r:i.ade to liberalise of several of these schools, to cater ultir:iately streans (a secondary in other cases facilities for training a technical strean.

grar:nar and a secondary aid has been extended Schools within the edu�ational systeo.
are now included in a scheo(;), ap--iroved in to fourteen lµlaided.

p�ivate the sooe;-;hat._.narrow ctirricula.

in sooe cas·es for .bilateral oodern strean)·and to :provide> at the Governnent Technical Institute Courses now planned ·range frori the :?relininary cra;ft course The Gov�rnnent Technical Institute, opened in 1951, continues to pr·ovide the training, necessary for ·the developoent·of in at the craftsr.

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its day aild evening classes levels, urgently technician .. ·of the territory.

for priracy· school pupils, through the General Certificate E.x.anination courses ficant developnent Institute Ordinary ce�tificate courses for tha first year exaoinations and the results laboratories and equirynent has been the introduction of the 1960 exaoination in 1959.

A sandwich havel.een provided ·· were very encouraging.
as a first step in this large A,;.ditional for adults leading to the City and Guilds Certificates·.

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: of the City and Guilds of London in 1958.

Candidates were presented courses ·part:icuiarly suited to secondary school pupils, to various course was added in 1959 ·of Education /SCa e ••••• 1 [ 0 - 3 - scale expansion of the Institute.
The Carnegie School of Hooe Econooics changed its naoe and purpose students in 1958, when the School ceased a 3 year one affording Preceptors Needlework the end of their seccnd year.

In the third year it is hoped that students will s�ecialise nent or Arts and Crafts.

activities the opportunity Aritbnetic, Cookery, Laundrywork is now in trading.
The course of of taking the College exaoination in English, and Housecraft including in Needlework and Dressr:iaking, Child Care and Hooe Me.nage­ and Housewife:ry, at Hygiene and Physiology, In October, 1954, the cooked oeal School Feeding Schene, which and New Ansterdao and limted to only a few with by a schene based on an agreeoent 25,000 nedically selected pupils froc all Governnent and daily, a oid-nolii.ng snack neal aided pri!
:l;l.ry schools receive, was replaced and children, to Georgetown was confined schools UNICEF, whereby Governnent of dried skin oilk.

Yeast enriched are given to these children and capsules adninistration ding this scheoe to include classes in schools a direct linlt with the pre-school Departnent and Govermjent its clinics.

through biscuits and fish liver oil capsules on alternate days.

UNICEF provi�es the oilk the cost of the biscuits and of the provides for exten­ of the Scheoe.
Proposals are under consideration on the coastlands.

all the children in the beginners' Such a nodification Preparatory would constitute by the Medical feeding schene adninistered In 1959 the nunber of Governoent County Scholarships was incmased their·pro­ tenable and policies institutions The additional appropriate for the at Universities have enable teachers or approved educational qualifications and coapetence have been helping at seoinars and courses, awards are spread over the of one year to ir.
:iprove and to think over anew what should to sixty-four.

The first award to prioary school teachers fron fifty-nine three counties.

scholarships abroad, was nade in 1955.

Sioilar awards have be::n ca.de annually.

These study-observation scholarships fessional be the practices teac;hers ideas in school organisation the school systen.
One feature short conferences between College staff and he�d and assistant progreooes on the basis of outually acceptable oent prograr.nes being Dade of consul tat ion vrith the British (representing tresses in Governoc_nt recognised of Private Secondary recocoendations that mny present develop­ In recent years, too, increasing Guiane Teechers' schools), with the-Association Secondary Schools and with the Associe..tion and adr.
:iinistration and so ir.l]?rove and of the �res nt period has been the nuober of and of these joint nectings and it has been th.et have taken place at oany places in the counties oenbers in the schools.

office and field staff of the De�rtr.

:ient, have been the subject eleoentary school� Such have been drafted.

of the Training Association of M.�sters the pri::Jary Senools.
teachers vitalise Policies end Mis­ use is to disseoinate newer ,, P.ARl' III CHAPTER 1 -LEXHSLATION iUID lJ)MINISTRitTIOii, The undernenti oned Regulati ons were mde during the period 1958 -1960: (a) Government Sshopl Certificat e Scholar�hips (Aoendnent) 1958 .

(N,J.17) Regulations, " Regulati ons, 1959 (No.4) (b) Governnent School Certificate Scholarships (Aoendr.

:ient) (c) British (No.

22) Guiana Scholarships (A�endr.:ient)Regulations,195?
/(d) ••• - 4 - (d) Carneaie School of H,::..e Econorics Rt1gulations, 1958 (No.

26).

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· Centenary_a.nd ¢{o.14).

�ohn Wray: Scholarships Rcgulations,1959 (f)Governnent County· Scho;Lai-'shtps· (�k.

(jn�ent) Re ;,ulations, 1959 {No.11) .

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(g) Gcvernoent County Scholarships ·(Ar:1enclr:1ent)Regulatfons 1960{Nt).4) (h).

; Queen Is CullGlge and Bi shops' High School Scholarships Regulations 1960 (Nil.l).

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· Secondary Scho�ls (Araendnent)Regulatic ns 1960 (No.5) .

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1958 increil.ses The Governnent Sci1001 · Co�ti£ice.te the nunber of sch.olarships fror· five to fifteen.

Scholarships Auendnent No,17 of • ;.

- The Jutiendnent No.

4 of 1959 provided tbr..�t no·scholarship· shall, be ·awarded tc any candidate who, in the opinion of the exanining either a Crade I ,or Grade II pass in the test �xaoination i.e., the C�clridge School Certificate Exaoination.

body fails to ·attain The British Guiana �holarships Anendoent No.
22 of 1958 provides for an increase fror.1 1st October, 1957, in the value of British Guiana Scholar­ ships fror:i .811506 and £1,993 to ,�1,.626.and �2,153 for courses of study-over periods· of three and four years res1?9ctively. '

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The Carnegie School of HrJI-:ie Econo.--ics Regulations' No.26 of 1958 provi.de· for the change.

of nw:ie oZ the Carnegie Trade School for· Yfooen to the C.::.,rnegie -School of Hooe� Ec ;;nor.1ics and �equire candidates for ·adr.

'i.issi'on school to be exer.


:iined in General Knowledge, to Needlework.

of a two years'.

course as fomerly.

now provides for a three years' course instead The curriculuo EDglish and .Ari thcetic· in addition , to the · The Goveriltlent County Scholarships Af.1endenent for an incre·ase in tho nunberof Gov'ernr:ient County Scholarships and re-allocates theo as.

follows:- N•,.11 of 1959· provides (roo 59 to .

6� (i)Eight for Deoerara instend of seven.


(ii)Thirtee.n for Rural Deoerara instead of t'\\•e1ve.

(iii)Sixteen for Berbicc instead of fourteen.

(iv)Twelve for Essaquibo instead of ei·even.

(v)Fifteen General S�hol2,rships.

The At:iendrJent No.4 of 1960. stipulates that the cost of tuition, including any additional charges a_71JJroved by the Director of Education, be borne by Governnent Par2:graph 1 of· P..ee\J.l•.tion 11. of the Governcent County Scholarship Regulo.tion the.
t the cost of' tui'tion shall be borne by Governpen,t and shall not exceed �30 a te:ro for a scµool ye�,r of three terns.
1957 which the 1960 Regulations anended had provided shall Tho Queeni'·s Ccllege and Bisho9s I High S�bool S�holarships R.ogu­ each of'the value of forty dollars per an.nun and_free tuition, lat�ons Nv.l of 1960 provide for Queen's College scholarships to be offered annually to boys attending ing Bisho�s' Hiih �chool to enable winners to continue their studies at their respective schools Guiana Schole.rships.

cease to be· eligible to.


c�opete, -��r the British • e ••• • • • � �uee:p.1s C91leg� and girls attend­ and Bishops' Hi,(;h School unt:il they /Th 1 J 0 0 - 5 - The Centenary and �o� .T'Jray.
Scholarships Regulations No.14 of ·shall be awarded annually 'Governnent shall be awarded,annually on the basis 1959 provide that three (3) Centenary Scholarships on the basis of the :iesults of tho Governnent CG:m.ty Scholarships to the boys or girls who are placed next in order of ::1erit to those who have been awa�ded Courity Scholarships Schoiarship Govern.�ent County Scholarship Exaoination in orqer of.nerit to those-who.have been awarded To qualify for a scholarsh centuo of the'r:1arks tl,nd n�t less tl1an · 50 .per 6�ntui:i. of i.h0 marks ·in Eng lish.
·Each· Sch:6lar sh'.all be ent:i!ilcd t<5 free·· ""tu,i tion for five ( 5) ye .

rs at such ··set:ondd.fy Governor 1nay .

