asked the Minister for Education how many students took agricultural science as a subject in the leaving and intermediate certificate examinations in each of the last 20 years, and the number who (1) passed with honours, (2) passed, and (3) failed, in each year.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Agricultural Science Students.
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The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Chair, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
LEAVING CERTIFICATE.
Agricultural Science.
|
Year |
Total Examined |
Number passed with Honours |
Number Passed |
Number Failed |
|
1943 |
Nil |
— |
— |
— |
|
1944 |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
|
1945 |
17 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
|
1946 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
— |
|
1947 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
— |
|
1948 |
22 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
|
1949 |
29 |
7 |
15 |
7 |
|
1950 |
29 |
6 |
19 |
4 |
|
1951 |
38 |
13 |
19 |
6 |
|
1952 |
66 |
20 |
31 |
15 |
|
1953 |
67 |
13 |
38 |
16 |
|
1954 |
119 |
24 |
57 |
38 |
|
1955 |
131 |
33 |
81 |
17 |
|
1956 |
157 |
31 |
86 |
40 |
|
1957 |
159 |
46 |
72 |
41 |
|
1958 |
242 |
51 |
127 |
64 |
|
1959 |
277 |
52 |
148 |
77 |
|
1960 |
256 |
41 |
171 |
44 |
|
1961 |
313 |
69 |
194 |
50 |
|
1962 |
345 |
105 |
185 |
55 |
INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE.
Agricultural Science.
|
Year |
Total examined |
Number passed with Honours |
Number Passed |
Number Failed |
|
1943 |
Nil |
— |
— |
— |
|
1944 |
42 |
14 |
25 |
3 |
|
1945 |
28 |
35 |
28 |
19 |
|
1946 |
120 |
55 |
63 |
2 |
|
1947 |
119 |
60 |
48 |
11 |
|
1948 |
132 |
48 |
56 |
28 |
|
1949 |
135 |
58 |
55 |
22 |
|
1950 |
74 |
19 |
47 |
8 |
|
1951 |
92 |
34 |
44 |
14 |
|
1952 |
112 |
18 |
62 |
32 |
|
1953 |
121 |
28 |
46 |
47 |
|
1954 |
124 |
41 |
49 |
34 |
|
1955 |
92 |
33 |
43 |
16 |
|
1956 |
77 |
33 |
32 |
12 |
|
1957 |
97 |
40 |
39 |
18 |
|
1958 |
104 |
45 |
39 |
20 |
|
1959 |
157 |
44 |
73 |
40 |
|
1960 |
161 |
83 |
57 |
21 |
|
1961 |
198 |
98 |
66 |
34 |
|
1962 |
219 |
98 |
92 |
29 |