70. During the year the number of urban schools receiving subsidies was reduced from 190 to 174: while the number of rural schools receiving subsidies remained the same as in 1935, viz., 120.
UNAIDED SCHOOLS.
71. Statistics of these schools will be found in Inspectors' Reports and Tables I and II.
72. As indicated in paragraph 55 the number of pupils from private English schools presenting themselves for the examination giving entrance to Class 3 in Queen's and King's Colleges fell to 1—possibly owing to the depression.
Chapter V.
FEMALE EDUCATION.
73. Of the 79,679 children under instruction in the schools of the Colony during 1936, 25,432 or rather more than 30% of the whole were attending schools for girls or were girls attending mixed schools.
74. The following figures show comparison with 1935:-
1935 1936 (a) In provided schools 1,162 1,217 In aided schools 10,514 10,516 In unaided schools 12,364 13,699 24,040 25,432 (b) In Vernacular Schools 20,049 21,228 In English Schools 3,991 4,204 24,040 25,43275. Of the 1,217 in provided schools 274 were in the mixed schools for British children. The Evening Institute accounted for 222. There were 167 in attendance at the Vernacular Normal School for Women and the remaining 554 were at the Belilios Public School. For details of the Grant-in-Aid Girls' schools reference should be made to Table IV.
76. The 188 girls attending the four Garrison schools classed in Table I as not controlled are included in the above figures under unaided schools.