..direc-:t.. of the results to a boy or girl who is placed next Scholarships.

but··shn.11 not ·be uaid a maintenance oust obtain not less than 60 :?er and that one (1) John Wray ip.

a candidate allowance.

of the tote.I Centenary "icho oi as the of the exr:nination rna:i-ks in th�·subjects.
:of'th�-e-x�mination The Secondary Schools Aoendnent No.5 of 1960 requires that an increase ins chool fees ·nay only be.

effected and at no 6ther tine and that any such increase the Director of &.ucation being .first obtained as fror· the coonenceoent shall be subject to approval of a school year of .• Ordinance No.24 of 1958, Tcechers Pensions (J..oendoent) Ordinance, 1958, was enacted by the Legislature of British Guiana o.ainly - ·(a.)
to avail to uncertificated teaclwrs to whoo a pension under section is payable ·the benefit of any increase ries; 5 .of the Principal Ordinance .

due to a revision of sela, and (b)· to provide for the period of service of a teacher· on to secondnent my approved a non-te:.ching post being counted or on tenporar.

}� transfer for pension.

In May 1960 tho Director of Education, Mr G.H.R.

Olough, M.A.

left to 1fa.uritius.

the Colony on transfer of Education acted as Dir0ctor·of Education of Education.
In the absence of �1r A.H. Moore, B.A., Assistant of Education as Deputy Director Director who w-as on vac"',tion leave, Mr C.A.

Moore was appointed to act Mr F.7r.E.

Case, M.A., Deputy Director and Pcrr:ianent Secretary, 11inistry of Educ&tion.

Perr:Janent appointoents were - Senior Education Officer Mr C.A.

Moore, B.A.

Dip.Ed Educa1tion Officer Mr A.C. Robinson Assistant Education Officers Mr J.I.

Honirao,B.A.

Dip.

Ed.

Miss Agnes Jones, Di�.

in Child Psychology.

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:_ Institute In July 1960 Mr C.A.

Pooran, Deputy Principal was appointed to act as Principal vice Mr A.G� GoverMent Payne who resigned.

Technical , In February 1960 Miss K. Gunn resigned , and i.itiss Le Fraser, Vice Principal as Principal, Carnegie S�hool ,1as appointed to act as of Hone Econonics Principal.

• /Pa.rt IV ••..•• - 6 - PART IV , CliAPrER II }'INt.NCE • accounted .
During th� period under review expenditure for a�uroxinately 16% of the total 'expenditure of the Colony.

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on education in the Colony - ·Over the three years a �otal of £5,009,772 has been spent on Education.

··This aoount has b(:,en obtained fron local revenue and froo Un,i.ted Kingdon fnnds.
been spent A.total of £108,542, ·froc United Kingd,or.l .local revenue, pan of which has been voted under the deve-lopnent approxir.iately funds ·and the reminder 2'/o of the total expenditure,has of ,"::4,901,230 has been spent fron estico.tos.
·As in the previous period nore than one-half of the total ex,enditure Education, Scholarships, on.education has been on Prioa,ry Education; ture· on Secondary Vocational Education, Services organis:11:,ions welfare · , Prinary School Teachers cost of Adninistra and.

institutions which either provide of students.- pensions and I the renainder Training, tion, School )ceding, Schocls Medical Teacher represen T�chnical and ts expendi­ - gratuities education or loo!<;.
:-,fter the and g_rants to various The 1958-59 ex�)enq.iture shovred an increase of £80,030 over the of &98,721 both Prir.iary and-Secondary.

There is also an increase an increase budget.showed over the 1959-59.

There continues 1957-58 ond 1959-60 £18,641 school p·opulation enrolaent at Goverm:1ent Secondary �chools and in the two technical schools.

As a· result, teachers staff had to be increased.

More teachers facilities both for the purpose of ya.cation and experience.
to be enployed As a consequence, nore interio to be a steady increase had to be eoployed and for ioproving additional and teDporary teachers over the 1957-58 in the continue to·avail-thenselves of leave have had and vocational in the and adoinistrative and •.

their qualifications A nunber of private secondary schools·have been· grantnd aid as a their accorr.1ode..tion is being inproved.

Sooe neu schools are · Rec�r�ent OX'Jenditure wil1 ··6ontinue to rise in the next result of vrhich being constructed.
few years.

CHAPTER III --PRIMARY·EDUCLTICN (a)The Schools: The nu.�ber of schools whi�h recei�ed of the Colony hB,s increased distribution of these schools by seventeen.

on 31st Augus·t, · 1960 :-- grants-in-aid table shovrs the The following froc the revenue Schools on 31.8.60 ' Boys Girls Total G0vernoent 23 (Denooinational 298 A ided( (Undenooinational 5 -- 4,754 4,513 9,267 I 58,239 I I !

1,295 1,246 55,301 113,540 2,541 ..


I I I I TOTAL 326 64,288 61,060· I 125,348 /Our ••••• • .,, C) - 7 - Our prioary schools, whicl: ce,ter for children bet-.,een the ages of 6 and 14, are really all-age schools in outlook.

of thera are· conducted one hand snd the.

Churches and.

,riv�te organis;ions as partners.


0n the dual control systei::i, 'Ibey are co-educational, with but three exceutions, and oost whereby Governoen·· on the ''Tith an organiSlhion still traditional on the other, co-operate Prioary Education and Literature), is free.

The curriculuo includes English Art, Phy13ical History, and Civics, Arithnetic, Training, Religious Sooe of the boys and girls in the unDer division (Language Study, Hygiene, Instruction.
situated Econooics been established in other areas as well.

The teaching of gardening possible in tr:ickly popu�eted respectively in i7oodwork a few of which have is only areas rece.ive instruction in sooe of our rural schools and also Depl:tl'tnents, of schools and Horae Needlework, at Centres where land is available for the purpose.

I-:tiowledge and Moral Geography, Nature acti·on was taken in rGspect Positive under review.
The curriculun has been coopletely the period our all-age on the curriculum curriculun ·guide.

which they should find helpful (pri02,ry and post-prioary) schools for the :prioary departnent.

revised i'!b.en coapleted will be coEJOended to all tea�hers in planning the wo:rk of their schools the whole as ·a •.
of purriculun reforn during departr:i..ent of for the :post-pril':lary and ,1ork bas already st1J.rted Efforts to ,viden the horizcns of te�chers and io infuse a new spi�it into the work they are doing e.re !

?roving teiche·rs heve bee.n conducted Courses on the new approach to teaching of Physic::.i,l Education were held for t he first tine and a course of lecturers tarlB on School Organisation and AdoinistJ"a.tion was also a nelr feature.

by EducationOffic and cot!,rses .for district·s.


to Heads, Deputy Heads and Senior Assis­ successful.

ers in their respective Seninars .As a result of seninars, for teachers scholarships to spend their special :le e.ve attending courses, a:urses in and the growing at institutes overseas, the 7or!-.
: of CJaey schools in scope, enphasis being paid to all aspects of the child's and universities including the ·social, cultural aesthetic and noral �spects of tendency education is novr widening development his training.

Despite efforts ere to reliNe congestion, very ciany of the schools still overcrowded overcro�ding as a r�sult of the increase in school population.

Such is of course prejudicial to educational �rogress.
· A large number of interin te,:;,chers , alt:iost all of vhoo are and inexperienced, are eaployed in schocls throughout or for teachers on leave.

This situation effect on standards.

This problec.

will, in tine, be reooved, Training College has eobarked on a scheoe to train the terri­ obviously unqualified tory, either in vacancies has a lowering now that the Governncnt 150. te�chers every year.
to Schools for �rir:i.ary School teachers of the service on a County and afforded Over the period under revievr, to Schools in British Guiana.

The year 1957 saw the introduction and Geography of week-end for the introduction on English Literature were introduced new features into to on Broadcasts into the prerya:Jation, series of broadcasts Broadcasts of a special Secondary Schools.

1958 wa:s noteworthy Senina.rs basis.

These Sel!line.rs indice.ted · the linitations tes.Fhers an insight broadcasts.
integrati a q:w..lified teacher-was seconded: Assistant a new fe&ture for teechers.

the lioitations were outlined cor:1p�ising At these sessionsthe cf the service to the teechers.

ng its n::..terial ;vith the Broadcasts to the S.hools �rpa,dca,sts Orcraniser.

philos�phy to the Schools Broadcasts Unit for duty as· to Schools progranoe.
In 1959, regul�r sessions at the Governnent Training In 1960 the Unit introduced College and the �art played by teacher participation of broadcasts of schools, In 1958, the first issue of a Children's production and presentation of the was rn.de, Newspe.i_:>er /An •..• ) ' .

.JI 0 -8 - • An allocation fron·Developoent funds has na.de tt possible the ·for us to "' supply all ne'iv schools supply .in a nur::iber of existing equipping all our pripa;ry schools is f�r fron conplete.
,vith :f.urnHur'e and at the saoe tine to .inprov.e However,· the task of properly tabies and cupboards with desks, benches, schools.

SQhools Co-operative Soci�ties continue new societies cannot be forned because _Depcrtrnnt •.

However� teachers theexisting present .

t:he Co-operative supervise tude for the keopin?

function S_ocieties hold aonthly cipate in friendly discussions.

pf providing of records.

their neobers r.,ootings societies, the ner.


:ibers· · The Proj�ct Societies nn.intain their with uru.fcms and schcol requisit es: ait which oenbers exchange ideas and ?arti- to show progress.

At of the shortage of staff in are still being trained, to df vrhich have shown real al)ti­ The Library Scheoe has continued to play.

an froo the schene.
an froo the schene.

