GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 276.
The following Annual Reports on the state of the Government Schools in Hongkong, for the year 1881, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st July, 1882.
No. 24.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL,
HONGKONG, 28th March, 1882.
SIR, I have the honour to forward to you the Annual Returns connected with this School for 1881, and to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT,
Head Master.
The Hon. W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&c., &c., &c.
AVERAGE EXPENSE of each SCHOLAR at the CENTRAL SCHOOL during 1881. Expenditure, Deduct School Fees,....
Total Expense of the School, $14,601.15 4,051.00
...$10,550.15
A. Average Expense of each Scholar calculated by the Total Enrolment,
B. Average Expense of each Scholar calculated by the Average Daily Attendance,.. $18.77 27.35
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT,
Head Master.
No. 87.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 8th May, 1882.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith the Annual Report on Education and the Blue Book returns for the year 1881.
2. The total number of schools, subject to supervision by the Government, amounted in 1881 to 72 as compared with 63 in 1880, 50 in 1879 and 47 in 1878. The total number of scholars, subject to supervision and annual examination by the Government, amounted in 1881 to 4,372 as compared with 3,886 in 1880, 3,460 in 1879 and 3,152 in 1878. These figures indicate a steady increase, continued during the last four years, in the general number of schools and scholars subject to Government supervision.
3. The numbers above given include both the so-called Government schools, i.e. secular schools established by the Government, or aided by the Government (by monthly grants), and the so-called Grant-in-Aid schools, i.e. religious denominational schools, Protestant and Roman Catholic, which are aided by the Government by annual grants under the provisions of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. Comparing the rolls of these two different classes of schools, I find that we had in 1881, in 35 secular Government schools, 1,986 scholars as compared with 2,078 scholars in 1880, 2,043 in 1879 and 2,101 in 1878; and I further find that we had in 1881, in 37 denominational schools, 2,237 scholars as compared with 1,808 in 1880, 1,417 in 1879 and 1,051 in 1878. I see therefore a slight but steady decrease, from year to year, in the attendances at the secular Government schools, which decrease is counterbalanced, as it is no doubt caused, by the manifest steady increase, observable year by year, in the number of scholars attending the religious denominational Grant-in-Aid schools. If, however, the limited accommodation of the present Government Central School were remedied by the building of a new Central School, with increased staff and accommodation, the result would be somewhat different.
4. The Census taken in 1881 enabled me to arrive at a tolerably correct estimate of the number of scholars attending schools not under Government supervision or inspection. It appears that on
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 276.
The following Annual Reports on the state of the Government Schools in Hongkong, for the year 1881, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st July, 1882.
No. 24.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT CENTRAL SCHOOL,
HONGKONG, 28th March, 1882.
SIR, I have the honour to forward to you the Annual Returns connected with this School for 1881, and to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT,
Head Master.
The Hon. W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Sc.,
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&c.
AVERAGE EXPENSE of each SCHOLAR at the CENTRAL SCHOOL during 1881. Expenditure, Deduct School Fees,....
Total Expense of the School,.
-$14,601.15 4,051.00
...$10,550.15
A. Average Expense of each Scholar calculated by the Total Enrolment,
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Average Daily Attendance,..
-$18.77 27.35 GEO.. H. BATESON WRIGHT,
Head Master.
No. 87.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG, 8th May, 1882..
SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith the Annual Report on Education and the Blue Book returns for the year 1881.
2. The total number of schools, subject to supervision by the Government, amounted in 1881 to 72 as compared with 63 in 1880, 50 in 1879 and 47 in 1878. The total number of scholars, subject to supervision and annual examination by the Government, amounted in 1881 to 4,372 as compared with 3,886 in 1880, 3,460 in 1879 and 3,152 in 1878. These figures indicate a steady increase, con- tinued during the last four years, in the general number of schools and scholars subject to Govern- ment supervision.
3. The numbers above given include both the so-called Government schools, i.e. secular schools- established by the Government, or aided by the Government (by monthly grants), and the so-called Grant-in-Aid schools, i.e. religious denominational schools, Protestant and Roman Catholic, which are aided by the Government by annual grants under the provisions of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme. Comparing the rolls of these two different classes of schools, I find that we had in 1881, in 35 secular Government schools, 1,986 scholars as compared with 2,078 scholars in 1880, 2,043 in 1879 and 2,101 in 1878; and I further find that we had in 1881, in 37 denominational schools, 2,237 scholars as com- pared with 1,808 in 1880, 1,417 in 1879 and 1,051 in 1878. I see therefore a slight but steady decrease, from year to year, in the attendances as the secular Government schools, which decrease is counterbalanced, as it is no doubt caused, by the manifest steady increase, observable year by year, in the number of scholars attending the religious denominational Grant-in-Aid schools. If, however, the limited accommodation of the present Government Central School were remedied by the building of a new Central School, with increased staff and accommodation, the result would be somewhat different. 4. The Census taken in 1881 enabled me to arrive at a tolerably correct estimate of the number of scholars attending schools not under Government supervision or inspection. It appears that on
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