Education Progress in the Cook Is
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Cook Is.
WHEN Mr. W. W. Graham, re tiring Cook Islands Education Officer, arrived in New Zealand on leave recently, he spoke of progress made in the educational field in the (Cooks since the establishment of a Secondary school at Avarua, Raro tonga, three years ago.
I He has had 26 years in the Group.
He said that 24 promising pupils were Selected each year for local secondary education which aims at bringing the pupils up to New Zealand school certificate standard.
The average age on entry is 13 pears, and the course planned is for three years, but, so great is the de nand for youths of any reasonable standard of education that a number lave gone to jobs which are offering jefore completion of the course.
The school has 60 pupils at pre icnt. The emphasis is on agriculture ind manual training for boys and lomestic science for girls. Some are ater selected for further education n New Zealand.
The school is at present housed n temporary quarters but a modern ype of building will soon be com peted and will be staffed mainly by mropean teachers from New Zea and.