In 1958 a furt.hor suo of iDportant part in the schools noney was provided fron Colonial Developoent and 1:!elfo,re which have benefited ·to extend-the scheoe to two areas -the Esse<;1uibo Coast and ',!est Nineteen schcols cipating schools.

library scheoe in addition schools.

vrere includad.

The books are being circulated There is a total of nineteen libr�ries to a nunbor of libr�ries f�ds (Schene D2717) Coast, Berbicc.
anong parti­ in schools in tho est�blishod by individual - Visual aid equi?oent is developing and its io:portance .in teaching is widely recognised� .. succeeded Despite in naintaining a handicaps reasonable physical · and staffing problens the schools have standard of efficiency.

(b)Pre-vocational Training: Hooe Econooics ( ..

There are three cuntres for teaching Hone Econonics, t,.,o in the the subject.

A nunber of :prine,ry county of Berbicol--..i:d or10in Deoerara.
nen-ts for teaching The proposal to house both Handicro,ft and Hr,ne Ecpnooics Governnent Schools will soon be a ref.Ii ty.

A training tec,chers in Hone Econooics was held at the Carnegie in 1959 so that there should be o..� ·�doquc:.te supply of teachers departoents.
schools have depart­ that twelve nodern buildings Departrnnts be established School of Hone Econ6nics course for thirteen for the new e.t Handicraft There are fiv0 Handicraft Centres is taught on a full-tin� and sixteen Departnents where basis.

There are also nine­ par'v-tioe instruction is given in Handicraft on two or (Woodwork) Handicraft teen schools where nore sessions por.

woek.

- Sooe schools i:,re in receipt of grants which enable tlier:1 to teach· various work or other approved craft.
light crafts such as book-binding, basketry, harr.10ck r...a.king, leather a pilot project h"ls.been started at certain schools where tlEre with the necessary quil.ific�tions.

of boys are taught Prelioillf.,ry By neans of this ·0roject, Craft Courses with a view an exanination Institute and thus by one year the ti.-:se t.o pe spent on a 'l'rade Course there.

Suecess o. direct link between Sch�ols at the Governnent Technical the Prinary and classes a.re te.
'achers selected to writing reducing in this schene ,vould tho Technical provide Institute.

I (c) •.••• Q ,.

C> -� � ) -9 - (c) Medical Inspection and Health Education: The Medical Departnent provides The School Health cctivities inciuded health supemsion in the pri�ary visu.ai surveys, districts the B.C.G.

where children its operation to the rivcrain schools.

Caapaign wl1ich extended ·were given B.C.G.

protection, leprosy surv�ys �n� nutritional surveys.
Wi_th the appointoent of a fourth Dental Surgeon the School Dental Coast, Essequibo Service now reaches the Essequibo and the reoote Rupununi and North i'fost Districts.

Islands, Pomeroon, Bartica (d)Agricultural Education: During the period under review steps 1•1ere taken to strengthen the of instructi in this field.
More frequent staff to school gardens when opportunity activities Extension courses was taken to concentrate efforts .part of this policy of concentration of effort on a smaller gardens, staff are forwarded on school gardens to the Education Departoent on and to use the garden for teaching.

on a soaller nuober copies of reports visits ,vere paid by the Agricultural Extension at the end of each tero.

of good gardens.
of good gardens.

nunber of good As a The decision by the Agricultural was taken to give definite For a ntll!lber of years discussions have t�ken place as to the of setting a syllabus possibility by providing who show an aptitude cultural by 1961 for teachers Station up a Faro School vrhich would cater for older children of more advanced agricultural education for those for fe.roing.

7 ith tbe establishr.ient '!


of a Central Agri­ training courses at Mon Repos it is hoped to offer special of school gardening and prospective famers.

The nuober of 4-H Clubs ha,s increased.

The Departoent of Agri­ culture servicing has been fortunate of 4-H Clubs.

Pupils are encouraged in having an I.C .A.

Adviser on the organising ani to establish Hooe Gardens.

CW..Pl'ER.
CW..Pl'ER.

IV - SECONDARY EDUCi.TION Fron January, been granted Goverill:"�nt 1957, and as outlined to these schools subjects Hooe Econooics and Vfood1vork tal grants are also oad.e by Governnent towards school buildings grants for the oaintenance or the construction in the MeoorandUr:J DepartnerlB.

1958, to July, 1960, fourteen aid as stipulated by the Secondary secondary schools have Schools Regulations, on Secondary Education, 1957.
Grants have taken the foro of salary grants, and equipoent of Science Non-recurrent special grants or capi­ and recurrent practical la�oratc�ies, the cost of extension of present of new buildings.

The effect of this Governnent aid to secondary in iraproveoent in the physical accor.Jr.1odation provided, in the schools has been of staff, in the staff pu�il ratio, and in the wider range reflected nunber and quality of subjects offered in the curricula of these schools.
A significant nad.e efforts for the of these Aided Secondary Schools to provide facilities has been the praiseworthy developaent subjects.

Courses organised by the Science Teachers' and Mistresses have helped to provide with infornation on source r.iaterial and by Principals .teaching of �cience Group of the Association of Masters non-graduate teachers techniques of te-..'ching.

of science Tne attraction services retention of their and Boards of Governors of these schools.
of qualified graduate nenbers of staff a.ndt he continue to pose a problen for the Principals C ... , /Chapter V •••••• -10 - CHAPT··�R V - TBCHNICAL :PRE-VCCid'I':":t.lAL £.ND VOCA'l'ICN:P.L JDUCAT ION, TP..b.INING • The Government T�chnical Institute: : : · -'1 1·.

�ochnical i tut�.

_has I::ist , The· Govermµent ma de _so�e progress in the field : Educc>,tion and Tr�ining duri,Dff ,the _trien¢.um under review-.

Craft courses Tochnical have be.eh consolidate4.,anq.
since presen�ing the ffrst ,}?atch of students for the City and Guilds of Londo� I�st:i,tu-be E�in".

'tion in 1958, ,the Institute to do 4as continued ·so annually wi:l;h marked success.

A high percentage of passes has been obtained in Electrica;l Installe,tion •fork, Motor Vehicle Mechanics cians, Mechanical Brickwork, C;-.rpentry and Joinery.

En�m)ering Craft :Practice, Work, T .. deconmunications TGchni­ of .

The· in'I!
The· in'I!

)rovad scheme of training for Aoprentices controlled by the Board of Training assisted in giving some impetus to the demand for T�chnical train­ Industrial ing.

11asters were generally Institute outstri!

)J)ed staff and acconnnodation, especially ?,t the nreliminary level.
The com­ pleted extensions evgry year made it possible, quick to see the value of using the facilities of the to the Institute and the addition of equipment 1o assist in the training Jf A;>prentices to s0me extent, to meet this increasing and the demand for courses quickly demand.

A significant development was the introduction students from remote areas.

The four Extra-Mural of twelve ·treek.


Block Release classes Trade Courses to facilitate offering:preliminary courses enable successful first year of a trade course introduced number of students· courses in Georeetow n. on Block Th:lease.
P:reliminary Craft Courses are being students to come directly into the in the Post-Primary st�fe of certain primary schools, so that a greater will soon be·able to ettend the Institute 1s first year trade The L1stitutc was ready to c0Illr.l0nce the City and Guilds of Lundon Institute Courses in 1958 and candidates Ot:dinary Certificate year examinations in 1959.
A S�ndY,ich Course was acl,:::.ed in 1959 and the results of the 1960 examinations would apuear to justify the introduction 'fhese courses are proving to be suitable training for most of -b::e Technicians in Government ��,artments students.

of Engineering Institutions and in Industry.

It is ho�ed to extend the scheme to assist to prepare for their.

�xamination·.

of this typ e of course.

presented for the first ''fare required Shortage of staff continues to hamper the full development of the courses.
Mr A.G. Payne, r·esigned in August, 1960, and Mr C.A.

Pooran, De;:puty Tho Principal, Principal, has been acting as Principal.

Under the Fulbright a Lecturer in Woodwork.

wi;i.s secur0d for the 1959/60 s.ession.

Fu rther assistance is being sought from the LC.A.

to promote the establishment Education and in the training of Hr�dicraft Lecturers and Instructors is being sought under the Fulbright gramme and the.
Commonweal are also being examined and assistance towards ibis goal Pro­ Scheme, the Cq.na,dian T0chn ical Assistance Teachers.

Schemes for the training of th Education Liaison Ul1i t. of courses in Busine·ss Scheme, the assista,n ce of Local Industry has been giving full support to the nm,ny training schemes, and louered from 38 - 40 years in 1950 the a�erage age �f the student has been gradually to 18 � 20 today.

Prima ry Sr.hool: At the end of 1955 there were eleven schools teaching Home Economics.
At the end of 1957 there were twdnty-seven centres and departments receiving Also many schools are tca,,ching Home Economics or without sufficient equipment establishments hav0 been departments Enthusiastic school Authorities, Hooe Economics a normal activity closely related to the nonnal curriculum.

in schools ana no new centre has been built.

and pare_nts greatly 9refor indiyidual departments set up in thei�·o,m schools so that.

Home Economics ._or grant from the Edµcation .D�partment.
All new in a small way 0-ithout a trained teacher Headteachers becomes grants.

