10 PER CENT. FEWER PASSES

Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1931, Page 2

10 PER CENT. FEWER PASSES

PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS TARANAKI FIGURES ANALYSED There were 10 per cent, fewer pupils successful in gaining their proficiencies in the Taranaki Education Boards district this year than last year.. A total of 1'202 candidates presented themselves this year, of whom 86’2, or 71.7 per cent-, passed. Last year 901 of 1090 candidates passed, the percentage being — About 80 per cent, gained proficiency in 1929. The fears of some people that the admissions to secondary' schools next year will be much fewer than usual do not appear to be .warranted by these figures. It is also probable that the 10 per cent, less would contain many of the ones who would not have gone on to secondary schools in previous *' Of the 159 schools -which presented candidates 53 gained from 91 per cent, to 100 per cent, passes, 10 from 8 wr cent, to 90 per cent.; 22 from / per cent, to 80 per cent.; 20 from 61 per cent, to 70 per cent.; 8 from 5 per cent, to 60 per cent ; 20 from 4 Jer cent, to 50 per cent.; 6 from 31 per cent, to 40 per cdnt., and 2 fiom 21 per cent, to 30 per cent. None of the figures given include competency passes.