§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education how many training college students successfully completed their courses with main qualifications or with subsidiary qualifications, respectively, in mathematics in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963; what proportion these students formed of the successful students; and what proportion took posts in maintained schools in the September following the completion of their courses.
§ Mr. HoggThe information is not available in the form requested, but returns from colleges indicate that the following numbers of final year students in the general training colleges took224W mathematics as a main subject of study:
STUDENTS TAKING MATHEMATICS AS A MAIN SUBJECT OF STUDY IN THEIR FINAL YEAR Academic year Number As a percentage of all final year students 1959–60 1,220 9.8 1960–61 1,410 10.8 1961–62* 226 12.3 1962–63 1,154 9.0 1963–64 1,279 9.2 * Owing to the changeover to a 3-year course, only students taking shortened courses left college in 1962. It is not known what proportion of these students took posts in maintained schools immediately following the completion of their courses, but it is estimated that about 90 per cent, of final year students normally enter the maintained schools.