AnnualReport-1913 — Page 346

Appendix N.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

FOR THE YEAR 1911.

NUMBERS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS,

(Table 1)

1. Government Schools.-The number of Government Schools has been reduced during the year-two Lower Grade Schools (one at Tai Ping Shau and one at Mongkok) having been closed for want of support. There are now twelve Government Schools altogether of which seven are Upper Grade Schools and five are Lower Grade Schools. Three of the Lower Grade Schools are situated in the New Territories (Tai Po, Ping Shan and Cheung Chan).

(Table III.)

2. Grant Schools.-Grant School No. 39, a vernacular school in Hung Hom managed by the London Missionary Society, was closed during the year. There are now 53 schools on the Grant

List,

NUMBER OF PUPILS.

3. Government Schools.-The total number in average attend- ance at Government Schools is 2,101 (last year 1,935). This figure excludes from the calculation the two Lower Grade Schools which were closed early in the year. This shews an increase of 75 % over the average attendance of last year. The figures including the attendances at the two closed schools are recorded in Table I, viz., 2,120 (last year 1,960).

4. Grant Schools.-The total number in average attendance at Grant Schools is 4,183 (last year 4,169). Grant Schools 14 and 39 are excluded from this comparison, though they were included in the statistics of last year's report. Both these schools have been withdrawn from the Grant List (No. 14 during last year: No. 39 during the present year). In the schools which have completed the two years, there has been a slight increase in attendance. In- cluding the two schools omitted above the figures are 4,183 (last year 4,337)-shewing a decrease due to smaller number of schools on the Grant List. Grant Schools are mostly filled well up to their accommodation and no large increase in the number of pupils is to be looked for unless additional accommodation is provided.