?ost-Primary School: (i) Sccondazy .. ·; Home Economics continues to be firmly established in the Gov�;�ent Secondary School a.nd in 1957 girls were entered for the first time in the Cookery and N;)edlework examinations of the O;�ford and C:-:mbridge General at Ordinary Level.

It is most encouraeing to secondary school pupils and their parents alilce.
Corti:fice-,te of Educ ation Examination that those subjects are now found acceptable 0 � (ii)•••.•( c., (ii)C�rnegie School of Home Economics -11 - The name and purpose of training a.t thG School 1rnre changed The course is now a three year one affording in 1958, when the School students in trading.

ceased activities the opportunity of t�king the College Hygiene and Pl}siology, Needlework Housewifery, will specialise and Cr::-.fts.
in Needlework of Preceptors and Housecrc1.ft including examina,tion in English, Arithmetic , Cookery, wundiy.•rork.

and at the end of their second year.

In the third year it is hoped that students and Dressmaking, Child Cz.re and Home 11anegement or Arts Extra Curricular activities which include and 4-H Club have been introduced and the students a Ge.mes Club, Co-operative enjoy a more balanced Society, training Library for life.
Adult Classes: These continue to be very popular in both rural and urban areas, reaching a total of in the �ural Education Scheme, and 69 classes held at Carnegie in 1960.

The in number and variety e.g.

Cookery for Men, Home Improve­ 65 classes subjects taught have increased ment and Hooe and Family Living.

Te�cher Training The students of the Government Training each week.and receive instruction F.ttended courses in Home Economics from one term to one year in duration.

de�artments in N(;)edlework.


in Primary Schools.

Since 1957, twenty teachers have Most of them are emfioyed College at·tend the C1�-rnegie one afternoon P..efresher courses for te:-'.chers of needlework ,vere held in 1960 in the three counties.

fr.iring the three yee,r .period seven teachers went abroad for advanced continues have continued to pass on their lmowledge however, accommodation hoped that some improved near future.
to be a problem and qualified system of training in view of the lack of· proper facilities viz - staff to carry out a continuous and supervision programme.

It is however ·:rill be possible in the in day and evening classes.

courses abd Tee,chers training, • CHAPTER VI UNIVE.

':?.SITY EDUCJ,TION, HJCLUDING OVERSEA SCHOLARSHIPS.

AND arHER POST SECONDARY The number of students entering the University from year to ye�r.

There were nineteen Colle;-;e of the '.


'!est entrants in 1958 and lorty­ Indies beginning October, 1959, the distribution of students has increased three in 1960.

In the session was as fo]ows: Preliminary Science Science � Education Social Sciences Medicine 4 21 34 1 9 40 course in Public and Business students by twenty-three The eight-week attended equal numbers.
Gre�t interest leading will at"i,end the first course in 1960, to the Professional Certificate Administration at the Colleee representing Government and Business has been in almost is being shovrn in the course for non-graduate and it is ex?ected thatLleast four teachers teachers at There are students and at me.ny universities students at technical suing pre-u..."li l-ibr0rg,.,,3�:i ·., optt·�try, versi ty courses colleges from British Guiana at nearly all British Universities in C£i.nada, America and India.
There are also a number of of commerce in the United Y.in£;dom pur­ er c :-uroos in cn:'i!lor:ri!".'"".

; :: ..

:.

:-c:-:i·e",S\; ::-ure, l1orae ocono.

:ri.cs, and colleges arts, scfonco c..nd !.3-6ci� Gciences.
Oversea Scholarships: Beginning in 1957 three open scholarships, instead of two as hiiherto, have been awarded University one to a candidate Governoent has also continued students to qualify in various Public .Service • every year hy the Governr.ient of British Guiana on the r esult of thG of London Advanced Level examinations -one for boys, one for girls and of either sex who is rated third in order of merit.
The to award conditional fields for professional to encourage posts in the scholarships and technical Guianese • .. " /In ••••• .

,.

-12 - In eaoh year i'ror:1 1957 to 19P,0 five schobrships ,'TO!

'O awarded t::, by the Guyornr,ont.

The smole.rshi:?S a.re 'for e 7,eri:,d "yritiary,:schbc-1 toi-cho�s of ono ye�r and 'enable :bho teachers to.
"'lD:7-a,.,:,-,rds are :.I1de tc ·study up-to­ date· r:iet,hod·s of te;·-�l1ing ::i.nd [.dninistr-,_,t-i .. 11 in the folio"ing s"":-ecfol fields - Inla.nd E:lucatfrn�:: Rur�l Educa.ti;:,�1, Visue..l Lids, tho Junior Sch)ol, th0 3eccn­ dary Modern School,.
Handicraft in 1958, -throe schol::-,rships tenable :it tho University College ::if the ··0st Indies ;-rerf> awarded tc teachers in £>,idod secrnd o::.ry schools ... Tho ain in i:!rking the awards vr�s to �nable teachers in tho sch,�ols ,mich have ·11:J•:1_ bococ.o 3r2,nt­ aid0·d to i · prove i;he.ir qual ifics.:tions.

In 1959 two a ·•e,rds were 1:'£1,de.

and ..,hysical·Educn;tbn.

For the first ti ·o, : .


{ A nur::iber of teachers have benefited fro:· schoh.rshi:t_)s a-:re.rdcd by the Intornatione.l Co-operation ildninistration, Darticula.rly in tho ffold e,f R,n0 EcQn01:1ics.

open Tho Uni varsity College· o:£ the ·rest Indies offers e,nnually and oxhibi tions.

In 1957 British �··uboo secured two awards, scholarships in 1958 three and in 1959 four.

Two exhibitions the winners to· pursue the course leading t,, the Diplor.
:.e in IBduccti::i:: .. , �enable at the Collage have ·been nade oact year by tho Govorru.,ent of British Guiana.

and �;ne schol::,rshi}l to eni:.ble The British Council offc:::rs annually scholr,rshi-ps or bursaries to enable students to pursue courses in tho Uni tGd Kingdon.

Every ye�r � student is nooinated ey the Govorru�ent of 3ritish Guiana to undergo a t11r00-year of Tro�ical Agriculture in Trinidad.
course in Tropicf)-1 t.gricul turo e,t tho I.::�pcrial Colle.ze The 11UDber of Guianese studc.nts at 1,1.J;l.iversities and nolyt0chnics abroad at the end of 1959-60 wh(: h:;;wo not c01:cr,leted their courses are - Faculty of Medicine Fa.culty of Science Fa.cul ty of Ar.ts Faculty of Law 124 242 210 70 Loe.ns: The.

systeD of loans to students has ex,anded conside:�ably ::,r..d loans nri.'.
:'.-:arily f.Jr those ,�ho sustrd.n unexpected :fi:n.e,�cial a.re no longer int�nded reverses during their ccurse of studi<::s. The Cor.miittc0 au�.--inted to ccr..sider loans to students r,iv0s consider�tion tL· thee.pplice..ti,;,ns of students who �rish e,nd -o,re uooblo to urovide the ·full cost of to pursue a course at ?, university the course, Priority.

is given to those who do well in the Gufana.

Schol'.
Schol'.

',rshfp exa.r::iinatio aid in the developnent the loans schene will re-,,,lc,cc funds h2.ve beon nade vailable to keep pa,ce with the incree.sing demand for financial e.ssistance.

n and to those pursuing courses lei:.ding_ to c1ual ifications th�t will of the the territory.

Tpore is_ ovecy: indice.tic!l that the cc,nditional schol.

:..rship sch(me.

Ldditiona l . '

• e .. - " r .. - Clµ�"=TSR VII · - TR!,Il.JI!JG CF Tl�LCK!
!RS Tho Governnent Trai:aiUG Colloae for Te2,chers Uc?,s fQund0d in 1928 to undertalte the overser,s to Jenaice.

or Barbe,d6s.

It still continues to be tho e,nly institution of its type in British Guiana.

training of tea hers locally instead of h&vinc to send thoo training At the beginning of the period under revie�1r the College still provided a two-ye�r course of training end the .nur::ber of students in trainiag was sixty, cooprising thirty First Year students .and thirty.
Second, Ye�r student s. The annu!

?,l output of thirty tr�incid toi;,,chors i'lc',S barely on:ugh to re11lace wa,,tage in the ranks of q_uc.lified to chers ceused by de2.th� ro�;ire­ :·iont, resignz ,tion fron the SGrvice or proccedinc abroad for further :-_, te:chcrs 1'/'as 473 ol e totsl :f fessiona l training.

The nur·b.

:ir of tre,ined r:)­ /2 ,857, .. • .,.


• - 13 - 2,857 teachers in the ter.ri tory· • .- On the o.verar:;e 150 add·itional being ecyloycd annually· in consequence the schools and the adli tion of new schools, n of of tho rise in tho child -popuJ.�,/liio teec�ers :rare j Ls a r0sult of tho recor:rrJentlaticns cf the Caribbean Conference on training at the seoe ti�o as those ad.
::::iitted in SeP.tenbe�, 1957, Teacher Training held in July, 1957, it was decided as a first step in January, 1958, thirty noro student-t0a.chers who would be expected to coo­ plete their During tho c,urse of the year definite �lans were nado tc suspend the two-year training course and to repfr.co it by a one-yeer Eberconcy TrQ,ining Course 7rhich would train 150 teachers annually in an attec::pt to inprove the quality of the teachers in the schools of the Colony.
No students ''Tere adn:i,.tted in Sept<m.bcr, 1958, in tho hope that the new Course would start in Januc.ry, 1959, but it 'ii':,S not found possible to initiate the nc1·i Course before October, 1959, owing to difficulties in cbtaining and converting a suitable building, to adt:iit As has been already pointed out, Teacher-Training facilities ere teachers which are run by theEduca.tion still inadoqute though they are being sup·,leoented by vn.dion courses for in-service of the Country with the hoped, however, to nake a definite allocs.tion for a new Training College in the next of the Training College St�ff.
It is 5-yeer Developaent Officers in varieus parts aszistance Plan.

