§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will publish
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Pupils Floor Space in sq.ft. Number of Class Rooms Number of Classes Teacher/Pupil ratio St. John's 381 4,928 7 10 1:35 Cavalla Hill 178 2,240 1 8 1:25 St. Peter's 126 1,568 1 7 1:25 Salem 232 3,225 3 8 1:35 Cork Hill 249 2,950 1 8 1:35 Wesley 210 1,800 1 8 1:30 St. Mary's 232 3,275 1 8 1:33 St. Augustine* 230 3,538 8 8 1:29 Kinsale 241 3,900 4 8 1:35 St. Patrick's 122 1,456 2 7 1:31 St. George's 383 3,216 2 10 1:35 Bethel 220 1,800 1 8 1:32 Long Ground 42 984 1 3 1:21 Seventh Day 60 1,144 2 7 1:20 Adventist* Mr. Piper's (Private) 44 500 2 4 1:22 *Church Schools the names of the primary schools, the floor space of each school, how many classrooms there are in each school, how many classes there are in each school, and the teach-pupil ratio; and if he will make a statement about future plans for primary education.
§ Mrs. WhiteThe number of children receiving primary education in the British Virgin Islands is 2,325. These are divided among the following schools.
a table showing how many children are receiving primary education in the island of Montserrat, the names of the primary schools, the floor space of each school, how many classrooms there are in each school, how many classes there are in each school, and the teacher-pupil ratio; and if he will make a statement about future plans for primary education.
§ Mrs. WhiteThe number of children receiving primary education in Montserrat is 2,950. These are divided among the following schools.
33WA new school to replace the existing building at Cavalla Hill will open in February 1966. Plans have been approved for a second new school to ease congestion in St. Mary's and St. George's. It is Government's policy to replace all the remaining one-room schools as soon as the necessary funds can be made available.
The generous provision of nine Canadian primary and industrial arts teachers under the Canadian External Aid Scheme has enabled Government to embark on an accelerated teacher training programme.
School Roll Floor Space in sq.ft. Number of Class Rooms Number of Classes Teacher/Pupil Ratio Basseterre Boys' … … 640 3,001 1 14 1:43 Basseterre Girls' … … 511 2,720 1 12 1:37 Bethel … … 446 1,571 1 10 1:50 Cayon … … 980 3,460 9 20 1:45 Molineux … … 590 3,567 5 13 1:45 Middle Is. … … 291 1,473 1 9 1:36 Old Road … … 318 1,159 3 8 1:45 St. Johnston village … … 715 6,856 6 14 1:48 St. Paul's … … 423 1,403 5 10 1:38 St. Peter's … … 343 1,848 2 8 1:43 Sandy Point Senior … … 561 2,820 6 12 1:51 Sandy Point Junior … … 812 1,336 2 14 1:51 Tabernacle … … 566 3,163 6 12 1:51 Trinity … … 367 1,294 1 8 1:46 Dieppe Bay … … 270 1,942 1 8 1:34 Irish Town … … 500 5,016 2 12 1:42 New Town … … 471 5,280 12 12 1:36 Newton Ground … … 218 5,000 8 8 1:31 Estbridge … … 150 1,000 1 6 1:30 Basseterre Senior … … 900 13,110 20 20 1:32 During the next five years the Government hope to provide additional accommodation for about 5,000 children in St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla. Arrangements are in hand to improve the training of teachers. The programme for in-service training is to be increased, and, in addition, it is hoped to arrange for a further ten teachers a year to attend an external teacher training college. Increased provision is to be made for text-books and other teaching material.