# Chapter IV.

## PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

### GENERAL.

40. 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.

41. 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.

42. A descriptive list of these schools will be found included in Table III.

43. The Central British School is centrally situated in the Kowloon peninsula. The primary schools are situated one in the hill district, one on the lower levels of the island, and one on the Peninsula.

## PROVIDED SCHOOLS-ENGLISH.

44. A descriptive list of these schools will be found included in Table III.

45. 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 1937. 335 boys were examined and 235 passed or approximately 70%. No candidates were presented from Non-Provided Schools.

46. The process of converting Un Long Rural School into a Higher Primary Vernacular School continued according to plan.

## PROVIDED SCHOOLS-VERNACULAR.

47. Four schools belong to this category; the Vernacular Middle School which has primary, secondary and normal divisions; the Vernacular Normal School for Women; the Tai Po Vernacular Normal School, where rural school teachers are trained; and Un Long Rural School.

## AIDED SCHOOLS-ENGLISH.

48. A list of these institutions together with details of the grants receivable will be found in Table IV.

49. Inspectors' annual reports show that very satisfactory work is being done in these schools and in all cases the maximum grants were recommended.

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