PRIMARY SCHOOL TESTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 823, 18 November 1929, Page 16

PRIMARY SCHOOL TESTS

STANDARD OF PROFICIENCY NEW REGULATIONS DISCUSSED 1 ; New regulations which demand a I hmhtr standard in proficiency and ! competency examinations were dis- j cussed .it a meeting of the manage- j meat committee of the Auckland \ branch ot the New Zealand Dduca- ! tional Institute on Saturday. A re- j port submitted by a special committee was approved. According to the report the raising ; oi the standard required is not in itself . to be regretted, but the committer is j of the opinion that the change is likeiv ; to inflict undue hardship on the parents and the children in that sufficient ";;“. nm ->s a “ noc =^ iven - The proficienej certificate is a minimum standard or educational attainment, accepted r° n ‘ Ile eandidate for positions in the business world so that the children uho have looked forward oonlidentlv to seeking positions with Government : departments and business houses suddenij tine themselves debarred from i 1 ave niies of employment. Tile proficiency certificate has a wider application than that of a means of entrance to post-primary schools, and requests that the central j executive should bring before the Chambers of Commerce the need in view of the raising of the standard. l or urging their members to accept tins year the certificate of competency ,as sufficient evidence of tin educational qualification of candidates »‘ or v'vffileyment is also stressed in the reIt is pointed out that the standard i f ol ' a certificate of competency is , higher than that reached by many of ; I' l ® candidates for proficiency last year while the raising of the standard of proficiency and competency examina- : tion must tend to drive an increased ; number of young people into "blind--1 alley" occupations