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necessity of passing the Intermediate Examination due to the accrediting principle by which candidates for senior free places may be exempted from an external examination. The number of candidates actually presenting themselves for the various examinations during the last three years is shown below : —

Table Z1. —Numbers of Candidates for various Examinations.

The decrease in the total number of candidates in 1931 is due to several factors, the most important of which are the abolition of Junior and Senior National Scholarships and the failure of the Public Service Entrance Examination to prove as attractive as in the past owing to the increased number of candidates with better qualifications now offering for positions in the Public Service.

Table Z2.—Standard and Results of Examinations.

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Examination. 1929. 1930. 1931. Junior National Scholarships and Junior Free Places .. .. •• 1,409 1,118 Senior National Scholarships .. .. .. . ■ • • 935 673 Public Service Entrance .. .. .. .. 2,491 2,338 1,407 Intermediate .. .. .. . • •• •• 1,094 1,170 1,165 Teachers' Class D .. .. .. • • ■ ■ 1,560 610 24-9 Teachers' Class C . • ■ • • ■ 434 343 285 Training College Entrance .. .. • ■ • ■ • • • ■ 743 961 Kindergarten Certificate .. .. .. .. •• 6 4 4 London University Examinations .. .. . . .. ■ ■ 3 4 3 Handicraft Teachers' Certificate . . . . .. . ■ • • 21 25 32 Technological examinations .. • • • • • • ■ • 161 177 143 Naval Cadetships .. .. • • • • • • • • 2 1 Aircraft Apprenticeships .. .. .. .. •• 2 11 Totals 8,116 7,208 4,260 Examinations held on behalf of the City and Guilds of London Institute 199 161 203 Totals 8,315 7,369 4,463

1930. 1931. Stage in Course *§ S § S 3 '£> S -§ § § ■§ pj ■§"! -§ ®. -u . CS<1>.B c3 o cô>3 C$ c3 O cSfl cS at which 3 t30 t3 'd 9 tso Examination is normally ~ cs £ S -f 3 £ '--3 t5 Tj '^3 Examination. taken. g®|j §"S« § j> § §-§H § £ g> §f i . (In some cases it is not ofl" OSS og ofl ° 3 » °2 - ~ easy to indicate g $ o >g g g -g » "g»o -g g S -g a _ "g.2 exact stage.) ga „ a »Pn g .S g S . g. 8« g feS O d O-S O > 0 $ o3 *2 0-£ .2 O ■ajsig ā-a aS'So s-s® S-P B -5 % pJ £ ft 3 £ !3 <e £ 2 P 1 ft 3 & to ri!S fc £ fc fc 12!. fc fc. * Proficiency* .. ' .. At end of Form II .. 26,053 20,210 3,3I7t 2,526 25,128 16,492 4,876| 3,760 Intermediate .. .. At end of Form IV .. 1,170 343 .. 827 1,165 390 .. 775 Public Service Entrance At end of Form V .. 2,338 1,195 .. 1,143 1,407 809 .. 598 Certificate of Class D .. At end of Form V .. 610 2181 298 94 249 136§ 96 17 Kindergarten Certificate At end of Form V.. 4 4 .. .. 4 4 Training College Entrance At end of Form VI .. 743 498 203 42 961 435 321 205 Certificate of Class C and At end of training- 343 133|| 123 87 285 111 79 Class B college course _ Handicraft Teachers' Taken by teachers ..25 3 15 7 32 1 23 8 Certificate Technological ExaminaPrelimimiry .. At end of Form IV or 67 43 24 39 23 16 equivalent Intermediate .. Evening classes, third- 73 35 .. 38 73 36 37 year apprentices Final .. • • Evening classes, fourth 35 21 .. 14 27 14 .. 13 year apprentices Special Examination in .. 2 ... ■ 2 4 2 2 Building Construction Naval Cadetships .. Form III .. .. 1 ■ • • • 1 Naval Cadetships (Special Form VI entry) _ Aircraft Apprentices .. Form V .. .. 2 2 .. .. 11 o London University .. Post-secondary .. 4 2 2 3 2 1 Examinations held on be- As for technological 161 81 . . 80 203 80 .. 1^3 half of City and Guilds examinations of London Institute * This examination is held by the Department's Inspectors in the various education districts, but the results are given for purposes of comparison. * A more detailed analysis will he found in Table A 7 of E.-2. t Competency pass. + Includes 1 passed for Class A 1 passed for Class B, and 7 passed for Class C. § Includes 8 passed for Class C, and 4 passed for Class B. || Includes 3 passed for Class B. 1Ī 93 passed Class C and 2 passed Class B.