§ 53. Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made in education by the British administration in the New Hebrides.
§ Mr. SandysIn 1956 about 6,000 New Hebridean pupils attended British schools. In 1959 the figure was about 8,000 and it is now 9,000. Common external examinations have recently been introduced. An Education Advisory Committee was set up in 1960, and, following on one of its recommendations, a teachers training college, financed from colonial development and welfare funds,44W was established in 1962. Colonial development and welfare funds have also been provided in the last few years for overseas scholarships.