§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will publish a table showing how many children are receiving primary education in the island of Tortola,
School Roll Floor Space in sq.ft. Number of Class Rooms Number of Classes Teacher/Pupil ratio Government Meyers … … 170 1,100 4 7 1:24 Road Town … … 530 4,788 11 16 1:29 Church Anegada … … 75 840 1 7 1:19 Belle Vue … … 75 472 1 5 1:25 Cane Garden Bay … … 130 993 1 7 1:22 Carrott Bay … … 79 727 2 6 1:16 East End … … 411 3,740 7 11 1:32 Jost Van Dyke … … 40 800 1 3 1:13 Long Look … … 95 614 1 4 1:24 North Sound … … 83 720 1 4 1:21 Sea Cow Bay … … 94 566 1 4 1:23 West End … … 165 1,014 1 9 1:28 St. George's … … 170 1,400 1 6 1:28 St. Mary's … … 102 2,580 3 8 1:26 St. Philip's … … 107 331 1 5 1:27 Four of the schools mentioned in the table are accommodated in buildings designed for the purpose. The remainder are housed in churches, chapels or chapel rooms. Subject to the availability of funds, it is proposed to initiate this year a school building programme to replace the existing church buildings.