§ 111. Mr. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Air what arangements he is making for the children of airmen serving overseas to take the necessary educational examinations to qualify for secondary school education on return to this country.
§ Mr. A. HendersonChildren of Royal Air Force personnel serving overseas are given a test, at the appropriate age and school, to determine their suitability for130W allocation to a secondary school—grammar, technical, or modern as the case may be. The test is a standard one widely used by local education authorities in this country. When a child who has undergone the test returns to the United Kingdom the result of the test, together with the teacher's report, is given to the local education authority of the area in which the child is to attend school. The decision as to what kind of secondary school the child is suitable for rests with the local education authority. At present, some authorities require a child to undergo a further test.