MR. T. M. HEALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—(1) what are the respective percentages of answering at a results examination which entitle a pupil to a satisfactory pass and to a mere pass in the several subjects of the programme; and (2), whether, in order to secure uniformity of examination in the several districts, the Commissioners of National Education would cause the instructions to their inspectors to be published as is done in England?
MR. J. MORLEY(1) The general understanding amongst the Inspectors is that wherever a percentage can be taken as a basis of the calculation, the value of the 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. (2) The Commissioners have, however, under consideration, the propriety of issuing, at an early date, a code of regulations as to the interpretation of the results programme, and of the mode of examination to be pursued in certain cases, for the general guidance of Inspectors and teachers.