Recruit�ent of Student Te�chers: Sources of recruitnent rcnaincd the sane as before, that is, nainly t0s,chers.

However, in vicv ::if the new Course it was decided to· in-service select trainees 0n the basis of a special Entrance Exar.ri.nation.
nore persons of the Second2.ry Granr.m.r School type the exaoination open to persons not enplcycd ins chools but ,1ho had a School Cortific!Jte with a Credit in English, or four subjects at the Ordinary Level of the Gen0ral Certifica.t in Septeober, where it is difficult which would include English.

Anong the cntre.nts cases selected fron the Esse'"'uibc Coast to obtain or retain qualified staff.
To attract was thrown 1959 �10re eitJht spocie,l e of F.d.ucation Buildings: To accocr:1odate the 150 entrants in 1959 the College vs.cr-,ted its prenises at 111?.in Street end Ce:;p Street and went to the block of buildings previously Resident Tutor and a Resident 1�istress.

45 rJen and 45 wonen on the r,,renises.

occupied by .the Labour Departoent.


It was found possible to accon .. ,odate Flats, 11ere "l?rovided for a Staff: In 1959 the Staff was doubled by the addition of a n'iistress, Masters and an Assistant .Assistant was also appointed who assisted chiefly in tho running of the Library.

Eistress.

A second clerical assistant two Curriculun: The whole curricultu:1 was revised w:ith tho assistance of Dr Elsa of the Instittin of Education of the University i'Talters Cbllege of the �'!est Indies.
Two courses, a Prin:=�ry and a Post-Prinary, were offered in e,ddition to a basic course for all students.

reduced and no student had to do oore than 3 options besides ·:ost of the er::ip.1:iasis vras laid on the professional aspect of the training.

The nunber of options was further his basic course.

Libraries: .. 0 : The College still continues to h use the Central Library for Teachers used.

It elso su�ervises nine Branch Libraries though_this is not sufficiently in varicus parts of the Colony.
In 1958 a new policy •.ras put into operation, /that ••..• that is, to ple.ce soall professional Libraries in individual scho'Jls through­ out the Colony at tho r�te of eighte8n �er year, with the idea of stinul�ting the teachers to read �rofessionally and keep abreast of �odern developnents.

1i.. further oighteGn libraries haoperod the Student Library and the Tee,chers' Libre,ries.

a eood deal of the usefulness of were added in 1960.
Sh0rta.ge of staff has the Colleeo in respect of both Visual Educati�n: • e-· Further pr:;gress continued to be oade in this respect.

Mr Sornre..ru, Easter of the College returned i::1 1959 after e ye"r's worlt in an Assistant Visual Education at the University awareness anong the students of the value of Visual Aids.

of Chicago �nd did r:ll.lch to foster an This period has seen an iL"portant step whereby the cut:put of has been increased five-fold.
Even this is still insuflicient trained teachers for the ncrnds especially it necessary to increase 1960. of this territory and ec.

:,ual regard should be paid to quality in view of the foct th?,t Trc,ining Colleges in England have found their two-year tre,inin g l)eriod to throe yee,rs ;;,,s fror.i CHAPTER VIII - :'?I-ITSIC�·.1 COI"IDITICNS IN RCHOCLS During the three years covered continued by this re·9:rt Governoont' s scho:.
:·l even though in respect cf building prograi-:ir1e tho constructi·.n of buildings there ,·ras a transference froo the Educe..tion Departcont to the Public 'forks De-=?0,rk:ent.

vri thout interru"?tion of responsibilit y Up to 1959 tho school building ::-irograni�e was ce.rried out by the of clerks, an issuer and ·7e..tchnen.

Of:t'icer, a Buildinis Sup ervisor, buiFing section cf the Fduca/.
;iun Dep2,rtnent which had an establishnent a Building This secti:m had its own lorries was given out on contract but :-nterials of the Education when buildings and the Building Cf::icer.

J.rchitectural prepared by the Public '':orks Dewtocnt.

by the bui:diOG section paid regular ins�ections and.

gave advice both to the constructvrs tilans fer ne,·.r school buildings •.re Dep�rtnent.

The Building were under construction for tho trans,,:.rtatioD.

0f r2aterials.
0f r2aterials.

'7ere suppliGd Supervisor ':fork re Fron tine to tine it was thought that the res"'lcnsibil ity for school building should fall to thE: Public ,{ orks Departnent, ,ras taken in this natter until 1959.

As frou V1!1y 1959, all school buildings erected public funds have been constructed building section of the Educr,tion D0partrnnt was abolished.
by the Public �forks De":)�rtnent and the but no decision fron Nine new buildings were coopleted betweon Septer.Jbor, 1957, end August, 1960, and these 7rovided accor:n.::deti::,n .for 3,608 pupils.

Eight of these bu1ldings unserviceable.

New acco?

::1nodation ,!as in consequence 1921 places.

·,ere, ho�evJr, replaco�ents for buildings th�t had becoce In the sane period six additional buildines were erected as sup..,leoents to existing schools.

These buildings provided 2,640 :ple,ces.


A lower fle.t was added to eight school buildings ee,ch of ,,rhich stilts at a height a lower flat.

These eight lower flats provided 1 1,114 phi.cos.

wero otherwise extended :')laces provided by Governnent ,·,as 7,583.

The accoa::odation the three years has of course not kept ?Jace ·,d th increesed ,908 ple,ces.

Four schools The total nunber of nevr of around 10 feet and so allo�-:ed for the ccnst.ruction of provided over l)U7)il enrolnent.
to provide was built on At the close of the Deriod under rovfow seven new schools and three Hcrae Econor.ri.cs and Handicraft uero plans for erection a further six schools :md nine Rene EconLoics end Handioraft De��rtnents.

Departnents ..,.�ore under constructL,n, :::,nd.

there 0 r - /There •..•• • .. -15 - ..

There was a considerable i in the last three years.

They school buildings they are very well ventilated.

i.crorovernnt on the past.


In planning for the future every effort has been made to secure sites of larger acreage a nucber of sites of three or core acres were the erection of schools.

than hitherto end during 1960 for qr;,roveoent in the type and des�gn of all have classrooos, and aro also a distinct acquired by Governncnt Sanitary facilities erected Except for eight buildings r evenue the cost of the school building Developnent fron local minly by Colonial between 1957 and 1960, both years inclusive.
Colonial Developnent the se·tting up ,of Welfe,re twelve Hone F.conomics six in Deoerara prograo:::::e was borne which totalled ·a.nd three each in Berbice and Essequibo.

to $243,000 ,rere mde towards and �'Telfare Grants and Handicraft s in the three Gre.nts aoounting De:i:,artnent bet·7ecn and $965,684 counties, 1958 a.nd 1959 entirely it should be observed that in addition to the Governrn,ml; 1>rogr9.rnne bodies particularly a nuober of new schools were built by denomnational in reoote areas.
Those ne,v denoninational schools that were approved aid during 1957 to 1960 accounted for 4,700 places.

for Maintenance grants have been nade to Governing Bodies in respect of the schals owned and controlled by thel!l.

As fron January, 1960, how­ ever, such schools or parts of schools been mintained control of denoni.na.tional as were built froo public funds have they wem under the 1 orks Departnent by the :?ublic � bodies or not • whether prograonevhave of sanitary onveniences.
Grants under thG developr:.ent been 0:,de to Governing Boiles to help to me0t the shortage An average of $15,000 l?er annun was expended in 1958 and 1959 but it was decided to incur no further ex_-t>enditure in view of the UNICEF Environr:iental s�nitaticn Prograr:ioe under which it is prop:sed to erect sanitary conveniences at all the schools The schools on these estetes Labour and 'Jelf?,re Fund.

This progranoe has not yet got fully underway.


A survey to deternine for the erection of weter supplies at or near school �rer.tlses systen is now being,uodertaken.

in rural areas exclusive will be provided of these schools on Sug�r Estates.

for under the Sugar Industry, of septic tank disposal in this connection the adequacy In order to supply furniture 'supply in existing schools an an.nu.a.I provision ·Colony's DevelopI!lent vided fron local revenue.
Estinates since to new schouls and to ioprove the of $80,000 was mde in the 1956.

The necess.-:.ry funds were pro­ In 1960, however, $100,000 was :provided for this -p�ose and Colonial Dovelopnent.

and ?elf�re assists.nee w.-.

s received cent of this ar:iount.

Tiiere has accoridngly the quantity and quality of school furniture.

been quite an to neet 6� per ir.


