§ Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Education if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of students in each of the years in the courses for the Diploma in Technology, distinguishing the subjects of their courses.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe National Council for Technological Awards has given me the following information:
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§ Mr. Albuasked 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 the ordinary National Certificate.
Subject Total number of First Year students Qualified by G.C.E. Qualified by O.N.C. Qualified by other qualifications Aeronautical Engineering 96 69 24 3 Applied Biology 45 45 — — Applied Biochemistry* 11 11 — — Applied Pharmacology* Applied Chemistry 353 308 41 4 Chemical Technology Industrial Chemistry Building 22 13 6 3 Chemical Engineering 96 90 6 — Civil Engineering 152 112 27 13 Electrical Engineering 561 388 160 13 General Textile Technology 10 9 1 — Instrument and Control Engineering 17 9 7 1 Mathematics 131 128 2 1 Mechanical and Production Engineering 521 277 216 28 52 25 27 — Metallurgy 77 52 24 1 Naval Architecture — — — — Physics 208 186 20 2 Statistics. 8 7 — 1 TOTAL 2,360 1,729 561 70 * The first two years of these courses are common.