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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 42

Section III. — Admission into Training Colleges

Section III.

Admission into Training Colleges.

91. An examination of candidates for admission into training colleges is annually held at each college in summer, commencing at 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday after the second of July (4th July, 1876).

92. The examination extends to the subjects required in the course of a pupil teacher's engagement (Schedule I.).

93. The candidates are selected, and admitted to the examination by the authorities of each college on their own responsibility, subject to no other conditions, on the part of the Department, than that the candidates—
(a.)intend bond fide to adopt and follow the profession of teacher in schools fulfilling the conditions of Article 86 (a) or (b);
(b.)having been pupil-teachers, have successfully completed their engagement;
(c.)not having been pupil-teachers, will be more than 18 years of age on the 1st of January next following the date of the examination. This article will apply to pupil-teachers whose engagement may have been determined under section 5 of the memorandum of agreement (Article 70f), (1) without discredit to themselves, and (2) for reasons approved by the Department.

94. The successful candidates are arranged in two classes in order of merit.

95. The authorities of each college may propose to the Department for admission any candidate declared to be admissible pursuant to Article 94.

96. Such candidates when admitted are termed Queen's Scholars.

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97. Before candidates are admitted—
(a.)The medical officer of the college must certify the state of their health to be satisfactory, and that they are free from serious bodily defect, or deformity; and—
(b.)They must sign a declaration signifying their intention conformably to Article 93 (a).

98. The authorities of each college settle their own terms of admission.

99. Upon proof by the authorities of any college that candidates have not fulfilled the conditions signed by them on admission into the college, the Department will refuse to grant teacher's certificates (Article 53) to such candidates, or to admit them to probation for certificate (Article 51).