HC Deb 07 March 1871 vol 204 cc1502-3
MR. DODDS

asked the Vice President of the Council, Whether Scholars who at the last examination were presented in Standard 1 of the 1st Revised Code, are on the next examination to be presented in Standard 1 of the New Revised Code (being the same as Standard 2 under the 1st Code), or in Standard 2?

MR. W. E. FORSTER

said, in reply, that there was nothing in the new Code to prevent children who were presented under Standard 1 in the Code of last year being presented under the same standard in the new Code. The old Standard 1 had been struck out, and a new Standard 6 had been inserted, so that the new standards from 1 to 5 corresponded with the standards numbered 2 to 6 in last year's Code. Therefore, the rule which prohibited the presentation of a child for examination under the same standard in two consecutive years would be complied with, though children were presented this year under what was nominally the same standard as that under which they were examined last year.