SENIOR FREE PLACES
PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
REASON FOR DELAY
Some delay has been apparent this year in the announcement of the Senior liVee Place awards, but this, it was explained to a "Post"' reporter, to-day by the Director of Education, Mr. T. B." Strong, has been duo to the exceptionally large number of candidates who were compelled to sit for the examination this year.
"The delay in publishing, the list of Senior Free Place awards has been entirely due to the enormous number of candidates whoso work has had to be examined since . the schools closed at the end of last year." said Mr. Strong. ' 'In previous years the practice has been to'decide Senior Free Place awards on the recommendation of the principals of the schools, but last year it was decided to require all candidates to sit for the qualifying examination set by the department. No less than 9485 candidates entered, of whom 8418 actually: sat. In 1931, that is, in the previous year, there were only 1165 candidates. The Department's examination branch lias been working night and day, Sundays included, to ensure that the results would be available before the schools actually opened. As district high schools open earlier than secondary and technical schools, advance lists were posted' to the principals of these schools before they were actually available for publication. • "The usual practice has been for the Department to have the lists printed at the Government Printing Office and for the Press Association'to receive copies of the lists before they are published in the Gazette. This year, in order to save time, the Department furnished the Press Association -with typed lists but it appears that the Press Association was unable to deal with.' the publication of lists in that form. It therefore became necessary for the department to prepare long alphabetical lists of over 6000 -names to be printed at the Government Printing Office and thereafter to be available for the use of the Press Association. . :
"It is anticipated that the |"ress will have the lists in a day or two— before the post-primaly schools open next Tuesday. The Department regrets very much the delay in notifying the results, but this is entirely due" to the causes stated." •
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 25, 31 January 1933, Page 9
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371SENIOR FREE PLACES Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 25, 31 January 1933, Page 9
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