:rprovenent in Cllii.FTER IX - HOME BACKGROUND OF PUPILS The population to the percentage fro� the Ce�sus Office, relation population little if a.ey change froo the i.e., East Indians .Lr.ierindian s 4 :?er cent, Chinese were not available.

of British Guiana, stood in April, 1960 at 560,620.
Statistics of various ethnic groups represented according to the latest figures in in the that there_ has been It is hmrever believed very figures re��rted in the last Triennial Report, 45 per t·ent, Africans 36 ner cent, Mixed 11 ::?er cent, 1 per cent and Europeans 3 per cent.

/The ••.••.

• ·, • .. 0 16 - The Elenentary School Enrolment: The elementary 1960, was 64,288 boys· and 61,060 girls.
· This represents t on the 31st August, school enroloen an increase 125,348, .. cooprising of 19,437 over the 1957 enroloent.

Socio-Econonic Cozrlitions: ..

There has been no recent cooprehensive survey of the socio-ec:nor:ri.c fron partial sur­ prevailing in the country.
The de,te available have been conduct·ed cannot be accepted conditions veys that average fapily, as the rando� section wide disp,a.rity in the socio-econooic J.:.he J?OOrer hones of the pupils in any eler.1ents,ry s,n,lings did not cover a representative terns it is safer to state that there is conditions h.etvreen the wealthier 2,nd Guiana.
0$.the country, In general school of British as being typical of the tross Housing Conditions: Much has been· achieved in the i·,provecent the efforts of housing _of Governnent conditions in in various have been established and Industry parts of the country, end cany parts 0£ British Guiana.

Through c.n,ny housing schenes scores of far.iilies are now able to live under inproved pbysical conditiJns!

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'fhe old type estate range, teneoent benabs have not coci­ pletely disappeared.
There has also been in the physical facilities and i::ore" adequat·�--�eco accom- 1'10dation for the occupants is little· -chance of p'rovid�ng or for adults ·and ebildren.

io�rovenent ,dthin the hor.

'es, better lir:,h·t'ine., r:.rodr�-tibn .. ·ru· a -nunbel.r-·:of homei.there• with a 'resultS:nt separate' sl.eepine ' '.

· 1 · • ·overcrmrding�· �· such· ca�e's there and .
general accor.nodatibn ventilation, is insufficient and equipoent houses, ajoupas for the sexos, Ho�e and Fanily Living: _The us�al pattern of life in the ho�e is sir.iple, but differs froo in the pattern father is the na.jor or · d,:J occasion sone variations area to area, and cultural influences of living within :the individual hone.

In oost cases the only bread-winner while the nother fills the role of the hooe-r:-:.aker.

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rural areas where faming of one kind or another wooen ulay ari 'i�portant part in contributing an increasing accepting to the far:iily budget.

.There are, however, oale bread-winner winner.

to the fanily inco2e.

Recently nuober of wocen in the urban areas and larger villages a nunber of hones :rhere.

there is no the he�d of the ·fanily and bread­ of the h<:'oe and naking a··worthwhile contril;>Ution and -�he woman is considered is the r.ain source of incone, enployrnent outside In the have been r .}
C - In most· rural hones the children share.sone 'of the res�onsibilities.

They run errands and tend livestock and after school.

in the nornings and afternoons before In rice-faming areas children also help in the planting are usually and har­ co:-;nu ted for vesting of the crop, and noroal sch-:-ol vacations rice harvesting holidays.

The standard of discipline·varies considerably fron hooe to ho�e •.
·, in others it is quite liberal, In sone ce.ses it is rigid and inflexible but there are cases where ·there is·a'tcndency tc: licence.

Religion of one forn or another still continue to play an iD:i?ortant part in, and to exercise a dor.

:.irie.nt influence on' hone and fe,aily life.

/li:IJ?licaticns •••• • • -17 - Inplications for Education: 0 • Sone of above factors have an ioportant influence upon the education of the pupils.
In the first.place they present pupils, and in the second they o;ilitete against learn.

probleos the efforts to both teachers of tpe pupils to and The follo,ring and which·ou:st be kept in oind at all tines in evaluating the standard efficiency of the elementary school in British arise, are so�e of the ways in which the difficulties of (a) .

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cultural socio-ea::noaic ethnic, environnental influent:es to they arrive at of their different !1lld the general Be�ause background which these children school at different ness for education, background.. personal and social adjustment which in r.:ia.ey cases iopede progress have been ex�osed, stages.of and varying language They have therefore developoent, I:Rturity, readi­ different and experisntial of probleos in their new situe.tion, and lead to frustration.
(b} of the differences Because in the hooes, problens roon which nay greatly in the classroon.

in the standara of disci�line of discipline affect huna.n relations arise in the class­ and rapport (c) bad housing, fatigue Poor nutrition, insufficient slee9 render the imxinun efforts haopers their progress dation.

due to overwork the pupils incapable of !

:lalcing This of which they p,re and results capable.
in educational retar­ and (d) Lioited educational resources in the hone and environoent also lir:ut the opportunities t .

even though the pupils eight have superior ities.

for educational adva.nceoen oental capabil­ In spite of the above adverse that cia.Jzy pupils do oa.ke adequaie usual to find pupils who live cduc�.tional progress favourable circunstences.

progress, under very difficult conditions naking greater than those qf equal capabilities who liva under r.:1ore influences and in nany instance?
it and co'nditicns is not un­ it oust ·be noted CHAPI'ER X -RELIGIOUS TELCHING There is no denoninational bias· in the religious ,instruction .gi'm· in the schools except in the case of the Ronan Catholics-and the Anglicans who te�ch along denoninational lines fron syllabuses of Education.
of Scotland, along broad lines for the teaching In the Government owned schools Teaching" knowledge the "Canbridgeshire Syllabus for Religious The ·schocl_s or' the Canadian Presbyte and the Lutherans have all prepared has been in use for naey years� rian Body, the Church the Methodist in their schools.

of :mligious syllabuses approved by the Director Instruction periods are of a duration daily.

Ma.ey of half-an-hour to hold a short service denooinations nake it possible church or in sooe cases oonthly.
In all schools the oorning sessions are opened a�d closed with devotional exercises.

or his deputy, pernit each �eober of the staff in turn to conduct corning and afternoor worship is in nany cases the leader, and afternoon The-He�d Teacher, but there are schqols which weekly, in a nearby in the general assenbly.

/Chapter XI •••• • 1 0 • 18 - e CHAPTER XI - TRJ.INING IN CITIZENSHIP The taro civics appears on the tL�e table .fer the.Middle eJJ.d/or 'but systenat.ic.

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of'nearly·all ,c·oo.stal, prir:iary SGhools, Upper Divisions instruction is not general, owing in oost cases� tci the lack of a properly planned prograone.

These lessons are suppleoented in sone schools by "· talks.

on topical evE!nts.· The Governr::ieht Inforr:ation Services casting Unit continue to stioulate knowledge seek to keep pupils inf o;roed · on ,;the facts and interpretations events both local and foreign, and help to prooote a better understanding .of our· local heritage and res.ources.
·through·the Schools B�oad­ on'the franework' of GoverJ;ll:lent, of topical I ,' • • The ·celebratioR of Eopire Day has been discontinued, but Prinary in Cocr.·onwealth Youth Sunday Celebrations.

Schools.

part,icipate bration of History and Culture Week wo.s instituted was intended to be an annual· feature.

This celebration patl;iot�so through knowledge and appreciation cultural.and social oackgrounds.
During this week .of celebration �1hich include one day is reserved for the children's the singing of local fclk songs, songs by local conposers and drar.iatic per­ fornances depicting The cele­ in October, 1958, and progracne o f activities events and incidents in local history.

ains at stinulatillg at least of ·the· Country 's historical, ·CHAPTER XII -:- SPORTS, SCHCOL J,CTIVITIES L.ND OTHER SOCIAL 'ACTIVITIES · .. f Maey schools run Inter-House Athletic Sports annually.
The various ,branches of the British Guiana,.

Teachers' Athlotip Sports ·in the districts.

Association hold Inter-School The British Guiana Teachers' Association' Coloey Athletic Sports Meeting as a further coopetition of the various Inte:r-School Spor-bs Meetings.

h as organised an Annual between the chaopions .

Cricket, Football ·and Rounders e:re al�o played.

on al)., ;tnte:r-:-�cho basis, encl keen interest is.-,evince.d by .

the participants.

Chal�enge Shields;.


Medals and other trophie·s are· donated by the teachers and coo­ aercial oenbers of the cor:u::iunity who are interasted in the work.of the pricary school.

ol Gups, and·girls Meeting in Georgetown Secqnd,ary Scho�,ls continue to award scholarships for their outstanding •.
, perfori:Jance to a few boys at the .Annual Athletic Sports - Teachers are .to be congratulated on their efforts :in proooting these Sports •· organisation Meetings, o� · these nee.tings.· and on the general ioprovenent in the ·standard of · · During 1960, the Honcurable Minister of Eciucat.

'ion appcint·ed a ·Cor.ioittee.· with the.

Director of Education as Chaiman to orgariis·e a display of Physical .Education Activities to·be staged during.

History and Culture Seek.

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display was a success.

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There have been courses in Phys,ical.

