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In the several examinations the numbers shown below were present; figures for previous years are also given : — 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. Junior National Scholarhips and junior free places .. 3,122 1,917 2,170 2,298 Public Service Entrance, Senior National Scholarships, and Intermediate .. .. .. .. ..3.3.15 2,422 3,063 2,999 Teachers'D and C .. .. .. .. .. 2J02 1.912 2,234 2,365 Public Service Senior .. .. 226 78 50 78 Typists' Examination . . . . .. .. 60 46 Special Public Service Entrance (June) .. .. .. 133 189 204 Special Public Service Entrance Examination for returned soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 Kindergarten Certificate Examination .. .. .. 4 5 9 1 London University Examinations .. .. .. 1 2 4 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 8,830 6,515 7,719 8,020 In addition to the usual examination held in November a special Public Service Entrance Examination was this year held in June. Girls were admitted to both these examinations. Entries for the Public Service Senior Examination of January, 1920, were limited to returned soldier candidates who had previously obtained partial success towards the examination. (tf the total number of candidates who sat for the Junior National Scholarship Examination — The number of candidates for scholarships was .. .. .. .. 2,008 The number who obtained a, scholarship qualification was . . . . 220 The number who qualified for a free place in the scholarship examination was 779 The number who failed was .. .. .. .. . . . . 1.009 The number of candidates for free places was .. .. .. .. 290 The number of these who qualified for a free place was .. .. .. 47 The number who failed was . .. .. .. .. .. 243 The highest percentages of marks gained in the various subjects of this examination were as follows : English, 836 ; arithmetic, 100 ; geography, 89 ; history and civics, 80 ; elementary science and nature study, 88 ; drawing, I, 90 ; drawing, 11, 100. The highest percentage gained by any one candidate on the whole examination was 79-625. The following are details of candidature in regard to the Public Service Entrance and Intermediate Examinations in their varied applications : — (a.) Total candidates presenting themselves for examination .. .. 2,999 (b.) Candidates for the Public Service Entrance and Senior National Scholar 1 ship tests .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 1,755 (c.) Candidates for the intermediate tests (senior free places and drawingonly) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,244 Of the 825 candidates who sat for the Senior National Scholarship Examination 806 were examined on the Scheme A. (General) Course, and 19 on the Scheme B (Rural and Domestic) Course. The numbers of candidates who qualified for scholarships in the two divisions were 121 and 1 respectively. Of the Public Service Senior candidates— The number present at examination was .. .. .. .. 78 The number who passed the whole examination was .. .. 32 The number who gained a pass in two or more subjects without completing the whole examination was .. . . . . .. .. .. 14 The number who failed to improve their status was .. .. , ~42 The number of candidates who sat for the different stages of the Teachers' Certificate Examinations was 2,365. The following table shows the previous status of the candidates who sat for the Teachers' Certificate Examinations, and the examinations for which they entered : —

Candidates who entered for both Class C and Class D are included in column I but not in column 2.

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