Stories From the Archives – 1936 – Report from the Headmistress
Our School has a wonderful history and many stories that our community are deeply connected to. As we celebrate our 125 Year Anniversary, each week we invite you to step back in time through some of the many stories that make up the life at St Catherine’s.
Stories from the archives – 1936 – Report from the Headmistress – Miss Edna Holmes
“On the intellectual side, we think that much more could be done for most girls if the present system of university examinations were altered or modified. We are forced to consider first and foremost, not our own special requirements, but a syllabus imposed from outside. This country is lagging behind others in retaining a multiplicity of external examinations.
Examinations have a real value, and cannot be dispensed with altogether at present, but under the existing system it is not possible for the schools to do as much for their individual pupils as they otherwise could. To separate the examination for a School Leaving Certificate from that for university entrance, and to abolish the Intermediate examination altogether, would be steps in the right direction.”