Edu�ati.on for prµ:iary school teachers who are now endeavouring to introduce children.
nevr tec4Il iques to the /Girl ••••• • • 0 0 19 - Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, Cub and Brownie Thrift Societies Brors' and Girls' Clubs, Boys' Brigade, Co-operative activities Rallies of these various interest evinced need to give oore support of r:iany schools activities by the pupils of various ·st John Anbul,mce flourish througl1out the co�tcy .

There have been continue to as extra-cur was proof of the and the attenda�ce parents schools_.

However, by their a_ttendance.


ricular packs, Red Cross Links, �rigade and At present, there exist cooparatively few ·Parent-Teacher Associations, _to get.the parents but there has been a drive aoong the najority_ of Head Te�chers end the teachers· interested in forning Parent-Teacher ··Associations.

}ifany Head Teachers realise the benefits of properly organised educational tours and so arrange and inportant count:ry districts.
such tours to Georgetown, New Ansterdan, In April, 1958, a Children's Rally was held on the grounds of the Georgetown Cricket Princess Margaret.

Approxioately throughout function.


the Colony took part in what proved 18,000 school.children from schools to be a vecy successful Club in honour to the visit of Her Roya l Highness CHA...."'l'BR XIII -CO-OPERATION "'.11TH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPJ_RTMENTS, LOCJ.L 1.Ul'HORITIES J..ND OT.HER PUBLIC BODIES It is pteasing to record the co-operation received fron Government and froo other non Government public Service Service and-the schools Dental of school children's health.
and the Magistra ly in the intarest fron·Local Authorities ons.

The Schools Medical Departnents, instituti have operated consistent The Law Officers burdens is to be taken.

The Police Departoent infomed of crioinal charges.


Festivals serious efforts The �olice Force Band" provides in different parts of the countcy, teachers and children charges against to educate passed on to ther.i when advice is needed or when disciplina tes have never shirked the additional cy action consistently keeps this Departoent te�chers and of the results accoopanioent and the Traffic at Schools Music of these Division nakes in the use of the road.
out survey_s of builds and z:iain­ The Lands and Mines De:partoent willingly carries t pipes water schools braodcasts of events of ioportance p�·ssible.

The Governoent Infornation school sites when requested; the Public.

Works Departnent tains Governoent Schools e,nd the Pure 7ater Supply Deparloen to school coopounds wherever are respcnsible for conducting through inforoed paper, issued termly, and a fortnightly continues·to Departoent Thrift and Co-operative supervises school The Housing and and pupils.
Field days are held in vari-::us 'districts.

Planning Departhent has been vecy helpful in the provision of school sites in new housing in new land develop�ent areas, The Co-operative .- play its iaportcnt role in the organisation societies of .

in schools.

The Agriculture and keeping the oedia of a children's and gives advice and instruction to teachers children news­ bulletin.
gardens Departoent Services areas and sinilarly the Land Developnent Departoent Loc�l Authorities have been taking an increasin schools and have a.warded scholarships sites-for schools.

Sugar Estates I:lade a·nuober of school sties avail�ble Bookers and the Deoerara to this Departoent.

to children g.interest yrovided .· and on occasions Coopan;y have in The Public Libra:ry is taking a special needs of school children and has insis�ed interest Gn annual Children's in the reading Book 1!eek.
0 /This •••••• -20 - • ·,, This Library also · giv:es b�lp and guidance ·to .

school_s wpi'ch 9on�uc:t libraries !

o�·-·their own.

The British Guiana Mu'seuo in addition to giving.

le9turer·s tc children in Georgetown, circul'e-,te nuseUD loan collec'tioris · to schools in rural districts.

It is of course inpossible··to record· all the various ways in which Gov Jrnoent Depa.rtr.ients and other ai:;encies he,ve co-operated ,'Tith this Departr.10nt but in general there has.
been a trer.1endbus spirit of helpfulness.

s· and prive,te groups lave been don-:1ting.

land for.

1 sch�ol pur- , vate ·individual Even pri- pose' a.nd,,,Parent Associations or s-elf-help oaking extensions or providing needs and aoenities • groups have been building schools, .

CHAPTER XIV -ADULT ::WUC.'

TION (NOT INCLUDING cmt1n.1UNITY DEVELOPr,1'2'1T) • - : .Adult Education in so far ".

'.S it is' the resp'onsibility of the F.duca.tion Dep�rtoent Carnegie School of Hooe Eccnooics.
is largely· undertaken at the Governncmt Technical Institute.

and the The Technical and Vocational courses run for adults and the Stnd,.,ich continue to attract o.any students to the Technical courses for apprentices Institute.

�he prelioiDary success at the course is the basis of seleotion for specialised the Institute.

Facilities available ,d th the re·quisite qualific.aticns.

also to pu�ils.
also to pu�ils.

0f certain �rioary schools,.which havJ the staff craft course ·is run at various rural centres craft course have been r.ade of the prel�oinary training at and Eveniris .. bookbinding, stra:vlirork These are supervise� extent are replacing Technical Institute.

· classes in the following .crafts - upholstery , woodwork, and leatherwork-are held in various parts of the country.
nninly -by the Supervisor of Handicrafts sioilar classes previously sponsored and tc sooe by the Governnent The Car��gie School of Hone Econooics also sponsors evening classes in the rural areas.

These classes like those supe:cvised by the Supervisor of cater.

for ·an increesi.ng Handicrafts, attached to the Filuce.tion Departrnnt, .

of persons �ho a�e willing to take�advant ge of the educational faci- nunber 'lities offered to thec:i.
· NEW' SCHOOL �'K'.illING SCHEME The hi'storice.l aspects, .the policy underli1.�g the Scheoe and the adninistrative details given in the previous Triennial Surv.ey reoain the saoe for the perfod under review· • .

•, , • • ,I - Table .. A giv�s in detail the scope .of :ileding oper.ations,· supplies issued, and 9osts in 1'.

?Spect of the.

Schane.


A cooparison of this 'l'nble with th,at of the previr,us Survey shows that for the Schene to expand annually in order to cater for the thero is a ·bendency increase in the schoo� population and the consequential This expo,nsion of the .. Schene has been achieved w·ithout in the cost per a.dninistrative aey ap,.,reciable neal'.

There was an aver�ge increase of aporoxi.r:Jately '14% in expenses.

increase erection of new t chools.


It is anticipated that the Schene will be further· substantially expanded by ah�ut 50% within the next trienniuo .

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:TABLE I -NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION 01?

SCHOOLS ., .,J 0 ' PRIM:,\ .E Y .. .


S E c· 0 ND;_ R Y .. T E L C H 3 !i · T '.t A I .N I N G ' - T E C. B N I C A -L AND V0C.ATI0NJ,,L Schools :Male Enrolnent Schools Female Total Enrol1c1en t Male Fet:Jale Total Schools Enrolment Schools Male Female Total Enrolt:1ent Penale Total M..ale School Year .

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.. 1957-58 21 4292 4146 8438 2 648 429 1077 1 29 29 58 2* 1404 851 2255 Gov.��ent Schools 1958-59 21 4624 4406 9030 1959-60 23 4754 4513 9267.
.. 1957-58 Local Autho- 1958-59 rity Schools 1959-60 Aided Schools 1957-58 290 52531 50207 102738 .

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2 2 8 not included 1958-59 306 55933 53395 109328 2290 2064 4354 above.

1959-60 303 59534 .-56547".

116081 3199· 2690· 5889 9 .. · 13.

641 437 1081 1 29 29 ' 58 2* 1619 1082 2701 627 462_ 1089 1 75 .75 150 2* 1162 ·1031 2193 .

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.. NO RECORD 2641 862.

3503 - - - I NO REC0RP 1 3289 1291 -4580 .

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29 29 29 58 3 29 58 3 1404 1619 ?05 2309 1127 2746 311 56823 54353 111176 10.

327 60557 57801 118358 11 ... 2934 2501 5435 1· .. 326 64288 61060 125348 15 3826 3152 6978 .. 1 75 75 150 3 1162 1098 · 2260 .

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* Carnegie School of Home Econor.

:ri.cs and Government Technica1 ··1nstitute do not include the seven Handicraft Centres which are included in Table IV.

Scienc e Centres and three Dooestic Unaided 1957-58 Schools 1958-59 ' 1959-60 Tar.AL .
.. ·1957-58 1958-59' l959-60 School Year PRiliJ.RY Ull- TL.BLE II J;.

- TE..-cn;ms nm TELClC � TELCH2RS IN SCHOOLS U\lD <DLL.liXr�S CLll.SSilTI:D T::?t�HITrJG BY QUJ�LTI'ICJ.'i.

'�ON .. - SECONDL.RY T!'!CJilTIC.

: L I.ND voc1�TIOi\Il.L SCIIOOL.C, LND COI.J,filES Ol'HER ..

,.,.., ·1Jn­ THi.l'l- TE.'

CHER Tru�nm.JG ·• ·pQST ·sECONDJillY AND 'Q'i Govt.

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Aided l .. 1.t;d Total -U-n- Govt.


Aided Aided Total · T:&4.CIIBR TRl.IlITNG M Fl Ml FI M F M F M F �, H F MI F M F Graduate Approved or Equivalent Trained - - Untrained -- Govt.

