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U rgent Case.
SUPER-PRIMARY CLASSES AT KIAMA,
ES:
PRINCIPLES GOVERNIIIG THE FORMATION OF SUPER PRIMARY CLASS
Wherever it is possible for ehidren who have completed
or
the primary course to proceed to an organised Super-primary
Secondary School every encouragement is given to do so. Onlyy
in this way has it been found possible to organise efficientl
secondary education in country districts. It is much more
.
economical to organise courses where the numbers are large
ict,
Distr
all
in
cts
subje
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group
n
Although there is a commo
es
Intermediate High and High Schools there are elective cours
of
s
group
cular
parti
of
needs
al
designed to meet the speci
pupils.
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Where it is impossible for childre,&to attend one of
thes e schools permission is given for *'formation of super
sh,
Engli
are
wed
follo
ly
usual
cts
primary classes where the subje
ess
Busin
aphy,
Geogr
ry,
Mathematics I. Mathemtaics II, Histo
Latin and French are only included when
Principles, Art.
subjects.
there are members of the staff capable of teahing thevisiti
ng
ble
possi
e
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teachers attend for manual work or
ghpresent time there are 1,100 of these schools scattered throu
l
schoo
Such
done.
being
is
out the State and very effective work
ict
Distr
or
ls
Schoo
frequently develop into District Rural
Schools as the numbers increase. The number of pupils enrolled
range from 11 to about !.O.
ORGAN I SATI ON:
Before a District Rural School is constituted there should
be 50 boys pursuing the first year course. Before a District
School is constituted it is required that the enrolment in the
three Super-primary classes should aggregate about 70 pupils.
and
Such schools generally evolve into Intermediate High Schools
subsequently High Schods.
THE POSITION AT KIAMA:
At Kiama at the present time there are 16 boys and 12
girls likely to continue the first year course. Experience
shows that not more than 6o% are likely to mmplete the three
years course. These numbers do not justify the establishment
of other than super-primary courses as described above. The
number requiring Lin and French would be so few that the
employment of a specialist would not be justified and the only
possible arrangement would be to send an ex-student who
followed courses in the subject during his period in the
To establish Manual work and Needlework
Teachers' College.
it would be necessary to have visiting teachers who would
probably have to remain at Kiama overnight and thus become
entitled to the special allowance ayable in such cases.
QUALITY 0F_INSTRUCTION:
It will be obvious that the number of pupils at Kiama will
be so few that the quality of instruction will not be comparable
with that given at the Wollongong High School. At the High
School there are elective courses and specialist teachers.
In order to gain admission to the Teachers' College a
Leaving Certificate is necessary and children doing Portion of
their work at Kiama would find themselves handicapped when they
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