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Four of last year's Teachers disappeared, and the schools at Tap Mun and Shek Kong Tsuen were struck off the list, bringing the total number of subsidised schools to 80.
Of these 8 are in class A, 51 in class B and 21 in class C. A Further subsidy of $120 each for the last quarter was awarded in the case of class A schools, and of $60 each in the case of 14 Schools which are above the average for Class B.
The number of pupils is 1,761 and the average attendance 1,462. Of these about 120 are girls. Only 16% continue beyond the 3rd standard and 44% beyond the 4th.
1 Free Scholar was admitted to the Un Long English School from a Vernacular School in the neighbourhood, but there were no applications for scholarships to Taipo English School. A request was made that the Government should put up an English School in the Sha Tin district, but it was decided instead to award 10 Free Scholarships to Yaumati Government School open to pupils from various subsidised schools in the neighbourhood. 12 Candidates presented themselves for examination, and of these only 7 were up to the required standard.
Three additional sub-inspectors having been appointed from the beginning of the year, the whole of the New Territory has been divided into 6 districts, and schools have been visited about once a month whereas in previous years it was possible to visit them only once a quarter.
We have also ourselves visited each school in our respective spheres at least once, besides visiting the various schools from which applications for subsidy were received.
Hongkong, 10th January, 1921.
A. R. CAVALIER.
Y. P. LAW,
Inspectors of Vernacular Schools,
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Four of last year's Teachers disappeared, and the schools at Tap Mun and Shek Kong Tsuen were struck off the list, bringing the total number of subsidised schools to 80.
Of these 8 are in class A, 51 in class B and 21 in class C. A Further subsidy of $120 each for the last quarter was awarded in the case of class A schools, and of $60 each in the case of 14 Schools which are above the average for Class B.
The number of pupils is 1,761 and the average attendance 1.462. Of these about 120 are girls. Only 16% continue beyond the 3rd standard and 44% beyond the 4th.
1 Free Scholar was admitted to the Un Long English School from a Vernacular School in the neighbourhood, but there were no applications for scholarships to Taipo English School. A request was made that the Government should put up an English School in the Sha Tin district, but it was decided instead to award 10 Free Scholarships to Yaumati Government School open to pupils from various subsidised schools in the neighbourhood. 12 Candidates presented themselves for examination, and of these only 7 were up to the required standard.
Three additional sub-inspectors having been appointed from the beginning of the year, the whole of the New Territory has been divided into 6 districts, and schools have been visited about once a month whereas in previous years it was possible to visit them only once a quarter.
We have also ourselves visited each school in our respective spheres at least once, besides visiting the various schools from which applications for subsidy were received.
Hongkong, 10th January, 1921.
A. R. CAVALIER.
Y. P. LAW,
Inspectors of Vernacular Schools,
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