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stage ; the third subject may be completely new—for example, a commercial group of subjects, a new science group, or an art group. At the same time, the new regulations have made possible the award of Higher School Certificates to pupils who have satisfactorily completed a five years' course of secondary instruction of not less than 100 units with at least two years' satisfactory work in advance of School Certificate or one year's satisfactory work in advance of University Entrance. Again at least two of the subjects presented for Higher School Certificate must be advanced subjects. The number of certificates awarded are as follows :

(15) Education Bursaries The total expenditure on national bursaries and special bursaries during the financial year was £60,003, as compared with £52,124 for the previous year. In addition, the sum of £11,307 was expended on secondary-school bursaries, as against £7,953 during the previous year. During the year the Government decided to establish technical bursaries at approved post-primary schools for pupils following senior technical courses in agriculture, art, building construction, engineering, and homecraft. The first awards of these bursaries were made at the end of the year. These bursaries are tenable at any post-primary school approved for the purpose by the Director, and are awarded on the recommendation of the Principal, approved by the Director, to candidates whose standard of work is considered sufficiently high to warrant the award of a bursary and who require to live away from home in order to attend the nearest school affording tuition at the Fifth Form stage. Applicants must have completed an approved two years' course of postprimary education relating to their intended course of study.

The number of bursaries current during 1946 and the awards at the close of the year are given in the following table :

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1946. 1945: Higher Leaving Certificates. Endorsed School Higher School Certificates. Certificates. Secondary and combined schools 1,296 1,550 367 Technical schools 156 250 34 District high schools 129 131 15 Endowed and registered private 430 492 ' 87 secondary schools Correspondence School 9 12 Totals 2,020 2,435 503

Current ill— Awards at Beginning of — 1946. 1945. 1947. 1946. Agriculture 38 25 20 20 Architecture 6 5 5 2 Engineering 38 27 15 15 Fine arts 14 14 10 4 Home science 66 60 20 20 Science 50 31 20 20 National boarding 210 210 65 65 Ordinary national 2,342 1,969 * 1,038 Total 2,764 2,341 1,184 Secondary-school Bursaries 289 222 218 Technical bursaries 125 Grand total 3,053 ' 2,563 1,402 * Not available.