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209. The schools of the Colony are divided into four classes, viz., Government schools, grant schools, subsidised schools and unaided schools. Where the medium of instruction is English they are called "English" schools; where it is Chinese they are called "vernacular" schools.
210. Government schools are those which have been provided by Government and which are staffed by members of the Education Department. Grant schools are institutions owned and administered by one or other of the several Missionary Organisations which function in the Colony and which receive grants from Government. Subsidised schools are private institutions which receive a subsidy from Government when the conditions warrant it. Unaided schools are those which receive no support from Government.