HC Deb 05 February 1960 vol 616 cc168-9W
Mr. Albu

asked the Minister of Education how many of the present first-year students in each subject for the Diploma in Technology qualified for entry by the General Certificate of Education; and how many by possessing an Ordinary National Certificate.

Sir D. Eccles

Of the 1,526 first-year students, 1,032 qualified by the General Certificate of Education and 463 by the Ordinary National Certificate. The remaining 31 students had other equivalent qualifications.

The details are shown in the following table:

Mr. Albu

asked the Minister of Education if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of students in each of the years of the courses for the Diploma in Technology, distinguishing the subjects of their courses.

NUMBER OF COURSES LEADING TO THE DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY AND OF STUDENTS (JANUARY, 1960)
Number of Courses Number of Students
Full time Sandwich 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year Total
Aeronautical Engineering 6 59 87 17 163
Applied Biology 2 25 21 5 51
*Applied Biochemistry 1 5 9 14
*Applied Pharmacology 1
Applied Chemistry 2 11 163 113 52 31 359
Chemical Technology
Industrial Chemistry 2 11 163 113 52 31 359
Building 1 15 9 24
Chemical Engineering 2 3 55 39 16 2 112
Civil Engineering 3 3 78 24 102
Electrical Engineering 2 13 425 364 245 125 1,159
Instrument and Control Engineering 1 9 9 8 26
Mathematics 1 6 62 36 13 111
Mechanical and Production Engineering 1 13 444 343 226 114 1,127
Metallurgy 1 3 37 30 30 20 117
Physics 1 9 143 114 73 45 375
Naval Architecture 1 6 6
Totals 15 72 1,526 1,198 685 337 3,746
* The first two years of these courses are common.

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