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(b) The numbers who continue the course of secondary education
is shown by the examination results (all pupils of class 2 must take
the local school certificate examination):
Class 4 Class 3
Class 2 Class 1
1,000 790
651 330 passed School Certificate 257 128 passed Matriculation
(c) The curriculum included chemistry, physics, mathematics,
English, Chinese, geography, history (French, Urdu, Portuguese,
Landarin, are optional subjects). All instruction is in English.
9. Vocational Education.
(a) The Evening Institute (Government continuation classes) has
been in existence since 1907, and was established in response to
popular demand. During 1940-41 there were 844 students enrolled
(698 men) and instruction was given in English, book-keeping,
shorthand, pharmacy, pedagogy (English and Vernacular), hygiene,
physical education, field surveying, building, engineering, ship-
building, electro-technics, wireless telegraphy, handiwork, art,
kindergarten, biology and domestic science.
pre-
(b) The Junior Technical School provided/apprenticeship training
for the three dockyards and private firms.
(c) The Trade School (153 students) gave apprenticeship courses
in electrical and mechanical engineering and building construction.
11 gained a building diploma, 13 automobile diplomas and 8 qualified
to enter the Chinese Government service as mechanical engineers as a
result of a China-wide examination in 1940. 12 obtained wireless
operators certificates (6 Board of Trade and 6 Far Eastern
certificates). The school draws its students from the Junior
Technical School, Government and Aided secondary schools.
10. Female Education (English)
(a) 452 girls were in attendance at the Government primary
division of Bililios School and 2,387 in seven Grant-aided schools.
The curriculum is much the same as for boys' schools with the
addition of native study (leading to Botany and Biology), needlework
and domestic science.