asked the Minister for Education the annual cost, including the cost of preparing and printing examination papers and the superintending, correcting and hiring of examination centres, for the following certificate examinations: (a) primary, (b) intermediate, and (c) leaving.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Examination Costs.
64.
The information requested by the Deputy in so far as it is available in being furnished in the form of a table which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the table:—
PRIMARY CERTIFICATE.
1964-65.
|
Cost of superintending |
£1,079 |
|
Cost of correcting papers |
£4,397 |
|
Cost of hiring centres |
Nil |
INTERMEDIATE AND LEAVING CERTIFICATES.
(1964—latest date for which figures are available.)
|
Cost of superintending |
£33,100 |
|
Cost of correcting papers |
£52,000 |
|
Cost of hiring centres |
£760 |
Intermediate and leaving Certificate Examinations are dealt with simultaneously and no apportionment of the total cost between the two examinations is possible.
NOTE: The preparation and reproduction of examination papers is carried out by the Officers of the Department of Education as part of their normal duties. Accordingly, no breakdown of cost is possible.