HC Deb 06 March 1957 vol 566 c62W
72. Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many boys and girls, respectively, in Northern Rhodesia passed their Standard VI tests in 1955–56; and how many of these were able to get places in the secondary schools.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The Northern Rhodesia Government informs me that the following figures are for Africans only. 2,425 boys and 323 girls plus 52 male and 3 female candidates who took the examination externally passed the tests. 399 boys and 95 girls gained admission to secondary schools.