Field notes, v1753
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Feb. 5' With the church and government involved, the school has many bosses. There is an educational secretary and a board of governors, responsible for running the school. The campus contains primary school, secondary and high school. In the afternoon a private primary and secondary school meets there. The school includes Form 6 and is in the 6-5-2 (13 yr.) system. US schools are in a 6-3-3 system. It is a boys school except for Form 6 which includes girls. The enrollment is 1100. It is one of few schools that offers Matriculation - the HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate). The Methodists have no program for teacher training. The Catholics do, however. All teachers in the school were trained in government training schools (a, I suppose, were imported). Most of the teachers were educated in Malaya. Some are from India but their degree is not recognized. Mr. More said some of the Indian teachers were well qualified, others not. The good ones after 4 or 5 yrs. should have their degree recognized, he feels. All students get general science from first to fifth secondary year.