§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary whether he was aware that the intermediate Board for the first 25 years of its existence, when publishing the exhibition and prize lists, always gave after the students' names the total marks which counted for these awards; and whether, seeing that teachers, parents, and pupils were desirous of having these totals published, he would request the Intermediate Board to supply this information for the last and for all future examinations?
§ Mr. CHERRYI am informed by the Assistant Commissioners of Intermediate Education that the Board published the marks awarded to exhibition and prize winners up to i906, save in the years 1902, 1903, and 1904, when no exhibition or prize lists were published. Since 1906 the exhibition and prize lists have, in pursuance of a resolution of the Board, been published without the total marks, but teachers, parents, or pupils, desiring to know the totals counting towards exhibitions can obtain the detailed marks awarded at the examination.
§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary whether he was aware that over 40 students in the Irish division of the modern literary course in the recent intermediate examinations scored higher marks for exhibitions or prizes than students in the German division of this course, and yet got lower exhibitions and prizes than the students in the German division; and whether he would circulate with the Votes a list of those students in the Irish division, containing their examination number and their net total of marks which counts for exhibitions and prizes.
§ Mr. CHERRYI am informed by the Assistant Commissioners; of Intermediate Education that at the recent examinations in the modern literary course nineteen boys scored higher marks for exhibitions and prizes in Division I. than were scored by boys in Division II. and were nevertheless awarded lower exhibitions or prizes. The exact opposite happened among the girls, live of whom scored higher marks in Division II. than were scored by girls in Division I. yet obtained lower exhibitions or prizes. I understand that the Board resolved in 1906 not to publish the total marks with the exhibition and prizes lists so that I am not in a position to publish the list for which the hon. Member asks.