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Qualifying
Exam
and
The Qually
Dance
"The Qually
Dance was held at the end of Primary School. It's now
called 'The Prom.Prom'.
It was probably the first dates for the
youngsters.
It was called The
Qually Dance after the Qualifying Exam, the Scottish of the '11+'
in England) sat at the end of Primary School, that separated
pupils who would go on to:
- Senior
Secondary School (for those who passed the exam. i.e. Grammar
School)
- Secondary
Modern School (for those who just failed the exam).
Secondary Modern
pupils had the opportunity to move up to Senior Secondary School
later if they showed promise of passing the Scottish 'O Grade' exams.
- Junior
Secondary (for the remaining 75 to 80%. They were taught
metal work, book keeping, etc., setting them up for
apprenticeships."
Ian Smith, Ayr, Ayrshire,
Scotland: October 15, 2014 |