§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of primary, middle and secondary schools in
December, 1949 February, 1954 Number of Primary and Middle* Secondary* Primary Middle Secondary† Schools … … 2,973 11 3,271 864 31 Children … … 291,519 2,511 403,201 104,585 6,936 Teachers … … 9,102 182 13,222 3,157 483 * Estimated figures. In 1949, duplicated and triplicated classes were regarded as two or three schools: in 1954 they were regarded as one school only. † Figures relate to schools in the public education system only: reliable statistics for private secondary institutions are not available. The number of persons attending courses of technical education was 606 in 1951 and 1,350 in 1954.