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The School is still carried on in temporary premises, pending the erection of a new building to replace that destroyed by a Typhoon in the previous year.
At the Annual Examination 24 boys, or 89% passed.
All written work was neatly done and the results of the year's work generally were very satisfactory.
Chinese studies continue to shew progress.
Health and discipline are very good. The Head Master reports "The manners and discipline of the boys have greatly improved, their language is polite and their behaviour is excel- lent".
The Annual Sports' Meeting was again successful and has become a popular institution in the Island.
The School is doing good work.
Belilios Public School:-Head Mistress, Miss H. F. Skinner.
The Maximum Enrolment was 536 (575 in 1926).
The Average Attendance was 475 (493 in 1926).
During Miss Skinner's absence on Leave, from February to December, Miss Newsholme acted as Head Mistress with great
success.
At the Annual Examination satisfactory results were obtained; 329 pupils were promoted out of 432 examined. At the University Mátriculation and Senior Local Examination in December 11 Candidates were presented; of these 4 pupils passed the Matriculation and 5 the Senior Local Certificates. At the Junior Local Examination 12 candidates were presented and 9 passed.
Drawing calls for special mention.
The pupils in Classes I and II went to Queen's College regularly for Mathematics; the Head Master of the College reported "the girl students were such models of assiduity and application that teachers were naturally anything but averse to taking them." Two Masters from Queen's College also assisted with the translation at the Belilios School.
A School Journal has been started under the able editorship of Miss Hughes; the first issue of the magazine styled "The Belilios School Journal" appeared during the year.
The Victoria Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade continues to flourish, and has a total membership of 23.