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Number of Pupils in
Total.
English
Vernacular
Schools.
Schools.
*Government Schools,..... 2,757 100 683 * Military Schools, 28 28 2,757 711 *Excluded Private Schools, 100 * Grant Schools, 1,775 1,672 3,447 † Controlled Private Schools, 2,734 12,575 15,309 † Controlled Private Schools, New Territories,..... 1,186 1,186 Technical Institute, 425 425 Total, * 8,474 15,461 23,935* Average attendance.
Total enrolment.
41. This is an increase of 2,832 over 1916, the increase in pupils in English Schools being 109, and in the Vernacular Schools, 2,231.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
42. The Institute continues to do useful work, and makes a point of providing instruction in any subject for which there is a demand. The latest Class to be formed is that in Cookery, which is proving most popular and successful.
43. The Director's Report* gives interesting extracts from the reports of various Examiners.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS.
44. There were 218 successes (129 in 1916), of which Queen's College claims 59. One pass in the Matriculation Examination, 3 in the Senior Local and 6 in the Junior Local were obtained at the 2 British Schools (Kowloon and Victoria).
Education Department, 2nd May, 1918.
E. IRVING, Director of Education,
*The Annual Report of the Inspector of English Schools and that of the Director of the Technical Institute are not printed.