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The following are some particulars relating to University education in the four affiliated colleges : —

Table Y.

35. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. Examinations conducted in 1936 comprised mainly the following : — (1) An August series for teachers' certificates and handicraft teachers' certificate. (2) A November-December series including the Training College Entrance, School Certificate, Intermediate, and Technological Examinations. Examinations were held at fifty-nine public centres in 1936. The number of candidates actually presenting themselves for the various examinations during the last three years is shown in Table Z 1 following : —

Table Z 1.—Number of Candidates for various Examinations.

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1933. 1934. ' 1935. 1936. Number of students in actual attendance at 3,960 3,910 4,109 4,377 lectures Number of exempted students .. .. 846 811 709 590 Percentage of students— Men .. .. .. .. .. 73 74 74 75 Women .. .. .. .. 27 26 26 25 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education*— Men .. .. .. .. .. 26 18 19 22 Women .. .. .. .. 40 29 32 42 All students .. .. .. .. 30 21 22 27 Occupations of students expressed as per- , « sr - * a « centages — m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. (1) Full-time students .. .. 46 63 47 68 44 55 40 44 (2) Teachers and training-colleges . . 13 23 9f 17f 12 28 17 39 (3) Government and local bodies 13 2 15 4 16 3 16 4 (4) Other .. .. .. 26 8 27 7 25 7 25 8 (5) Not known .. .. .. 2 4 2 4 3 7 2 5 •* These students hold scholarships or training-college studentships, f These are teachers. There were no training-college students in 1934.

- I Examination. 1934. 1935. j 1936. . I I Intermediate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,026 996 1,012 Teachers' Class C . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 97 87 Training College Entrance . . . . . . . . . . 308 684 845 School Certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,197 4,307 4,402 London University Examinations .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 Handicraft Teachers' Certificate . . . . . . . . . . 17 13 16 Technological Examinations .. . . .. . . . . 64 67 69 Naval Cadetships .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1 2 Aircraft Apprenticeship .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 2 Examinations held on behalf of City and Guilds of London Institute .. 159 191 217 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,880 6,366 6,654