The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915. THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 14, 18 January 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1915. THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Tlio results of the National Scholarship Examination for the year 1914 wore published in our columns a few days ago. These results are of considerable interest, as they show which are presumably the most brilliant pupils of the Primary Schools in each Education District, and, as the examinations are held simultaneously throughout the Dominion, and under exactly similar conditions, they also furnish the means by which approximately at least, the*work in the various education districts can be estimated and compared. In estimating

the comparative positions of the various districts the two main factors to be considered are: Firstly, the number of pupils (in proportion to the total number in the district) who pass the examination; and, secondly, the standard of excellence at which they ■pass. Pupils who made 600 marks, i.c., 75 per cent, of the possible, may be considered to have done excellently; hut this year, few of the districts have pupils reaching that high stan- j dard. To be precise, Otago lias ‘ seven and Auckland and Nelson one| , each, while the other districts have none. Otago also has a high percentage of passes, and, on,the whole, •] the pupils of that district seem to] have done the best in the Dominion. <

It is pleasing to note that Taranaki occupies quite a satisfactory position, many of its pupils have attained between 60 per cent, and 70 per cent, of marks, and a very large number comparatively of passes have been gained by pupils from its primary schools. It should he explained that three names which we published at the head of the Taranaki list were those of Bayly Scholarship candidates, i.e., of hoys who were too old to compete for the National, and we have accordingly omitted mention of the positions gained by them in considering the Dominion results.