▁received ▁$ 1 5 ▁for ▁each ▁student ▁who ▁passed ▁the ▁exam . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁ex ams ▁were ▁re inst ated ▁and ▁were ▁now ▁worth ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁mark . ▁These ▁ex ams ▁were ▁called ▁“ Public ▁School ▁Le aving ▁Ex amin ations ”. ▁They ▁were ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Standard ▁V ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁student ▁continued ▁their ▁education ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Stand ards ▁VI ▁through ▁VIII . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁“ gr ades ” ▁replaced ▁“ stand ards ” ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁ex ams ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁gr ades ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁were ▁removed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ex ams ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁remaining ▁gr ades ▁and ▁course ▁work ▁was ▁worth ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁mark . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁on ward ▁there ▁was ▁criticism ▁that ▁students ▁were ▁not ▁being ▁challeng ed ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁prepared ▁for ▁t ert i ary ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁min istry ▁respond ed ▁to ▁this ▁criticism ▁and ▁final ▁ex ams , ▁now ▁called ▁" Di pl oma ▁Ex ams ", ▁were ▁re inst ated ▁and ▁were ▁now ▁worth ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁course ▁mark . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁mark ▁was ▁determined ▁by ▁course ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2