ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 206, 20 May 1918, Page 4

ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS

SOME HELD AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS. The secretary of the New Zealand Educational Institute has received a letter from the Hon. J. A. Hanan, Ministor of Education, in reply to a request for information regarding the tenure oi scholarships at private schools. The Minister says that for many vears, probably ever since the passing of the Education Act, 1877, scholarships havo boon held at the two '"endowed schoois"—the Wangamii Collegiate School and Christ's College-which, though endowed with funds originally granted by the Government, and accordingly owuping a different position from private schools as generally undrrsroud, are not included in the list'of secondary schools forming the ninth schedule to the Education Act. The first private school .vhick was approved as a place of tenure for a national scholarship was St. Mary's High School. This approval was given early in 191.4 on the application c-f the Grey Education Board. National scholarships, the letter states, have been held nt the following private schools:—Sncred Heart College, Av.cki land; King's College, Auckland; Wangamii Convent-High Schwl; St. Patrick's College, Wellington; St. Mary's Convent, Greymimth; Columba College, "Ounediu: Christian Brothe.-s- School, biii'od'n. Out of ii total of about SOO scholarships now held. IS ate hold at private schools, and four at the endowed schools named above.