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Instead of a graduated scale of fees according to the numbers attending from one family, there is now a uniform rate of one dollar over the whole school. There are at present ten Free Scholars in attendance. Four of these are internal scholarships; the other six were bestowed on girls from various Grant-in-Aid Schools. That these favours on the part of the Government are appreciated, is shown by the fact that all the ten Free Scholars have given a good account of themselves.
Besides the weekly tests which have been continued throughout the year, a thorough examination was made at Midsummer and again in December. All the Classes made a most creditable appearance, especially as regards the neatness and accuracy of the written work. The standard in Arithmetic has been raised considerably, the girls now taking the same syllabus as that of boys' schools. Reading and explanation were very good indeed, showing no trace of the hesitation in the use of English, observable in former years.
As in former years, Mr. R. E. Belilios generously sent six handsome books to be given as prizes for English Composition, and the awards were made in June.
The attendance has been steady all through the year."
GRANT SCHOOLS.
Attention has
The usual statistics are given in Table III. already been drawn to the increased numbers in the English Schools. At the Ellis Kadoorie School, the average attendance increased from 498 to 596, and the Grant by $2,500.
The following Table sets forth the authorised figures shewing the fees, numbers of boarders and the percentages of different nationalities in each of the English Grant Schools.
There are however many remissions of fees made in individual cases. The distinction between English and Eurasian is one not always very easily made.
School Total Pupils Fees Boarders Percentages of different nationalities 1.-St. Joseph's College 400 57 2 2.-Italian Convent 243 103 3.-French Convent 14 4.-Anglo-Portuguese 63 18 75 7.-Diocesan Girls' School 51 12 25 14 16 99 36 10 $3.00 12 11 8.-Boys' 200 3 3.00 2.00 2.00 69 50 23 65 NAS to 15.0 9.-St. Mary's 271 97 1 40 49 8.00 10. 91 IS 2.00 11.-Ellis Kadoorie 596 00 2.00 13.-St. Francis' 38 20 2.00Page 315
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