Calculating

Gh Cost Of

Ng Children

IRLY November was examina tion time for many school fchildren in Papua and New Sea. lopean, Asian and mixed race |ren sat for what are called teidy” examinations on October and November 1. Native |o lars h i p examinations for Idary education in Australia medical and nursing courses in I Fiji, were held on November dB. There were 135 candidates the 20 scholarships for Aus i; 55 candidates for the Suva les. is year Asian and mixed-race fen will have the opportunity [lalifying for the same subsidy [is available to European ren who must continue their [dary education in Australia, subsidy paid by the Admini ion for each child is £145 pne return air-fare per year, len the announcement was [about Asian children a few hs ago, it was stated that the ae would be reviewed at the of 1957 as “it was hoped by that a secondary school would fctablished in the Territory.” r as not clear whether the hfor school would be for all or only for Asian and mixed bhildren. kell as the ordinary subsidy, and mixed-race children may year sit for scholarships—3o jtelan children and 10 for brace, up to a value of £345 depending upon the means of

liild’s parents.

-present over 1800 European en are attending schools in territory and an extra 266 are f correspondence lessons ?h the P-NG Department of fion. The number studying condary schools in Australia receiving the Administration y is 320. There are 36 * students attending secondary s in Australia,