asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each of the last three years for which the information is available the average weekly cost per head of maintenance in (a) preparatory colleges and (b) training colleges, during the periods when such colleges were occupied by students.
Written Answers. - Maintenance Costs in Preparatory and Training Colleges.
The following are the figures for the average cost of board of a student for one week in the preparatory colleges during the school-years 1942-43, 1943-44 and 1944-45.
School Year |
Average Weekly Cost of Board |
|
s. |
d. |
|
1942/43 |
13 |
0 |
1943/44 |
13 |
3 |
1944/45 |
13 |
0 |
The figures for average cost per week of board for students in the training colleges for the last three years for which particulars are available, were:—
Academic Year |
Average Weekly Cost of Board |
|
Men's College: |
s. |
d. |
Year 1941/42 |
13 |
1 |
,, 1942/43 |
14 |
7 |
,, 1943/44 |
18 |
11 |
,, 1944/45 |
College closed. |
|
Women's Colleges: |
||
Year 1942/43 |
14 |
9 |
,, 1943/44 |
15 |
6 |
,, 1944/45 |
15 |
9 |