SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 19TH JUNE, 1886, 553
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL. NUMBER of BOYS PASSED in EACH SUBJECT in 1885.
Class.
Total No.
Examined.
Passed.
Reading.
Dictation.
1.
37
II.,
34
III.,
29
IV.,
47
V.,
27
VI.,.
29
VII.,
43
VIII.,
39
IX..
61
2 2 2 2 353 38
31
37
34
33
24
29
15
47
26
27
27
28
43
41
39
59
59
X...
40
40
:
XI..
26
26
26
* 2 9 9 5 3 5 8 2 716
23
21
25
28
26
31
31
32
29
32
32
33
28
31
26
20
17
18
22
15
21
40
37
38
31
44 33
43
26
19
17
19
22
25
25
27
23
92
26
25
22
22
35
37
36
39
36
43
42
40
33
35
33
37
39
34
50
32
60
51
56
Writing.
39
37
36
29
40
26
20
23
21
25
3 * * * 25 A
26 33
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122 23 2
t to co to
33
26
32
25 21 19
12
Arithmetic.
Chinese into
English.
English into
Chinese.
Grammar.
Geography.
drawing.
Map-
Composition.
History.
Euclid.
Algebra.
Mensuration.
General
Intelligence.
30
26 27
26
18
12
19
43
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412 393
106 361
307
311
328
308
235 267
128
Class.
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL. PERCENTAGE of Passes in EACH SUBJECT in 1885.
Examined. Total No.
Total Per-
cent. Passed.
Reading.
Dictation.
Arithmetic.
Chinese into
English.
English into
Chinese,
Grammar.
80 63 67 21 12
Geography.
Map-
drawing,
Composition.
History.
Euclid.
37
83.78 100.00 62.17 56.76| 67.57| 75.68 69.27 83.78 83.78 70.2786.49 67.57 56.76 51.35 32.44
Algebra.
Mensuration.
General
Intelligence.
II.,
III........
\V., ..
V.,
VI.,
VH,
VIII,
IX.,
X.,.
XL,
N = 28 the N to co
34
29
100.00 97.05| 94.11| 85.29 94.11 94.11| 97.05 82.35 91.17 97.05 88.23 79.41 79.41
82.75 100.00 89.65 68.96 58.61 62.06 75.86 51.72 72.41 | 89.65 62.06 41.38 65.51
47
95.74 100.00 85.11 78.72| 80.85| 66,96| 93.61|70.22 | 91.48 91.48
27
96.28 100.00 96.28 70.36 62.95 70.36 81.48 92.58 92.58
29
93.10 96.55 93.10 79.31| 75,86 89.65 86.20| 75,86| 75.86
39
43 100.00 95.34 81.38 83.71 90.68 83.71 100.00| 97.66 93.01
97.42 100.00 94.86| 84.61 89.73 84.61 94.86 100,00 87.16
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26
40
96.72 96.72 81.97 52.46 98.36 83.60 91.80 Writing, 100.00 100.00| 97.50| 92.50 90.00 72.25 100.00
100.00 100.00 100.00 76.92 88.46 92.31 96.15
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95.38 98.54| 87.62 74.51 83.99 79.61 89.01 82.45 93.33 87.07 80.00 63.00 67.00) 51.35 32.44
10. Comparing the above tabulated details with the results of the previous year's examination, I find that the Central School has, on the whole, made considerable progress, especially in the subjects of grammar, map-drawing, arithmetic, reading and dictation. In a few subjects, notably Euclid (where there was a decrease of 24 per cent. in the percentage of passes obtained), mensuration (decrease, 16.65 per cent.) and composition (decrease, 7.93 per cent.) there was, however, a falling off observable, which I ascribe more to the greater severity of the test applied at this examination than to anything else. In Class I only 83.75 per cent. passed (as compared with 92 per cent. in the preceding year). The progress made by this Class was most marked in dictation, reading and algebra, but in this Class also occurred the above mentioned falling off in Euclid, mensuration and composition. Class II distinguished itself considerably in the subjects of reading, dictation and translation, doing