NAMES WITHHELD

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 97, 20 January 1944, Page 4

NAMES WITHHELD

Schools For Accrediting ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. January 19.

The Senate of the University of New Zealand this morning decided not to publish the names of the schools which are to work under the accrediting system for (he entrance examination.

The question of a statement on the general principles of selecting schools for accrediting was referred bock to the committee for a report and at a later sthge the convener of the accrediting committee, Sir Thomas Hunter, reported that after consultation with the Department of Education the Senate drew up a list of schools which could, if they so desired, accredit candidates. for the new entrance examination, which was' to be at a higher standard than that of the present examinations. The list would be subject to annual revision. “Any school that desires to accredit should make application to the university, which will consider its claims when it has before it the report of.the linson officers.” stated Sir Thomas Hunter’s report. Mr. W. 11. Cocker said that if the list was made public it would remove some of the suspicion which had been created.

Mr. E, N. Hogben said that publication would create an impression that those schools included in the list were the efficient schools and that the others were not. They wanted to keep the schools free from that feeling of competition in efficiency. Mr. F A. de la Mare said that the Senate ought to publish principles, so that nobody would be misled.