ENTRANCE STANDARD
REPORT TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ LOW ATTAINMENT (By Telegraph.—special to Times) AUCKLAND, Monday A low standard among students entering the university from secondary schools was the burden of a report by the Education Committee to the Auckland University College Council today. The report stated that the Professorial Board had considered the matter at the council’s request and had replied as follows:—“The standard of academic attainment of students entering college from the secondary schools is in general low in all departments; the reason for this is the very low standard of the entrance examination and/or the conditions of school preparation. The board would also point out that while the university calendar states that ‘The entrance examination will represent the reasonable result of four years’ training in a secondary school,’ the current practice is for the examination to be taken after three years.” The committee recommended that the matter be deferred for consideration until March, 1941.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21220, 17 September 1940, Page 7
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155ENTRANCE STANDARD Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21220, 17 September 1940, Page 7
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