§ 29. Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many boys completed middle school education in Tanganyika at the end of last session for whom places were not 1142 available in secondary schools or trades schools.
§ Mr. ProfumoA total of 3,850 boys completed middle school education at the end of last session. Of these, 1,759 entered secondary trade schools. Of the balance of 2,091, 362 entered teacher training centres, and some 600 are known to have taken up employment with central or local government, missions and seminaries. Statistics are not available for those who entered the many other fields of employment.
§ Mr. MacPhersonIs the hon. Gentleman aware that there are not enough secondary schools to take all the boys who want to go to them, nor enough trade schools? Will he try to make sure that the comparatively small number of people in the population of Tanganyika who succeed in completing middle school education have an opportunity to go further with their education?
§ Mr. ProfumoYes, Sir. The Tanganyika Government has this matter very much in mind.
§ Mr. J. JohnsonCan the Under-Secretary confirm that although Tanganyika has a population of about 9 million Africans, fewer than 250 have finished their school certificate course? Is that correct?
§ Mr. ProfumoI should not like to hazard a guess about those figures without more information, although I know that the hon. Gentleman is usually accurate.