HC Deb 28 June 1960 vol 625 cc105-12W
72. Mrs. White

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will name

(i) UGANDA
Training College Women Teachers in training Homecraft Training offered (a) Health Education including Nutrition offered Staff specially qualified to train in Health Education and Domestic Science (b)
Primary Secondary
Kyambogo Domestic Science College 47 Yes Yes 5
Nsube Domestic Science College 43 Yes Yes 6
Lady Irene College, Ndeje 123 Yes 1
Nkokonjeru, Lugaji 77 Yes 2
Nkozi, Nabusanke 123 Yes 1
St. Ursula's, Mbale 68 Yes 1
St. Mary's, Bukedea 58 Yes 1
Christ the King, Gulu 126 Yes 2
St. Scholastic's, Fort Portal 105 Yes 1
Shimoni 54 Yes 1
Bishop Willis, Iganda 32 Yes
Kabwangasi, Mbale 35 Yes
Bishop Kitching, Ngara 14 Yes
Canon Lawrence, Lira 14 Yes
Arua 18 Yes
Bishop Stuart, Mbarara 59 Yes
Canon Apolo, Fort Portal 34 Yes 1
NOTES:
(a) Needlework is taught at all training colleges.
(b) Where there is no specialist, there are members of the staff competent to train primary school teachers in health education and needlework.

the teacher training colleges in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanganyika, for primary and secondary teachers, respectively, which accept women students, with the number at each, and details of those which offer training in homecraft and health education, including nutrition, with the number of staff qualified to train teachers in these subjects, in each country.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following is the Answer:

(ii) KENYA
Training College Women Teachers in training Homecraft Training offered (a) Health Education including Nutrition offered Staff qualified to train in Health Education and Domestic Science (b)
Primary Secondary
Mathari 114 Yes Yes 5
Egoji 23 Yes 2
Kigari 56 Yes 3
Kaaga/Meru 25 Yes 3
Tumutumu 73 Yes Yes 4
Machakos 208 Yes Yes 13
Kambui 89 Yes 4
Loreto, Kiambu 118 Yes 6
Mbooni 49 Yes 2
Kapsabet 50 Yes 2
Kijabe 25 Yes 4
Chepterit 25 Yes 1
Ribe 16 Yes 4
Bura 25 Yes 2
Asumbi 42 Yes 3
Butere 30 Yes 3
Kaimosi 63 Yes Yes 4
Mukumu 57 Yes 3
Mwihila 27 Yes 2
Ngiya 37 Yes 3
Nyangori 31 Yes 5
Siriba 36 Yes Yes 14
Kamagambo 10 Yes 2
Highridge 107 35 Yes Yes 5
Coast T.T.C. 76 Yes 5
Arab Girls' Secondary 8 Yes 2
Royal Technical College (c) 26 Yes Yes 4
NOTES:
(a) Needlework is taught in all training colleges.
(b) These figures include members of the staff who have a non-specialist qualification but are competent to train primary school teachers in the subjects of the primary curriculum: these include elementary work in health education, nutrition, and needlework.
(c) The Royal Technical College offers a three-year post-School Certificate course for secondary school teachers of domestic science: 15 of these 26 students come from Kenya, seven from Uganda, and two each from Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

(iii) TANGANYIKA
Training College Women Teachers in training Homecraft Training offered (a) Health Education including Nutrition offered Staff qualified to train in Health Education and Domestic Science (b)
Primary Middle Secondary
Mpwapwa 31 8 Yes 1
Butimba 38 Yes 1
Loleza 46 Yes 4
Mtwara 12 Yes 1
Mvumi 22 Yes 3
Ndwika 29 Yes 3
Magila 28 Yes 3
Ashira 27 Yes 3
Ndala 25 31 Yes 6
Mhonda 25 Yes 2
Sumve 29 Yes 2
Ndanda 27 Yes 2
Tosamaganga 31 Yes 4
Mandaka 26 Yes 3
Changombe 35 Yes 1
Bwiru (1959) (c) 25 Yes Yes 2
NOTES:
(a) A full homecraft course is not offered in the training colleges but the subject is taught as a part of general education for the girls' own benefit; Needlework (with arts and crafts) is taught in all training colleges for primary school teachers.
(b) These figures include members of staff without a specialist qualification but who are sufficiently competent to train primary school teachers in subjects of primary school curriculum including elementary work in health education, nutrition and needlework.
(c) Bwiru, with an annual intake of about 25, provides a one-year (full) course in domestic science, including health education for trained women teachers, who after a satisfactory completion of the course are posted to girls' middle schools.

(iv) MAKERERE COLLEGE, UGANDA
Women students aiming to teach in secondary schools are chiefly trained at Makerere College in Uganda. The Makerere College Faculty of Education has the following women students:
From Uganda From Kenya From Tanganyika From Zanzibar Total
1. Post-Graduate One-Year course
1959–60
1960–61* (expected) 1 2 3
2. Diplomates Two-year course
1959–60 6 3 1 10
1960–61* (expected) 8 3 2 13
* The new academic year does not begin at Makerere until July.

71. Mrs. White

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will name the teacher training colleges in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland for African primary and secondary teachers, respectively, which accept women students, with the numbers at each, and details of those which offer training in homecraft and health education, including nutrition, with the number of staff qualified to train teachers in these subjects, in each country.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following is the Answer:

Details of teacher training colleges in Northern Rhodesia which accept women are as follows:

Primary School Teachers

(1) Academic Courses:
Name of College Number of Women Students
Chalimbana 2
Kitwe 2
David Livingstone 43
Katete 5
Mbereshi 21
Minga 42
Chilubula 68
Total 183

Malcolm Moffat College due to open in July will also accept women.

(2) Homecraft and Health Education Courses:
Name of College Number of Women Students Number of Staff Qualified in these subjects
Kitwe 32 4
Chikuni 18 1
Chikankata 34 3
Katete 21 1
Lukulu 30 3
Total 135 12

(3) In addition, two selected teachers are at present attending training courses in Domestic Science in England.

Secondary School Teachers (1) Academic courses are available at the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The first three girls from Northern Rhodesia are now at the college reading for degrees, and may later take the Postgraduate Certificate in Education. The Post-Form VI course at Chalimbana is also open to women, but none are enrolled at present. (2) Candidates who have completed their School Certificate may be sent to England for training as domestic science teachers. One has completed such a course, one is in training now, and one is expected to go next year.

General Homecraft Courses Courses in homecraft and health education including nutrition, are available for those who have completed their primary academic education, but who do not intend to become full-time teachers, at seventeen centres. The enrolment in these is 411. Many of these may become part-time women helpers in lower primary schools. In addition, courses in homecraft for the wives of serving teachers doing advanced in-service training courses are held at four teacher training colleges and the present enrolment is 166 wives.

In Nyasaland

(1) The following training colleges for primary school teachers accept women:

Name of College Number of Women Students
Kapeni Women'sTrainingCollege, Blantyre 66
Providence Training College, Mlanje 73
William Murray Institute, Mkhoma 12
Bendeke Training College 63
Katete Training College 24
Malumulo Training College 9
247

This total compares with 211 in 1959.

(2) All the above colleges offer training in homecraft and health education, including simple nutrition, as an integral part of the primary school teacher training course for women students. The trained and fully qualified staff for these subjects number four.

(3) There are no women undergoing teacher training for African secondary education in Nyasaland.

(4) Courses may be taken in homecraft outside teacher training colleges, and at the end of 1959 239 women had enrolled for such courses.

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