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Effect of these proposals.—Proposed new schools.
VIII.
The reduction in the numbers at Queen's College and the District Schools caused by the limitation of numbers in a Division to forty, which is estimated at 304, should be made up by the provision by Government of three Lower Grade Schools for Chinese, situated at Tai- pingshan, Wantsai and Yaumati respectively. Each school should provide accommodation for a maximum enrolment of 120.
Note-In spite of the reduction in the numbers at Queen's College and the District Schools, the recent increase of fees at these schools will, it is estimated. provide a surplus revenue over that collected in 1909 of $4,712. The total net cost of the three proposed new schools is estimated at $1,710 annually, exclusive of the cost of their supervision by the Education Department, and of capital charges.
Changes in assessing the Grants at Grant Schools.
IX.
Capitation Grants of $24, $22 or $20 should be given for Upper and Remove Classes, and of $15, 314, or $13 for Lower Classes. The Grant for Lower Grade Schools should remain as at present.
Note.—The present maximum Grant of 35 shillings equals $20 with exchange at
1/9.
X.
In assessing the Capitation Grant, the Director of Education should be guided equally by (a) the sufficiency of the Staff, and (b) the standard of instruction and general character and tone of the school; ie., where he considered that one only of these two factors was deficient, he would recommend a reduction of one grade only in the Grant.
But he might report a school as being inefficient within the meaning of section 29 of the Code for serious shortcomings in respect of one factor only.
XI.
In present circumstances, and as a means of rapidly improving the standard of education in the higher Classes, an Oxford Local Grant should be given on the following scale :-
Preliminary.
Junior.
Senior.
15
10
40
20 100
Honours.
| Pass under age.
es | Pass over age.
CA
Honours.
| Pass under ago.
| Pass over age.
Honours or excused responsions.
8 | Pass under age.
50
40
| Pass over age.
To earn the Grant for Senior Honours the candidate should have passed in certain sub- jects which the University authority may hereafter declare to be essential.
Note. The above recommendations are calculated upon the figures for 1909 to give a gain of $795 to boys schools and a loss of $763 to girls schools, assuming that girls schools will in future be as successful in passing pupils for the Ox- ford Local as boys schools were in 1909.