HC Deb 07 May 1956 vol 552 cc82-3W
Dr. King

asked the Minister of Education to give, for the session ending 1955, the final examination results of State scholars and of State supplemental scholars, respectively, at Oxford and Cambridge.

Sir D. Eccles

The tables below give this information for those who took their

Oxford University
New entrant award holders Mid-course recipients of awards
Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5
Result State (G.C.E.) only State supplemental only State G.C.E. and supplemental Total of cols. 1 2 and 3 State supplemental
M W M W M W M W M W
1st Class Honours 10 2 33 4 15 2 58 8
2nd class Honours 78 85 121 15 38 18 237 118 2
Other Honours 13 6 49 3 2 64 9 1
Pass degree 5 2 11 3 16 5
Failed 3 3 6
Premature termination 4 3 3 1 1 7 5
Result not known 1 1
Total 113 98 220 26 56 21 389 145 3

Cambridge University
New entrant award holders Mid-course recipients of awards
Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5
Result State (G.C.E.) only State supplemental only State G.C.E. and supplemental Total of cols. 1 2 and 3 State supplemental
M W M W M W M W M W
1st Class Honours 18 2 26 1 42 6 86 9 3
2nd Class Honou rs 81 34 150 8 97 15 328 57 10
Other Honours 42 9 35 28 1 105 10 2
Pass degree 11 6 17 2 4 1 32 9 1
Failed 3 3 2 1 8 1
Premature termination 6 7 1 1 14 1 1
Result not known>—
Total 161 51 238 12 174 24 573 87 17

Scholars known to have accepted both State (G.C.E.) and State (Supplemental) awards have been entered in the appropriate column; this information was not always available. Scholars entering in 1953 and subsequently were not entitled to accept both awards.