§ 50. Major POLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of aided schools in British Guiana providing primary and higher education for Indian children in the colony, and the number of Indian male and female scholars attending these schools?
§ Mr. LUNNAs this answer is rather long and contains a number of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the answer: There are 266 primary State-aided schools in British Guiana, and six aided schools providing secondary education. No racial discrimination is practised in regard to any of these schools.
Of the 25,319 boys and 19,608 girls receiving primary education in 1928, 9,295 and 3,913 respectively were East Indian.
There were 241 boys and 289 girls in the secondary schools. My information does not show how many of these were East Indian, but I understand that the ratio is similar to that in the primary schools.
I have no figures relating to the children of the aboriginal Indians in the Colony. Adequate provision is made for their education by a number of Mission schools, which receive state aid.