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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1876.
31. Looking simply at the percentage of scholars who passed, these nine schools may be thus arranged:-
1. St. Stephen's Church School..........
2. London Mission School (Wán-tsai ),........88
92 per cent.
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3. Baxter School (Tái-p'ing Shán), .
86
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4. Baxter School (Sai Ying-pún),
.83
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5. Basel Mission Girls' School,
.82
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6. Baxter School (Staunton Street),
.77
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.62
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8. Victoria Boys' School,.
.62
7. St. Saviour's Day School,
9. London Mission School (Tái-p'ing Shán), 62
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Taking all the 346 scholars sent up by these schools, 265 passed and $1 failed. In other words, the total percentage of passes amounted to 77 per cent. This has reference solely to passes in the Standards. The percentage of passes in the various subjects taught in these schools will be found in Table XI, where the basis of a just comparison of the merits of the schools may be obtained. Managers will do well to give it their best consideration, as by it they will be able to know the direction in which their strong and their weak points lie.
32. The last subject for consideration is the School Book Committee's Series. Four books have now been completed, namely the Primer and Books I, II, and III of the series. The Committee, without dissolving, intend to pause here for the present, until the test of actual experience has been fairly applied. It is highly probable that a second edition of the books already published will be pre- pared before new ground is broken. In addition to reading books, manuals of arithmetic, geography and history are very much wanted, but as these require greater unity of design, it is necessary that they should be compiled by individual members rather than by each member of the Committee con- tributing his quota; and this involves a greater expenditure of time than any member can at present possibly devote to such a purpose.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
The Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
APPENDIX I.
1. Aberdeen,
FREDERICK STtewart, Inspector of Schools.
TABLE I.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARS attending Schools subject to Government Supervision during 1875.
2. Ap-lí Chau,
3. Basel Miasion Girls' School,.
4. Baxter School, (Sai Ying-p'ún),
5. Baxter School, (Staunton Street),
6. Baxter School, (Tai-p'ing Shán),
7. Central School,
8. Girls' School,
9. Há Wán.
10. Hok Ün,..
11. Hung Hom..........
12. Little Hongkong,
13. London Mission School, (Tái-p'ing Shán),
14. London Mission School, (Wán-tsai),.
15. Má-tau Chung,
16. Má-tau Ts'ün,
17. Mong Kok,.
18. Pok-fit Lam..
19. Sai Ying-pun, (Hákká),
20. Sai Ying-pua, (Punti).
21. Shi Wán.....
22. Shán-ki Wan,....
23. Shek Ò........
24. Shek-tong Tsui,,
25. Sheung Wan,...
26. Stanley,
27. St. Saviour's Day School,
28. St. Stephen's Church School, 29. Tai-kok Tsui,
30. Tái Wong Kung,
31. Tang-lung Chau, (Hákká), 32. Tang Hung Chau, (Puntí),. 33. Tò-kwâ Wán, (Hákká)
34. Tò-kwá Wán, (Hok-lò),. 35. Ts at Tsz-ınúi,...
36. Victoria Boys' School, 27. Wan-tsai,
38. Wong-nai Chung,. 39. Yau-má Tí.....................
Central School.
Native Schools | Native Schools Grant-in-Aid (Government.) (Aided.) Schools.
Total.
23
23
59
59
5288
65
65
72
72
56
56
56
56
556
556
117
53
117
53
29
29
24
24
12
12
63899
85
85
69
69
26
26
23
23
32
23
23
10
10
88
88
93
93
...
:
17
17
62
62
29
20
81
81
89
89
68
68
:::
145
145
75
75
40
40
43
***
43
39
39
47
47
36
36
25
25
31
31
56
56
119
119
26
26
39
39
556
1,016
355
679
2,606