§ MR. T. L. CORBETTTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what regulations have been made for excusing children from attendance at school in districts where attendance is compulsory, since, as results have been abandoned, they cannot be certified as having passed in fifth standard.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) Though examinations for results fees have been abolished the classes or standards have not been abolished, and there is a prescribed programme of instruction for each standard. The principal teacher can always certify whether a pupil has attained such proficiency in reading, writing, and elementary arithmetic as is prescribed for the fifth standard, and the right of issuing the necessary certificate is given to the principal teacher under the Second Schedule to the Act.