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43. The school premises are often not very commodious or well furnished, and are not always as clean as might be desired; these conditions are, however, gradually being improved.
44. There are still many teachers who have not attained to a very high degree of efficiency. In a few cases, teachers are attending the Normal Classes at the Technical Institute.
45. In the Day Schools the fees average about $3 a month, the highest fee paid being $6 a month. In the Night Schools the average fee is $1.50.
EXEMPTED SCHOOL.
46. Only one school has been exempted from liability to full inspection under the Code: the Catholic Seminary. It is a free school maintained by the Roman Catholic Mission, and consists of a Latin Class and a Chinese Class. The students are trained for the priesthood.
VERNACULAR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
47. The following report by the Inspector of Vernacular Schools shows that considerable progress has been made, and that the Ordinance has already had some effect in raising the standard of the Private Vernacular Schools :-
48. "During the year certificates were issued to 360 Day Schools. Of these 10 were existing Grant Schools, 223 existing Private and 97 new Private Schools. During the last six months of the year 1 Grant School, managed by the Rhenish Mission, was given up, and 23 existing and 28 new schools disappeared. In only two or three cases did the Managers notify the Department of the closing of these schools, and return the certificate.
"One effect of the Education Ordinance has been to get rid of many of the worst schools. Of the 269 Private Day Schools now existing there are only 86 thoroughly unsatisfactory ones compared with 148 last year, and of these 19 will not be allowed to continue after the Chinese New Year, 1915. Of the remaining 183 there are 20 which are on a decidedly higher level than the rest: the remaining 169 are in many cases barely satisfactory.
"Of Night Schools, 2 existing and 6 new ones were registered. One of the former closed during the year and 3 of the latter. Vernacular Night Schools are such irregular and spasmodic affairs that teachers evidently have not thought it worth their while to get registered.
"Thus there are now, exclusive of the New Territories, 312 Vernacular Schools, (39 Grant, 269 Private Day and 4 Private Night) -a decrease of 38.
"There were 6 Prosecutions during the year, 5 of which resulted in unlawful schools being closed.
"Owing to the pressure of work in connection with registering all the Schools for the first time, it was impossible to set about a systematic inspection. All the schools were visited by me at least
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43. The school premises are often not very commodious or well furnished, and are not always as clean as might be desired; these conditions are, however, gradually being improved.
44. There are still many teachers who have not attained to a very high degree of efficiency. In a few cases, teachers are attend- ing the Normal Classes at the Technical Institute.
45. In the Day Schools the fees average about $3 a month, the highest fee paid being $6 a month. In the Night Schools the average fee is $1.50.
EXEMPTED SCHOOL.
46. Only one school has been exempted from liability to full inspection under the Code: the Catholic Seminary. It is a free school maintained by the Roman Catholic Mission, and consists of a Latin Class and a Chinese Class. The students are trained for the priesthood.
VERNACULAR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
47. The following report by the Inspector of Vernacular Schools shews that considerable progress has been made, and that the Ordinance has already had some effect in raising the standard of the Private Vernacular Schools :-
48. "During the year certificates were issued to 360 Day Schools. Of these 10 were existing Grant Schools. 223 existing Private and 97 new Private Schools. During the last six months of the year 1 Grant School, managed by the Rhenish Mission, was given up, and 23 existing and 28 new schools disappeared. In only two or three cases did the Managers notify the Department of the closing of these schools, and return the certificate.
"One effect of the Education Ordinance has been to get rid of many of the worst schools. Of the 269 Private Day Schools now existing there are only 86 thoroughly unsatisfactory ones compared with 148 last year, and of these 19 will not be allowed to continue after the Chinese New Year, 1915. Of the remaining 183 there are 20 which are on a decidedly higher level than the rest: the remaining 169 are in many cases barely satisfactory.
"Of Night Schools, 2 existing and 6 new ones were registered. One of the former closed during the year and 3 of the latter. Vernacular Night Schools are such irregular and spasmodic affairs that teachers evidently have not thought it worth their while to get registered.
"Thus there are now, exclusive of the New Territories. 312 Vernacular Schools, (39 Grant, 269 Private Day and 4 Private Night) -a decrease of 38.
"There were 6 Prosecutions during the year, 5 of which resulted in unlawful schools being closed.
"Owing to the pressure of work in connection with registering all the Schools for the first time, it was impossible to set about a systematic inspection. All the schools were visited by me at least
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