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The chief weakness in all schools is still the English Language, written and spoken.
As in Government Schools, all pupils in Classes 1 and 2—the highest Classes—in the Grant Schools are required to sit for the Examinations of the Hong Kong University.
The results are shown in detail in Table 5.
Increased attention is being given to Hygiene, Physical Drill, and Sports.
REPORT ON ENGLISH PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 1926.
Mr. K. L. Chau reports,—Day Schools. The total number of schools existing at the end of December stands at 46 against 36 in 1925; the total number of students enrolled was approximately 2,000, as against some 1,630 in 1925. During the year 19 new schools were registered and nine schools were closed.
Of the existing schools eight are girls' schools, and one is a kindergarten. The remainder are boys' schools of which six prepare students for the Hong Kong Matriculation and the Senior and Junior Locals.
Night Schools.—32 schools were registered, and 29 closed—mostly during the latter part of the year—and 29 were in existence on December 31. The total enrolment was 2,497 (1,651 in 1925) and the average attendance was 1,786 (1,261 in 1925).
The great majority of the night schools are conducted on the premises of Vernacular Day Schools where furniture and apparatus are provided.
E. RALPHS,
Inspector of English Schools.