§ 64. Sir F. Markhamasked the Minister of Education if the Kenya preliminary school examination is recognised as equivalent to the British eleven plus examination, so that children from Kenya sent to England can be accepted at a grammar school; and if arrangements could be made for eleven plus examinations to be held in Kenya.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe arangements by which children are selected for grammar schools in England and Wales are a matter for local education authorities. In deciding what tests are necessary for a child coming into their area at secondary school age local education authorities normally take into account his previous educational record, including any examinations taken in the area of other authorities or abroad. I am assured by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies that appropriate arrangements could be made if an authority wished to examine a child in Kenya for admission to one of their grammar schools.