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The Kindergarten Departments in the girls' schools were excellently conducted, and in these schools Drawing, Painting and Needlework were very satisfactory.
The standard of writing was good in nearly every school but with an abundance of excellent copy books on the market flourishing styles should be avoided.
Reading was fair throughout and often very good but there is still room for improvement. At the annual inspection, which is held when the children have been using their text books for nine or ten months, they should be able to read so that the inspector can understand them with ease and without requiring to use a book. This should not be difficult provided that children are not placed in classes for which they are not fit. But, though there has undoubtedly been some improvement in this regard, there are still signs here and there which suggest premature promotion.
Inspectors understand the difficulties of heads of schools in this matter, but, with the present-day insistent demand for instruction in English, the English Grant Schools with their comparatively high standard are in a strong position and will not suffer by strictness in the matter of promotion to higher classes.
History and Geography should not be taught in water-tight compartments and a free use of maps, atlases and map-drawing in connection with history lessons has been recommended and will be required.
The schools are well housed and in some cases the accommodation has been improved during the year or is in course of improvement.
In every school the discipline and behaviour as observed at the annual inspection were excellent.
This year the maximum grant was recommended for each school.
On December 22 Sister Emily, head mistress of the Italian Convent School, died after 17 years of devoted service in the cause of education in Hong Kong.
PRIVATE ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
Day Schools:-There were 60 schools on the register at the end of December as against 54 in the previous year; the maximum number of students enrolled was 4,059 as against the approximate number of 3,000 in 1927; and the average attendance was 3,484. During the year 17 new schools came into existence, and 11 closed. Of the existing schools 5 are girls' schools and 1 is a kindergarten. The rest are boys' schools of which 6 prepare students for the University Local Examinations.
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The Kindergarten Departments in the girls' schools were excellently conducted, and in these schools Drawing,. Painting and Needlework were very satisfactory.
The standard of writing was good in nearly every school but with an abundance of excellent copy books on the market flourishing styles should be avoided.
Reading was fair throughout and often very good but there is still room for improvement. At the annual inspection, which is held when the children have been using their text books for nine or ten months, they should be able to read so that the inspector can understand them with ease and without requiring to use a book. This should not be difficult provided that children are not placed in classes for which they are not fit. But, though there has undoubtedly been some improvement in this regard, there are still signs here and there which suggest pre- mature promotion.
Inspectors understand the difficulties of heads of schools in this matter, but, with the present-day insistent demand for instruction in English, the English Grant Schools with their comparatively high standard are in a strong position and will not suffer by strictness in the matter of promotion to higher classes.
History and Geography should not be taught in water-tight compartments and a free use of maps, atlases and map-drawing in connection with history lessons has been recommended and will be required.
The schools are well housed and in some cases the accom- modation has been improved during the year or is in course of improvement.
In every school the discipline and behaviour as observed at the annual inspection were excellent.
This year the maximum grant was recommended for each school.
On December 22 Sister Emily, head mistress of the Italian Convent School, died after 17 years of devoted service in the cause of education in Hong Kong.
PRIVATE ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
Day Schools:-There were 60 schools on the register at the end of December as against 54 in the previous year; the maximum number of students enrolled was 4,059 as against the approximate number of 3,000 in 1927; and the average attend- ance was 3,484. During the year 17 new schools came int existence, and 11 closed. Of the existing schools 5 are girls schools and 1 is a kindergarten. The rest are boys' schools et which 6 prepare students for the University Local Examinations.
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