(IV) APPENDIX D--MEMORANDUM ON ITEM 5-- EXAMINATION  OF HIGHER
 SECONDARY SCHOOL CANDIDATES
 WITH COMPULSORY ENGLISH AND
 WITHOUT ENGLISH;-DESIRABILITY OF
 TWO TYPES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS
 

The number of failures at the Higher Secondary stage is alarming. Majority of students fail in English. Since Higher Secondary stage is also a terminal for the majority of students, English has little importance for them. It is of value to those who have to continue their studies at the University stage. In the light of this fact it is to be considered whether it is desirable to have two types of public examinations at the Higher Secondary stage-one without English as a compulsory subject for those who have to give up their education at the Higher Secondary stage and the other with English as a compulsory subject for those who have to continue their education beyond this stage.