§ Captain Pilkingtonasked the Secretary of State for War how many students are enrolled each year by the War Office correspondence course department; how many complete their courses; and how many pass their examinations.
§ Mr. HeadSome 15,000 students from the three Services undertake these correspondence courses each year. Detailed records of completion of courses and of results, where the course leads up to an examination, are not kept. To undertake this task would be difficult and costly, since many students continue their courses or take their examinations on returning to civil life. A recent sample investigation showed that about 10 per cent. of the students completed their written work, and some 38 per cent. completed more than half of it. From time to time students write to report their success in examinations.