N.Z. AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21685, 20 January 1936, Page 10

N.Z. AND ENGLISH SCHOOLS

FAVOURABLE COMPARISON VIEWS OF NEW HEADMASTER OF KING’S COLLEGE U'BXliS ASSOCIATIOK TBLEGiiAM.) WELLINGTON, January 19. The opinion that English secondary schools are not up to the standard of those in New Zealand was expressed by Mr J. N. Peaft, the new headmaster of King’s College, Auckland, ,in an interview on his arrival by the Remuera from London this morning. Mr Peart, who Is accompanied by his wife and two children, was met at the wharf by Mr H. R. Chalmers, the Wellington representative of King’s College Old Boy’s Association, and Mr G. H. Batger, of Auckland, secretary of the association., “It is very interesting to be back in New Zealand,” said Mr Peart, who is an old boy of Auckland Grammar School. “I went away with no knowledge of English public schools except a recollection that their decadence was at hand, according to some leading newspapers. I think there is quite a lot we can learn from the English system, but in actual education New Zealanders have a very good name.” Mr Peart said he had been told Zu university people in England that New Zealand students were, if anything, above the average The secondary schools which were run by local authorities were, in his opinion, not up to the standard of secondary schools in New Zealand. Here in the Dominion,” he said M W f ca i l „ Wellin gton College and Nelson College, for example, secondary schools. Those schools are leally up to the standard of what in England are called public schools.” Mr and Mrs Peart and family left to-night for Raglan, where Mrs Peart s mother lives. They will arrive at Auckland next Thursday.