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(2) Secondary:
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(a) European (Government)
(b) Asiatic (Government, Grant aided and
Private)
(c) Vernacular (Government, Grant aided &
Private)
(a) Vocational (Technical
(3) Post-Secondary:
Mission)
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Government and
(a) Teacher Training College (Govt.) (b) Rural Teacher Training (Govt.). (c) Evening Institute (Govt.)
(d) Trade School (Govt.)
5. Appendix 1 shows the number of scholars in each class of school.
Appendix 2 shows the distribution of Government and aided schools
throughout the Colony.
Appendix 3 shows the "Educational ladder".
6. Primary Education
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Boys (English Schools)
The education of European children is dealt with separately
(Page 9). There are seven Government English primary schools for
Non-European boys, one of which is for Indians only, and in addition
there are primary divisions in the two Government secondary schools
for boys.
Admission to these schools is obtained by examination and
the standard expected is that which should be reached after four years
in a local vernacular school. Chinese, arithmetic and general
intelligence form the basis of the tests and a knowledge of English
is not expected. Successful candidates must be under 12 years of
age, and they enter Class 8, the lowest division of the primary
schools.
(a) The average ages in primary schools are shown as:
Class 8 Class 7 Class 6
Class 5
9-10 years 10-12 11-14 12-14
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At the end of Class 5 there is a qualifying examination for
those who wish to continue their education in Government or Aided
secondary schools, and 35 scholarships are open for competition.
In some of these schools English is taught as a foreign
language up to Class 6, when it becomes the medium of instruction.
In others the medium of instruction is English, with suitable
explanations in Chinese, from Class 8 upwards.