25. Some of the schools are doing good work, and are conducted in a creditable manner.
VERNACULAR PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
26. The Inspector of Vernacular Schools reports that during the year 97 Private Day Schools—including two Exempted Schools—were registered, an increase of 19 over the number for 1916, and of 11 over the number for 1915. The two Exempted Schools are (1) The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce School for the Study of Chinese and (2) The Singer Sewing Machine Co.'s School of Embroidery.
Two of the Grant Schools managed by the Roman Catholic Mission were at the request of that Mission transferred to the Private School List.
The three Schools formerly managed by the Basel Mission have closed, and their places are taken by private schools.
Of the 76 Day Schools which closed during the year, 16 were struck off and 23 disappeared without any notification. Eleven more of the worst schools will be struck off at the end of the present Chinese year.
27. There are now 315 Private Day Schools, of which 8 are placed under Class A, 219 under Class B, and 86—as compared with 88 in 1916—under Class C. The seeming decrease in the number of Class A schools is really due to a higher standard enforced. The number of Grant Schools is 27. One boys' school, being again declared inefficient, is to be struck off.
28. Certificates were issued to 10 New Private Night Schools. One of these, a girls' school, which obtained special permission to open, was intended for the factory girls at Taikoktsui, but was a failure.
Another of these Night Schools is supported by the Chinese Teahouse Guild and has about 40 pupils, all being men employed in the teahouses during the day. 9 Night Schools closed during the year.
Of these, 2 were struck off the register, and 1 disappeared. The number of Private Night Schools is now 15, but the number of pupils is only 179.
29. The total number of Vernacular Schools, excluding those of the New Territories, is 357 (27 Grant, 315 Private Day and 15 Private Night Schools).
Three applications for the registration of new schools (2 for day schools and 1 for night) were refused. Two applicants disappeared after having sent up their applications.
30. In two cases, there were 8 prosecutions during the year, the defendants failed to appear in Court, while in the other cases, fines varying from $9 to $25 were imposed.
31. Every school has been visited by the Inspector and several times by the Sub-Inspector.
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25. Some of the schools are doing good work, and are conducted in a creditable manner.
VERNACULAR PRIVATE SCHOOLS,
26. The Inspector of Vernacular Schools reports that during the year 97 Private Day Schools-including two Exempted Schools— were registered, an increase of 19 over the number for 1916, and of 11 over the number for 1915. The two Exempted Schools are (1) The Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce School for the Study of Chinese and (2) The Singer Sewing Machine Co.'s School of Embroidery.
Two of the Grant Schools managed by the Roman Catholic Mission were at the request of that Mission transferred to the Private School List.
The three Schools formerly managed by the Basel Mission have closed, and their places are taken by private schools.
Of the 76 Day Schools which closed during the year, 16 were struck off and 23 disappeared without any notification. Eleven more of the worst schools will be struck off at the end of the present Chinese year.
27. There are now 315 Private Day Schools, of which 8 are placed under Class A, 219 under Class B, and 86-as compared with 88 in 1916-under Class C. The seeming decrease in the number of Class A schools is really due to a higher standard en- forced. The number of Grant Schools is 27. One boys' school, being again declared inefficient, is to be struck off.
28. Certificates were issued to 10 New Private Night Schools. One of these, a girls' school, which obtained special permission to open, was intended for the factory girls at Taikoktsni, but was a failure.
Another of these Night Schools is supported by the Chinese Teahouse Guild and has about 40 pupils, all being men employed in the teahouses during the day. 9 Night Schools closed during the year.
Of these, 2 were struck off the register, and I disappeared. The number of Private Night Schools is now 15, but the number of pupils is only 179.
29. The total number of Vernacular Schools, excluding those of the New Territories, is 357 (27 Grant, 315 Private Day and 15 Private Night Schools).
Three applications for the registration of new schools (2 for day schools and 1 for night) were refused. Two applicants dis- appeared after having sent up their applications.
In two cases,
30. There were 8 prosecutions during the year. the defendants failed to appear in Court, while in the other cases, fines varying from $9 to $25 were imposed.
31. Every school has been visited by the Inspector and several times by the Sub-Inspector.
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