2394
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 57

Nothing herein contained shall, however, be taken to preclude an Education Board, using the examination for Scholarship purposes, from embodying in its Scholarship regulations and requiring its Scholarship candidates in the examination to conform to such other conditions relative to the choice and number of subjects to be taken by such candidates other than the subjects included under (a) and (b) above, or relative to the possible aggregate of marks to be obtained by such candidates in qualification for a Scholarship, as may from time to time be approved by the Minister of Education for the purpose of such regulations.

Schedule of Subjects.

6. The following shall be the subjects of examination and the maximum marks assignable to the several subjects:—

Group I.—Compulsory Subjects.

(1.) English .. .. .. .. 600
(2.) Arithmetic .. .. .. .. 400

Group II.—Optional Subjects.

(3.) Elementary physical science } One only to be } 400
(4.) Elementary home science } taken .. }
(5.) Geography .. .. .. .. 300
(6.) Elementary practical agriculture (not to be taken with (10) ) .. .. .. 400
(7.) Elementary dairy science .. .. .. 300
(8.) Elementary hygiene .. .. .. 300
(9.) Elementary geology .. .. .. 300
(10.) Elementary botany (not to be taken with (6) ) 300
(11.) Elementary zoology .. .. .. 300

Group III.

(12.) Elementary mathematics .. .. .. 400
(13.) Greek .. .. .. .. 400
(14.) Latin .. .. .. .. 400
(15.) French .. .. .. .. 400
(16.) German .. .. .. .. 400
(17.) Maori .. .. .. .. 400
(18.) British history .. .. .. .. 200
(19.) Book-keeping and commercial correspondence 300
(20.) Elementary shorthand .. .. .. 100
(21.) Drawing I—free drawing with pencil or brush 100
(22.) Drawing II—drawing with instruments .. 100

Subject (3), elementary physical science, cannot be taken together with Subject (4), elementary home science, by any candidate; nor can Subject (6), elementary practical agriculture, be taken together with Subject (10), elementary botany.

Pass Conditions.

7. In order to pass the examination a candidate must gain not less than 33 per cent. in each of the subjects English and Arithmetic, and not less than 40 per cent. of the total possible maximum of marks assignable under these regulations.

8. In order to pass the examination “with credit” a candidate must obtain, subject to the foregoing conditions, not less than 60 per cent. of such total possible maximum.

9. In any case, if the marks assigned to the candidate’s work in any subject are less than 25 per cent. of the maximum assignable in that subject, such marks shall not be included in reckoning the candidate’s aggregate of marks.

Standard of Examination.

10. The standard of the Intermediate Examination in its competitive form shall be approximately that of the Public Service Entrance Examination; and, except in any subject in which the program prescribed is essentially different in character, the same papers may be set for both examinations. For non-competitive purposes separate papers in certain subjects on the same general lines but of a somewhat easier character may be provided, but a material difference in the standard as a whole is not contemplated.