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The Medical service provided the usual school services and assisted in the inspection of schools which applied for registration. The Botanical and Forestry Department and the Public Works Department maintained buildings and grounds in good repair during the year. The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) provided season tickets at reduced rates for pupils requiring them.
(b) Cooperation with Missions.
The majority of the Grant schools are conducted by Missions. The Church of England, Roman Catholic, Jesuit Fathers, Church Missionary Society and the London Missionary Society.
(c) Teachers Association.
This association, now in its sixth year of existence, continued to serve education in the Colony and has been of great assistance in the revision of the School Certificate Examination syllabus. It has also started a scheme for the purpose of purchasing and showing educational films. There are 174 ordinary members of the association.
(d) Registration of New Schools.
The Registration of New Schools is made compulsory by the Education Ordinance of 1913 (mentioned in Part I of this report). Its effect is to ensure certain minimum of sanitation and educational attainment in every school.
The number of private schools registered on 31st December, 1938, was 1,060, an increase of 50 over the previous year. The number of pupils enrolled was 82,030 (66,957 in 1937).
Appendix I.
REPORT BY SENIOR INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS, YEAR ENDING JULY 1938.
(a) Provided.
1. Queen's College. Headmaster, Mr. F. J. de Rome, M.B.E., B.Sc. The maximum monthly enrolment was 615. The average attendance 560 (576 in 1937); the decrease of 16 being due to lower numbers in Class 1.
2. Class 1 took the Matriculation Examination conducted by the University of Hong Kong. 20 boys sat; 10 passed.
Class 2 took the Class 2 School Certificate Examination of the Hong Kong Education Department. 79 boys sat; 61 passed, 14 with Honours. 21 Scholarships were gained to Class 1.
In the rest of the school (Classes 3-8) 452 boys were examined and 346 gained promotion.
3. 8 past pupils graduated at the University of Hong Kong.
Additions were made to all libraries.
Total number of books in all sections of the library 4,826.