§ Major Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in the preliminary examination for schools in Kenya, the same standard is required from both European and Asian candidates; and if, at the end of their schooling, both European and Asian candidates are required to sit for the same examination.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAlthough papers in common subjects are of comparable standard, the two preliminary examinations, taken at the end of the primary course, are each based on a different syllabus and allowance is made for the restricted English vocabulary of Asian children. Pupils are not required to take any examination at the end of secondary schooling, but many sit for the Cambridge Oversea School Certificate.
§ Major Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the percentage of European and Asian children who passed the preliminary schools examination in Kenya, who passed the final schools examination, and who attained the required standard for university education.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIn 1956, 79 per cent. of European candidates and 31 per cent. of Asian candidates passed their respective preliminary examinations. There is no final schools examination, but in the same year 84 per cent. of the European candidates and 49.5 per cent. of the Asian candidates passed the Cambridge Oversea School Certificate. The corresponding figures for the Higher School Certificate examination are 82 per cent. and 63 per cent. Standards for university entrance vary from place to place but Makerere University College accepts candidates who reach a certain standard in the School Certificate Examination.