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GRANT SCHOOLS (vide Table III.)
English Schools (Non-Chinese).
18. There are nine of these with a total average attendance of 1,140 as against 1,059 in 1907. Four schools, St. Joseph's, the Italian Convent, the Victoria Anglo-Portuguese School and the Diocesan Boys' School earned the full grant of 35/- per caput reckoning by the average attendance, the remainder, excepting the French Convent which obtained the lowest grant, earned a grant at the rate of 30/-. The numbers have increased considerably during the year both at St. Joseph's and at the Diocesan Boys' School.
Anglo-Chinese Schools.
19. There are two of these schools. One, the Ellis Kadoorie (Upper Grade) school, has now an average attendance of 500 and has an English staff of 5, the other—St Stephen's—a lower grade school has a purely Chinese staff. The Ellis Kadoorie School was returned as thoroughly efficient for the first time this year.
Vernacular Schools.
20. The number of schools in the A Class (i.e., earning a grant of $7 or over) has increased considerably. Nine Boys' and six Girls' Schools are now in Class A as compared with four Boys' and three Girls' Schools in 1907. The general standard of efficiency of these schools continues to improve now that the inefficient ones have been eliminated.
21. One new Grant School (for Hakka boys) was opened during the year at Kowloon City. It is under the management of the Basel Mission. During the year four vernacular schools were closed. Two of these, both girls' schools, were closed by the management as they were not working satisfactorily. Two schools, one for boys and the other for girls, were closed as inefficient under Section 29 of the Grant Code, having been returned as inefficient for two years in succession.
GENERAL.
Private Schools.
22. Table II shows that while the number of pupils receiving a western education in the Vernacular is practically the same as in 1907 the number receiving instruction in English has considerably decreased. The somewhat noticeable decrease in the numbers at private schools where English is taught is accounted for by the fact that the Chinese have begun to realize that the Government and Grant-in-Aid English teaching schools are very much more efficient than the private schools and they therefore patronize the latter very much more than they did formerly. This is borne out by the large increase in the attendance at the Government and Grant-in-Aid Schools which give instruction in English.
23. Tabulated Results of Passes in Hongkong at the Oxford Local Examinations for 1908.
Schools. Senior, Seniors over age. Juniors. Juniors over age. Preliminary 3rd Class Honours. Preliminary Preliminary over age. Total Certificates. Diocesan Boys', 2 2 Diocesan Girls', 1 2 3 St. Joseph's College, 1 1 Queen's College, 2 1 5 8 St. Stephen's Boys', 6 6 St. Stephen's Girls', 7 7 Private Tuition, 18 3 21 2 2 3 14 3 31 3 42Note.—F. Lopez, a St. Joseph's Senior, got Distinction in Spanish.
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M 4
GRANT SCHOOLS (vide Table III.)
English Schools (Non-Chinese).
18. There are nine of these with a total average attendance of 1,140 as against 1,059 in 1907. Four schools, St. Joseph's, the Italian Convent, the Victoria Anglo-Portuguese School and the Diocesan Boys' School earned the full grant of 35/- per caput reckoning by the average attendance, the remainder, excepting the French Convent which obtained the lowest grant, earned a grant at the rate of 30/-. The numbers have increased considerably during the year both at St. Joseph's and at the Diocesan Boys' School.
Anglo-Chinese Schools.
19. There are two of these schools. One, the Ellis Kadoorie (Upper Grade) school, has- now an average attendance of 500 and has an English staff of 5, the other-St Stephen's-a lower grade school has a purely Chinese staff. The Ellis Kadoorie School was returned as thoroughly efficient for the first time this year.
Vernacular Schools.
20. The number of schools in the A Class (ie., earning a grant of $7 or over) has increased considerably. Nine Boys' and six Girls' Schools are now in Class A as compared with four Boys' and three Girls' Schools in 1907. The general standard of efficiency of these schools continues to improve now that the inefficient ones have been eliminated.
21. One new Grant School (for Hakka boys) was opened during the year at Kow- loon City. It is under the management of the Basel Mission. During the year four vernacular schools were closed. Two of these, both girls' schools, were closed by the management as they were not working satisfactorily. Two schools, one for boys and the other for girls, were closed as inefficient under Section 29 of the Grant Code, having been. returned as inefficient for two years in succession.
GENERAL.
Private Schools.
22. Table II shews that while the number of pupils receiving a western education in the Vernacular is practically the same as in 1907 the number receiving instruction in English has considerably decreased. The somewhat noticeable decrease in the numbers at private schools where English is taught is accounted for by the fact that the Chinese have begun to realize that the Government and Grant-in-Aid English teaching schools are very much more efficient than the private schools and they therefore patronize the latter very much more than they did formerly. This is borne out by the large increase in the attendance at the Government and Grant-in-Aid Schools which give instruction in English.
23. Tabulated Results of Passes in Hongkong at the Oxford Local Examinations
for 1908.
Schools.
Senior,
Seniors
over age.
Juniors.
Juniors
over age.
Preliminary 3rd Class
Honours.
Preliminary
Preliminary
over age.
Total Certi-j
ficates.
Diocesan Boys', 2 Diocesan Girls',
St. Joseph's College, Queen's College,....
1
2
1
5
St. Stephen's Boys',
6
St. Stephen's Girls',
7
Private Tuition,..
Note.-F. Lopez, a St. Joseph's Senior, got Distinction in Spanish.
42-
7
18
3
14
31
3
12
1
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