Minister against examination costs
School Certificate and University Bursary candidates should not be expected to pay to sit the examination, says the Minister of Education, Mr Marshall. Mr Marshall said that, he had instructed his de-' partment to look at phasing out examination fees. At present, pupils who gained a bursary made a very small return once the examination entry fee was taken into account, he said. Bursary candidates last year paid $2O a subject, plus a $5 registration fee. A candidate gaining a B
bursary is given $lOO above the tertiary assistance grant for the first year at university; a net loss of $5 after payment of the examination fee. Candidates gaining an A bursary are paid an extra $2OO above T.A.G. Bursary payments after the first year depend on university results. Addressing the Secondary School Boards’ Association southern region conference, Mr Marshall said, “It is nonsense to require candidates to pay for examinations which society expects them to have.”
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