§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of African, Asian, European, and Arab children, respectively, attending school in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika, respectively; what is the cost per child to the Government for each race and territory; how many children of each race and territory are at primary and secondary schools; what is the number of boys and girls in each of these categories; and what is the proportion in each category of the total number of children of school age in that category.
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§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 11th December, 1956;
TABLE 1 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL Race Kenya (1) Uganda (2) Tanganyika (2) African … … … … … 439,646 358,540 342,797 Asian … … … … … 38,910 15,751 19,673 European … … … … … 9,579 751 2,223 Arab (3) … … … … … 2,414 — — TOTAL … … … … … 490,549 375,042 364,693 (1) Third term, 1956. (2) 1955. (3) Separate figures for Arab children are not kept in Uganda and Tanganyika.
TABLE 2 (1) (4) NET COST PER PUPIL TO THE GOVERNMENTS — Kenya (2) Uganda (3) Tanganyika (3) £ £ £ African … … … … … 4.97 7.20 3.22 Asian … … … … … 20.36 15.42 8.26 European … … … … … 73.80 23.71 85.25 Arab … … … … … 27.95 — — (1) The average cost per pupil is greatly enhanced in the case of small scattered communities in view of the need to make boarding facilities available. (2) In Kenya the figures take account, in addition to direct costs, of a proportion of the administrative and general expenditure of the Education Department and of provision for loan charges, sinking fund and maintenance of buildings. They do not include the cost of pensions and gratuities or passages for staff or of medical services, nor do they include assistance to African education by grants from Local Government funds remitted to the African District Councils by the Central Government, which are equivalent to a per caput cost of £1£14. (3) In Uganda and Tanganyika the figures include the cost of staff salaries and all recurrent charges but not of capital or administrative expenses. (4) In all three territories other sources, such as local authorities, churches, missions and private schools, spend a considerable amount on education. Fees and in some cases special levies bear a large proportion of the cost of Asian and European education, e.g. in Tanganyika half the cost. 120W
TABLE 3 NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT PRIMARY SCHOOLS (1) Race Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total African … 326,791 109,181 435,972 255,591 87,864 343,455 241,666 98,908 340,574 Asian … 17,730 16,029 33,759 6,366 6,015 12,381 7,677 6,862 14,539 European … 3,567 3,475 7,042 362 389 751 1,036 913 1,949 Arab … 1,710 573 2,283 — — — — — — TOTAL … 349,798 129,258 479,056 262,319 94,268 356,587 250,379 106,683 357,062 (1) The figures for Africans in Kenya and Tanganyika cover the first eight years of schooling, viz. both Primary and Intermediate and Middle schools. All the other figures cover only the first six years of education. Vol. 562, c. 36–7], supplied the following information:
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TABLE 4 NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS (1) Race Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total African … 3,448 226 3,674 13,558 1,527 15,085 2,070 153 2,223 Asian … 3,390 1,761 5,151 2,303 1,067 3,370 3,222 1,912 5,134 European … 1,311 1,226 2,537 — — — 157 117 274 Arab … 129 2 131 — — — — — — TOTAL … 8,278 3,215 11,493 15,861 2,594 18,455 5,449 2,182 7,631 (1) Including technical and trade schools.
TABLE 5 PROPORTION OF THOSE BEING EDUCATED TO THOSE OF SCHOOL AGE (1) Race Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. African (2) … 37 0.65 42 2 40 0.2 Asian … 100 34 95 67 90 50 European … 100 84 100 — 100 50 Arab … 38 3 — — — — (1) The proportion of those educated to those of school age is extremely difficult to determine since there has been no census in East Africa since 1948. In particular the breakdown between children of primary and secondary school age is very hard to assess accurately. This table is thus no more than a very rough indication of the correct proportions. (2) The figure given for "primary? Africans in Kenya covers the first eight years, viz. Primary and Intermediate schooling; the figure for "primary? Africans in Uganda, and for all other races, covers the first six years; and the figure for "primary" Africans in Tanganyika covers only the first Four years (viz. Primary schools proper).