CHINESE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATES EMPLOYED AS TEACHERS BY GOVERNMENT IN 1962

Mr Tee Kim Leng asked the Minister for Education (i) how many Chinese Middle School graduates were employed by the Government in 1962 to teach in both Government and Government-aided schools; (ii) how many of these newly-employed teachers hold the Senior Middle III certificate and how many the Junior Middle IV certificate.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (for the Minister for Education): Mr Speaker, Sir, 143 Chinese Middle School graduates were employed to teach in Government schools and 144 in Government-aided schools this year. 114 of those in Government schools and 141 of those in aided schools hold the Senior Middle III certificate. As far as I know, there is no such thing as Junior Middle IV qualification.