Lided Total Govt • Aided Aided Total .
!.idcd F 1 FT M I 3 4 1 2 1M F M 3 4 1 M - (1957-581 (1958-�9· - (1959-601 - (1957-58, (1958-59• (1959-6ot - - - 3 5 2 1 1 F M F M F 1 9 15 18 15 2 16 16 20 14 - 14 8 9 13 - 17 2 3 - 1 15 2 2 2 1 16 10 24 11 3 5 2 -· 27 30 4 -· 36 30 12 -· 23 21 12 -· 20 2 _, 40 -· 17 4 21 Conpleted Secqn­ 30 _, 30· Trained ·--- dary Courses (1957-58 (1958-59 (1959-60 18 273 148 ·­ 27 18 · 284 153 ,_ 30 28 346 218 ·- 171 2 � 166 - _, 311 _, 37 246 - , 10 (1957-58 27 31 550 466 ,_ 42 44 571 507 ,_ (1958-59 (1959-60 39 58 482 470 ,_ 497 _, 57 _, 613 551 3 � _,_ 52.1 528 7 2 3 -8 '2 5 4 10 3 .
4 45 17 2 70.

25 16 59 _, - 2 -· 10 11 _, .7 6 _, 55 21 -· 73 28 _, 123 61 t 5 l2 - 22 4 1 3 4 4 Untrained--- Not-Ccnpletec f -· Trained ---- SecondaryCoUIS:!s 3 2 - I l'\1 4 12 3 2 -,12 h 6 2 5 F 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 5 1 l 1 2 2 2 !

-�-1 2 - 2 3 5 1 2 4 - 2 1 4 1 6 4 4 4 Untrained ---- ------ - (1957-581 '(1958-591 - ·(1959-6a - (1957-5813; 49 (1958-5� 4� 5� !301 1 (1959-6q 5.:i _;05 '1,-<,· 1 .. : 410l7�� -.

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:.---'-=,-' • 1239, 1331 117 1294 1397 - ·- 139 1336 1583 -144 172 37 23 15� 91 - ,.2 36 23 1�;1 36 23 , 1 - 132 1 [ 140 t ..... 2 2 2 2 2 2.

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!.l I - 5 -l-133 68 14 15 - -+--1----i 1 1 --r 1 ,:--- 4 - 4 -• - - • s 5 -6 196 114 14 15 - 6 - -14 21 6 - - - 1· - - - - _ I 3 6 6 97 66 32 · -, - 55 10.

15 - 2 1 3 1 3 6 - 10 102 t, - c. -i :�1 .

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- --· ·...1,., .... () TABLE II B - TEACHER TR.LINING - 23 - Yea,s·:1958, 1959, 1'60 Description of Course Nunber of Institutions students a&Jitted during year Total Students at Septenber, 1957, 1958, and 1959 Students passing Exaoinations �inal Two Year Course: 1957 1958 1 1 15 15 30 30 30 60 30 100% -1958 July 15 15 30 29 29 58 58* 100% -1959 July nation.
Male Feoale Total Male Fenale Total Nm:iber sitting for the Exani- flS % of all Candidates One Year Course: I C"'\ N I 1959 1 76 74 150 76 74 150 148** 98.7% -1960 July *** TOTAL 106 104 210 135 133 268 236 *Two groups took the Final Exaoination in 1959, one which 1959, and one in January, 1958. in Septenber, entered ** One �le Student withdrew froo the course.

One Feoale was ill for the Final F.xaoination and was Student deferred *** 140 Candidate to July, 1961.
8 Candidates s secured secured Class I Class II Certificates.
Certificates I r-1 s;l" I � \.,,., • ' 0 ; � 24 - TL.BLE IIIA - G-J�J?.Ji'J.L 13:DUCl,TIOI.J Ei:-JROLl-,�JT BY LEVEL Hur:.,bors enrolled 3cho,,l accordina to age Yoer " Proparakry Divisi0n Lower Divisi•:in A(lst Yr) :J(2nd Yr.) A(3rd 7:r..) F �j F F M F ' M B(4th Yr.) I ./; 1957-58 Unclor 6 1958-59 1959-60 1867 1034 0:·7 72 1808 1062 561 192 2383 2295 ,a 59 -.... - 1 - - 1 - - 1 3 6 e,nd 1957-58 undor 7 1958-59 1959-60 5666 1.�743 5076 49161266 918 5620 537<-g99 453 1073 1019 l 91 102 108 95 7,1 2 115 ';- - r- 1: - - - - 6 7 t· r.. - - 1 1957-58 7 Gild 1958-59 under G 1959-00 501.a2896 Li),Jtl- 1273 3191 4381 2,�71 2817 4120 3545 3094 3137 911-l 1059 102 1008 1263 101 8Hl 90 %2 129 I 3 .
122 116 2 7 I-·--' ,, 1957-58 8 2.nd 1953-59 unclo.r 9 1959-60 2722 994 ll"i-5 2-141 2706 1690 2061 l<Vi5 1460 2904 2649 J.84,� 2361 2978 866 3301 3210 916 34:'.L2 339.-� OGl 1020 1120 10,�-8 ' 9 a.nd.

1958-59 1957-58 under 10 1959-60 753 223 458 907 605 299 503 817 276 198 963 850 2�-31 2,v.

'.o 2331 2237 2511 2416 2820 257,-;.


2533 2309 2472 2611 269 79 177 230 215 98 H2 198 83 66 263 2?5 I 1471125,,,2376 1313 1609 2571 1 �-61 1097 2746 2407 2636 2519 1 1957-58 10 :;,,nd 1958-59 under 11 I 1959-60 ---- .
·11 and under 12 1959-60 50 28 51 82 1957-58 ,j.l 1958-59 29 35 68 28 21 76 75 1957-58 12 ::-ncl 1958-59 und0r 13 1959-60 25 20 23 8 12 4 10 17 28 29 38 21 13 and l 9'.>7-53 12 9 4 1950-59 2 4 2 5 12 6 u...,d0r 14 1959--60 4 1957-58 Over 14 1953-59 2 1959-60 4 3 - 3 1 3 5 5 3 7 3 1 - 396 464 372 1263 Gl7 .-:.31 336 1455 1362 1105 1012 1259 162 llL-:.500 150 1:.2 160 110 l:.

)0 697 .t',24 312 433 6,� 43 45 35 163 140 111 103 136 50 45 234 35 15 "!

")rU 16 31 51 22 70 13 \ ·!


25 28 39 1--'----:- ', TcYI'L.1 ,.

), 1957--58 195B-59 1959-60 16409 10030 1.

'r'l-72 8021 'gG50 1 12 �49 7076 63G7 14382 1296G B293 80 1-2 1 3520 8378 7650 8795 9268 7989 9279 8669 8710 7536 7812 8166 110 116 � 135 .

1 683 I 611 L f 816 I, 2046 2546 � 2263 !

r 2082 2260 2357 ,, I ll97 1123 1608 I I 6L�8 632 649 1 l-7 2 221 267 • ,r .. ·, -7016 7516 8103 j I ft' I .. 1/ ___ 1.
·-- \ r. 24 - ::J:ffiOU'.ENT BY LEVEL CF EDUCLTIOI:J J,.ND l:.GE-PRIMtJ1Y :CDUCl.TION .. ' • l 1/iicldle Division " .

- Upper Division Tari.LS !

(4th Yr.) A(5th Yr.) B(6th Yr.) A(7th Yr.) B(8th Yr.) F M F }i1 F M F M F �11 F Tc.tal - - 6 7 5 I - I '.

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l - - - - - , 1 l 3 I 129 I 122 I 116 I I" 2 7 -· _I - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 2744 1107 3351 2369 1255 362.-:- 2430 2357 4787 - - - - - - - -I - - - - - - - - - - 6211 5924 12135 6452 5936 12338 6598 6513 13111 - I - -- - 1 7 5 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7360 7283 146,:-J 7963 I 8556 16519 8137 7789 15926 1020 1120 10,:.n I 110 t 116 147 152 180 135 .

23 29 22 19 19 13 15 25 6 16 20 4- 1 5 - - J 3 7748 7.
(,37 15385 9142 8058 17200 9227 8749 17976 2309 2472 2611 683 611 816 \ 894 ,n2 948 115 168 136 190 112 154 I 11.J.

9 6 15 10 7 27 51 4 10 6 3 6791 6960 13751 6530 6717 13247 7551 7389 149�-0 2407 �636 2519 1105 1012 1259 I 2046 251',6 2263 2142 2-'!-80 232?.
607 799 618 768 593 655 I 2032 2260 2357 I 1431 1660 1(,18 1711 1426 1663 1985 2362 2246 114 lM ,% 48 I 128 198 50 68 I 167 235 36 57 4.-1-7 742 123 167 572 647 176 161 576 698 107 176 7106 7123 1,1.229 7583 8055 15638 7617 7176 14793 5911 6141 12052 6681 6386 13067 6456 M74 12930 .t',24 312 �-33 1197 1128 I 1123 1216 1461 l�-34 1572 1422 1610 1798 1697 1128 1301 402 642 1401 1316 607 572 1515 1587 ,19,} 600 4871 5213 10084 5178 5175 10353 6320 5913 12233 1608 ' 111 103 136 \ 6l:.8 6G _,l:69'' 221 .
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