Application Schedule.
(To be filled up when application is made for a Grant-in-aid.)
1. What is the name of the School?.
2. Is it a Public Elementary School? (4)
3. Is it a Boys', or a Girls', or a Mixed School?
4. Where is it situated?.....
5. What are its Dimensions? (6)
6. What is the Average Attendance? (c.)
7. Is the school-work conducted by a Time Table? (d.)
8. Is there a regularly kept School Roll? (e.)
9. What Books are to be used under the several Standards? (7)
10. What are the School-hours? .......
11. What four hours' are to be assigned to Secular Instruction?
12. What Holidays are given, and when?
13. What is the Manager's name, and what is his profession or occupation?
14. What is the Master's name ?.....
15. How many years' experience as a teacher has he had?
16. What Assistants has he, and what are their names?
17. What is the Salary of the Master, and that of each of his Assistants?
18. What annual sum is derived from School-fees?
19. What annual sum is derived from Donations and Subscriptions?
20. Has the School any other, and what, means of support?
21. What are the various headings and amounts of Expenditure?
22. Is there any, and what, Debt connected with the School?
Number.
Signature of Applicant
Date of Application
(a) A Public Elementary School shall mean a school where Elementary education is the principal part of the education given, and where a child is refused admittance on other than reasonable grounds.
(b.) Give the length, breadth and height of the room or rooms, with the extent of wall-space available for maps.
(c.) The Average Attendance is the total number of attendances marked in the roll within a certain period, divided by the number of days in school has been taught during the same period.
(d) Enclose a Copy.
(e) Enclose a specimen page.
(f) Forward a copy of each.
Examination Schedule.
(To be filled up and forwarded to the Inspector seven clear days before the date fixed for the examination.)
Name of Scholar.
Age (on last Birthday),
Date of Admission to this School.
Year, Month.
Number of Attendances of four hours each at Secular Instruction in the Year.
In what class in School.
(The First Class means the highest. Commence with the lowest Class).
Standard Under what Standard Last examined.
Under what Standard Now to be examined.
Remarks
Signature of Manager.
Date
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1877.
Sir,
Referring to paragraph 9 of my letter M. 13 of the 14th instant (Annual Report on Education for 1876), I have the honour to forward to you alterations in the Grant-in-Aid Scheme which experience has shown to be necessary.
2. Up to the present time two slight alterations have been made and sanctioned. In Despatch No. 100 of 20th July, 1873, the Secretary of State for the Colonies...
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