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The number of students enrolled was 4,331 including 292 girls (4,119 in 1929). During the year, 11 new schools were registered while 8 were closed and 2 disappeared without giving notice.
Of the nine girls' schools on the register, none attempted to have the upper classes, while one or two did not go very far beyond the Kindergarten stage. The boys' schools were more ambitious and 9 of them prepared candidates for the University Local Examinations.
The majority of these private schools did not attain a very high standard; often the result of their labours proved to be a disappointment. These schools would serve the Colony better as educational institutions, if they were more efficiently staffed, enforced stricter discipline, and avoided premature promotion.
Night Schools—There were 80 schools on the register at the end of December as against 81 in 1929. 36 schools were registered during the year while 37 were closed. The number of students enrolled was 2,417 (2,242 in 1929) and the average attendance was 1,871 (1,768 in 1929).
These night schools aim to supply the need of those who wish to acquire a practical knowledge of simple English within two or three years. Two or three of them offer to give courses in commercial subjects, such as Typewriting and Book-Keeping.
All schools were inspected at least once during the year.
A. R. SUTHERLAND,
A. O. BRAWN,
Inspectors of English Schools.
I. S. WAN,
Inspector of Private English Schools.
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number of students enrolled was 4,331 including 292 girls (4,119 in 1929). During the year, 11 new schools were registered while 8 were closed and 2 disappeared without giving notice.
Of the nine girls' schools on the register, none attempted to have the upper classes, while one or two did not go very far beyond the Kindergarten stage. The boys' schools were more ambitious and 9 of them prepared candidates for the University Local Examinations.
The majority of these private schools did not attain a very high standard; often the result of their labours proved to be a disappointment. These schools would serve the Colony better as educational institutions, if they were more efficiently staffed, enforced stricter discipline, and avoided premature promotion.
Night Schools-There were 80 schools on the register at the end of December as against 81 in 1929. 36 schools were registered during the year while 37 were closed. The number of students enrolled was 2417 (2,242 in 1929) and the average attendance was 1,871 (1,768 in 1929).
These night schools aim to supply the need of those who wish to acquire a practical knowledge of simple English within two or three years. Two or three of them offer to give courses in commercial subjects, such as Typewriting and Book-Keeping.
All schools were inspected at least once during the year.
A. R. SUTHERLAND,
A. O. BRAWN,
Inspectors of English Schools.
I. S. WAN,
Inspector of Private English Schools.
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