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# TABLE XIV. PERCENTAGE OF SCHOLARS who passed in the GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS, during the last Two Years.

Name of School 1878 1879 Increase Decrease 1. Baxter Girls' School, D'Aguilar Street 84.61 84.61 2. Baxter Girls' School, Hollywood Road 100.00 100.00 3. Baxter Girls' School, Sai-ying-p'ún 90.00 100.00 10.00 4. Bishop Burdon's Boys' School, D'Aguilar Street 95.12 5. C. M. S. Barter Girls' School, St. Stephen's 68.57 96.78 28.21 6. C. M. S. Boys' School, Queen's Road 87.60 7. C. M. S. Boys' School, Sai-ying-pán 84.61 97.88 12.75 8. C. M. S. Boys' School, St. Stephen's Church 91.17 96.96 5.79 9. L. M. S. Baxter Girls' School, Staunton Street 83.64 87.50 3.86 10. L. M. S. Boys' School, Tank Lane 87.75 96.07 8.32 11. L. M. S. Boys' School, Wan-tsai 80.43 92.50 12.07 12. L. M. S. Boys' School, Yau-má-tí 73.91 100.00 26.09 13. L. M. S. Girls' School, T'ai-ping-shán 87.10 100.00 12.90 14. L. M. S. Girls' School, Wan-tsai 86.06 100.00 13.94 15. Basel Mission Boys' School 66.67 98.54 31.87 16. Basel Mission Girls' School 84.31 100.00 15.69 17. Diocesan Home and Orphanage, (Boys and Girls) 72.00 95.00 23.00 18. St. Joseph's College, (Boys) 19. Victoria School, (Boys and Girls) 90.71 93.83 3.12

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# TABLE XV-PERCENTAGE of Passes in the various subjects in which the GRANT-IN-AID SCHOOLS were examined in 1879.

Class of School Name of School Reading Writing Arithmetic Grammar Geography History I 1. Baxter Girls' School, D'Aguilar Street 84.61 92.80 100.00 75.00 2. Baxter Girls' School, Hollywood Road 94.12 91.12 100.00 100.00 3. Baxter Girls' School, Sai-ying-pún 93.33 96.66 66.66 100.00 61.54 II 4. Bishop Burdon's Boys' School, D'Aguilar Street 25.12 100.00 60.00 100.00 98.75 5. C. M. S. Barter Girls' School, St. Stephen's 77.14 82.86 75.00 100.00 77.77 6. C. M. S. Boys' School, Queen's Road 87.50 93.75 100.00 7. C. M. S. Boys' School, Sai-ying-pán 99.71 94.97 75.00 100.00 53.84 100.00 8. C. M. S. Boys' School, St. Stephen's Church 94.12 92.64 66.66 94.12 50.00 100.00 III 9. L. M. S. Baxter Girls' School, Staunton Street 85.15 87.27 85.71 98.18 91.66 10. L. M. S. Boys' School, Tank Lane 100.00 93.88 76.17 96.87 82.0 11. L. M. S. Boys' School, Wan-tsai 93.48 86.96 90.00 100.00 76.47 82.35 12. L. M. S. Boys' School, Yau-má-tí 60.87 91.30 95.65 88.35 13. L. M. S. Girls' School, Tai-ping-shan 90.82 87.09 100.00 100.00 88.33 14. L. M. S. Girls' School, Wan-tsai 95.65 91.30 50.00 100.00 62.50 15. Basel Mission Boys' School 100.00 93.33 40.60 16. Basel Mission Girls' School 17. Diocesan Home and Orphanage, (Boys & Girls) 18. St. Joseph's College, (Boys) 19. Victoria School, (Boys and Girls) 92.16 78.43 90.20 84.00 96.00

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 158. The following Annual Reports on the state of the Government Schools in Hongkong, for the year 1880, are published for general information. By His Excellency's Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 7th May, 1881.

[No. 12.]

GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL,

HONGKONG, 3rd February, 1881. SIR,-I have the honour to forward to you the Blue Book and other Annual Returns connected with the Central School for 1880,-and to be, Sir, your most obedient Servant,

ALEXANDER FALCONER,

Acting Head Master. The Honourable F. STEWART, LL.D.,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

&c. &c. &c.

# TABLE XVI.-NUMBER of UNEDUCATED CHILDREN in the Colony in 1879.

Number of Children in the Colony under Sixteen Years of age as per last Census (of 1876)

26,247

Add increment of increase of Children under Sixteen Years of age, say

2,577

28,824

Deduct, as being under Five Years of age, say

8,698

Deduct, as attending Schools of all denominations, say

8,000

14,698

Total Number of Uneducated Children, say

14,126

E. J. ETTEL,

Inspector of Schools.

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