NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

White Ribbon, Volume 24, Issue 282, 18 December 1918, Page 10

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

The Secretary of the New Zealand Education d Institute recently wrote to the Minister of Kducation, the lion. J. A. Han in, asking for information in connection with the holding of scholarships at sectarian schools. In his reply, the Minister states: — “. . . For many years’, probably ever since the passing of the Education Act, 1877, scholarships have been held at two ‘endowed schools’ the Wanganui Collegiate School and Christ’s College—which, though endowed with funds originally granted

by the Government, and accordingly <>c< upyiug a different position from private schools as generally understood, are not included in the list of secondary schools forming the ninth schedule to the Education Act. The first private school which was approved as a place of tenure for a nation. d scholarship was St. Mary’s High School. This approval was given early in 1914 on the application of the Grew Education Hoard. “National scholarships' have been held at the following private schools: Sacred Heart College, Auckland; King s College, Auckland; Wanganui Convent High School; St. Patrick's College, Wellington; St. Mary’s Convent. Greymouth; Columba College, Dunedin; Christian Brothers’ School, I )unedin. “Out of a total of about 800 scholarships now held, eighteen are held at private schools, and four at the endowed schools named above.’’