MR. T. M. HEALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, have the Irish Education Office acted on the principle recently laid down that 40 per cent. secures a pass at the results examination; and what percentage secures a No. 1 or satisfactory pass?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI am informed by the Commissioners of National Education that the general understanding among inspectors is that the value of answering of a pupil at the results examination to entitle him to a satisfactory pass should be over 60 per cent., and to entitle him to a mere pass it should be over 40 per cent. This is the principle that for many years past has been acted upon in the marking of pupils answering.
MR. T. M. HEALYsaid he understood the teachers complained that this had not been adhered to in regard to the 40 per cent. Had the Education Board given any hint on the subject?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURNo, Sir.
§ MR. W. YOUNGER (Lincolnshire, Stamford)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, when the Code of Instructions on the Irish School Programme of National Schools, so urgently necessary for the guidance of teachers and inspectors in preparing for, and at, the results examination, will be issued to the Irish teachers, as promised by his predecessor some months ago?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe revised Code of Instructions is still under the consideration of the National Board of Education, and will be issued before the close of the year.