0 9 Chapter IV.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.
GENERAL.
49. An account of the year's activities of the English (including British) schools, provided and private, will be found in the report by the Inspectors of English Schools. Annexe I.
50. An account of the year's activities of the Vernacular Schools will be found in the report by the Inspectors of Vernacular Schools. Annexe II.
PROVIDED SCHOOLS-BRITISH.
51. A descriptive list of these schools will be found included in Table III.
52. The new Central British School was opened according to programme on September 14th, the first day of the school year. It is centrally situated in the Kowloon peninsula. The primary schools are situated one in the hill district, one on lower levels of the island, and one on the peninsula.
53. A small extension to the Peak School was completed in September, two class-rooms being enlarged and a new common room for the teachers added. This gives effect to one of the recommendations of Mr. Burney, H.M.'s Inspector of Schools in his report of last year.
PROVIDED SCHOOLS-ENGLISH.
54. A descriptive list of these schools will be found included in Table III.
55. The examination for promotion to Class 3 at Queen's College and King's College which is now open to all schools of the Colony was conducted as usual in 1936. 310 boys were examined and 177 passed or approximately 57%. One non-Government candidate presented himself, but failed to satisfy the examiners.
56. With a view to giving effect to a recommendation of Mr. Burney, H.M.'s Inspector of Schools the first step was taken in September, in the task of converting the Un Long Rural School into a Higher Primary Vernacular School.
PROVIDED SCHOOLS-VERNACULAR.
57. Three schools belong to this category; the Vernacular Middle School which has primary, secondary and normal divisions the Vernacular Normal School for Women; and the Tai Po Vernacular Normal School, where rural school teachers are trained.