Statistical Report 1935-1936 - Department of Education and Skills

CollegeColaiste CaoimhinMcibhi"BrighdeIdeMuireI ntermediate(Boys)(Mixed)(Girls)(Girls)(Girls)12Certificate.No.Examined7213202523No. PassedwithHonours7110192220No.PassedThe students presented for the Leaving Certificate Examination,1936,are the seventh group of students who completed their course inthe College, the first group being those who attended the Leaving CertificateExamination in 1930. The results of the Leaving CertificateExaminations for the seven years, 1930 to 1936,are summarised in thefollowing table :-Year ·. ·.7211202421No. No. Passed No.Examined with Honours Passed1930 · . · . 106 104 1061931 · . · . 159 142 1571932 · . · . 147 142 1461933 · . · . 113 107 1131934 · . · . 149 144 1481935 · . · . 179 171 1761936 · . · . 150 145 150- -1,003 955 996Admission of Candidates from the Fior-Ghaedhealtacht.Special schemes, referred to in previous Reports and which are setforth in detail in the Preparatory College Regulations, were adopted in1931,to secure a greater number of entrants to the Colleges from theintensely Irish-speaking districts. As a result of these schemes, thenumber of candidates from these areas, who presented themselvesfor the 1936 Entrance Examination was 528 (214boys and 314 girls)as compared with 100 in 1931. The small number of boy candidatesfrom the Connacht Eior-Ghaedhealtacht who attended the 1935examination, was adverted to in the previous Annual Report, and ahope was expressed that Managers and Teachers would use everyeffort to encourage young persons in that area to present themselves13at the Entrance Examination in future. It is encouraging to notethat there was a distinct improvement in this regard at the 1936Examination, and it is hoped that this improvement will be maintainedat future examinations.Particulars in regard to the attendance of Fior-Ghaedhealtacht candidatesat the 1936 Examination are shown in the following table :-Munster Connacht Tir Chonaitl--- --- --- --- --- --- ---Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total--- --- --- --- --- --- ---(I) Number examined •• 1 100 87 51 120 63 107 528(2) Number who reachedpass standard underPreparatory Collegeregulations .. •• 1 47 1 50 1 13 1 26 1 35 1 52 1 223(3) Number passed underSpecial Scholarshipregulations, but failedunder Prepara toryCollege regulations •. 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 8 1 18(4) Number securedplaces in PreparatoryColleges .. .• 1 20 1 16 1 13* 1 12 1 8 1 22 1 91(5) Number securedSecondary Scholarships(Fior-Ghaedhealtacht) 1 4 1 1 I - 1 6 I 1 1 5 1 17(6) Remainder of these ineluded under (2) and (3)1 25 1 35 1 1 1 12 I 27 1 33 I 133*Two of these successful candidates did not accept the places in PreparatoryColleges secured by them.It will be observed that, of the 241 students (223 plus 18) whopassed the Examination either on the Preparatory College standard orthe special standard laid down for the Fior-Ghaedhealtacht scholarshipsto Secondary Schools, 106, i.e. approximately 48 per cent.,obtained admission to the Colleges or secured Scholarships to SecondarySchools.Special Preliminary Oourse, 1935-36.Three students, all boys, from the Connacht Fior-Ghaedhealtachtattended this Course. None of them was successful in obtainingadmission to a Preparatory College or in securing a Scholarship in aSecondary School.Owing to the improvement in the number of applicants from Fior-Ghaedhealtacht areas for admission to the Entrance Examination,it was not deemed necessary to continue the Special PreliminaryCourse as from the end of the 1935-36 School Year.