PROFICIENCY TEST

Southland Times, Issue 21577, 15 December 1931, Page 8

PROFICIENCY TEST

NELSON DISTRICT

78.6 PER CENT GAIN CERTIFICATES INSPECTOR’S REPORT (Per United Press Association.) Nelson, December 14. In his interim report of the proficiency examinations, Senior Inspector T. J. Griffin says the candidates for the most part entered upon the examination in an agitated frame of mind due to the disturbing propaganda that emanated from outside sources. “The results are highly satisfactory, however. The public school results show that 672 candidates sat for examination and of these 528 gained their proficiency, 109 gained competency and 35 failed, 78.6 per cent gained proficiency certificates, 16.2 competency, and '5.2 failed. These results must be regarded as distinctly good. In 1928 the average per cent proficiency candidates was 75 for the district, so that this year’s results show a distinct improvement on those of that year, although they are lower than those of last year. In awarding certificates, the inspectors this year, as in former years, were guided largely by the estimates of the head teachers.” The chairman (the Hon. W. H. Mclntyre, M.L.C.) said the report could be regarded as very satisfactory. In reply to Mr Knapp, the inspector said the arithmetic paper was distinctly harder this year.