6.
of erection, may be made to any Correspondent awarded a
Building Grant under this Code towards the furnishing of
the aided school building.
Provided that
(a) the furniture in respect of which assistance.
is sought is
(i) of a permanent or semi-permanent character
(ii) in the opinion of the Director necessary for
school purposes and appropriate in quality, quantity and
cost to the school concerned;
(iii) of a type approved by the Director;
and (b) the furniture of the school as a whole is
approved by the Director.
(5) METHOD OF CALCULATING AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
13. For the purpose of calculating average attendance
the attendances of pupils over a period are added together
and divided by the number of days the school has met during that period.
14. A pupil is regarded as attending when he has been
present throughout a session of at least 2 hours. He
cannot keep more than two attendances on any one day nor
more than 1 on a half-holiday.
15. A school is regarded as meeting twice on any day,
excepting a half holiday, on which two sessions each of at
least two hours duration are held. Otherwise it is
regarded as meeting once only on any day.
16.
(6)
DEFINITIONS.
"Director" means the Director of Education.
Vernacular Schools are schools in which the
Chinese language is the principal medium of instruction.
Rural Schools means schools in the New
Territories, excepting New Kowloon.
Urban Schools means schools in the Colony other
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