HC Deb 15 December 1960 vol 632 cc80-1W
89. Mr. Owen

asked the Minister of Education how many men and women applicants, respectively, have applied for admission to teachers' training colleges in 1960; and what percentage of the applicants have secured admission for 1961.

Sir D. Eccles

About 8,200 men and 15,000 women applied for admission in 1960–61 to general and specialist house-craft and physical education colleges. Colleges will not begin to offer places for 1961–62 until the end of January next. The number of places offered to applicants who had previously been unsuccessful cannot be ascertained without a great deal of work.

Mr. Montgomery

asked the Minister of Education how many men and women students were admitted for training in general and specialist teacher training colleges in each of the five years up to and including 1960.

ADMISSION OF STUDENTS TO INITIAL COURSES OF TEACHER TRAINING IN GENERAL AND SPECIALIST COLLEGES AND CENTRES
September
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
General Colleges:
Men 2,821 3,159 3,617 4,455 5,002
Women 8,645 8,970 9,468 9,884 10,007
Housecraft Colleges:
Women 824 858 815 820 895
Physical Education Colleges:
Women 324 367 340 392 432
Technical Teacher Training Colleges:
Men 245 274 378 407 454
Women 95 88 81 97 103
Art Training Centres:
Men 153 177 155 188 200
Women 182 173 173 174 210
Total Men 3,219 3,610 4,150 5,050 5,656
Total Women 10,070 10,456 10,877 11,367 11,647
TOTAL MEN AND WOMEN 13,289 14,066 15,027 16,417 17,303