§ 81. Mr. ROBERT YOUNGasked the President of the Hoard of Education if he is aware that six successful candidates in the bursar examination at St. Mary's Roman Catholic School, Earlestown, were granted leave to continue their studies at Catholic secondary schools, and that the principal of St. Helen's Catholic Grammar School was willing to accept the boys, but the Director of Education has refused assent, thus forcing the scholars to travel to Liverpool, a distance of 17 miles, instead of five miles to St. Helens; and whether he will say why the school at St. Helens is not recognised by the Board of Education, seeing that it has to keep up the requirements of the Board and that its scholars are accepted both at the Hammersmith and Liverpool training centres?
§ Mr. FISHERThe St. Mary's Roman Catholic Grammar School is not recognised by the Board of Education as an efficient secondary school, and bursar-ships, therefore, cannot be held there. The governors of the school have not applied to the Board for the recognition of the school as efficient. The school was inspected by the Board in January, 1919.