§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations how many pupils of secondary school age there are in Basutoland; and how many of these are attending secondary schools.
§ Mr. AlportThere are approximately 62,000 children in Basutoland, between the ages of 15 and 19 years. In 1959, 2,800 of these were attending formal secondary schools or receiving other training at secondary level.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations how many children of primary school age there are in Basutoland; and how many of these are attending school.
§ Mr. AlportThere are approximately 145,000 children in Basutoland between the ages of 6 and 14 years. In 1959, 128,000 of these were attending primary schools.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations what was the amount expended on education in the last completed financial year in Basutoland; and whether he will give details of this expenditure.
§ Mr. AlportIn the financial year 1958-59, £579,000 was spent on education. This was made up as follows:
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- (a) by the Education Department—£332,000
- (b) by the Basuto National Treasury (Bursaries)—£5,600
- (c) by voluntary agencies (Missions)— £223,400
- (d) by other departments (Medical and Agriculture)—£18,000.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations how many schools in Basutoland teach pupils up to matriculation level; how many pupils are now in the last pre-matriculation year; and how many of these are in receipt of Government bursaries.
§ Mr. AlportFour high schools in Basutoland take pupils up to matriculation level. There are now 71 pupils in the last year of the matriculation course. Of these, 17 are in receipt of Government bursaries, and others are in receipt of bursaries from Missions and commercial concerns.