The figures of the 1931 census throw some light on the expansion of education. The figures were for March 1931.
Population of Colony. Chinese
821,429
Non-Chinese
28,322
Total
849,751
Children (between 5 and 14) Hong Kong and Kowloon..
88,481
New Territories
17,940
Afloat
12,587
Total
119,008
The Director of Education's report for that year shows that there were 1,069 schools registered or controlled by the Director and the number of pupils in attendance was 68,593.
During this year the syllabus both in English and Chinese, in use in the District schools (Government), was under revision by a Departmental Committee, and the Class 4 entrance examination to the upper schools of Queen's College and King's College was for the first time thrown open to those attending any of the unprovided schools. (It had previously been confined to the lower schools of Queen's College, King's College, and the four Government District Schools).
At the beginning of 1935 the Colony was visited by Mr. E. Burney, M.C., one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, who made an enquiry into the local educational system. His report recommended far-reaching changes in the School Certificate Examination, the curriculum of the Anglo-Chinese schools, and stressed the need for primary vernacular education.
In the following years changes were made in the Education system, the Board of Education recommended in 1932 that the Senior and Junior Local Examinations be abolished and a School Leaving Certificate Examination be substituted, and in 1935 this was carried into effect. The first School Certificate Examination was under the control of the Hong Kong University, but in order to give effect to the recommendations made by Mr. E. Burney, H.M.I., in his report (1935), a school certificate examination to be taken at Class 2 (i.e., the class next below the Matriculation class) was arranged under the control of the Education Department.
To carry this out an Examination Syndicate was formed. This consisted of
The Director of Education (President).
Senior Inspector of Schools (Chairman).
4 Heads of Boys' Schools (2 Provided and 2 Grant-in-Aid).
2 Heads of Girls' Schools.
(The six Heads of Schools are determined by roster).
In 1937 the first Examination controlled by the Local Examination Syndicate was held. All Government and Grant-in-Aid English schools entered for this examination.
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The figures of the 1931 census throw some light on the expansion of education. The figures were for March 1931.
Population of Colony. Chinese
821,429
Non-Chinese
28,322
Total
849,751
Children (between 5 and 14) Hong Kong and Kowloon ..
88,481
New Territories
17,940
Afloat
12,587
Total
119,008
The Director of Education's report for that year shows that there were 1,069 schools registered or controlled by the Director and the number of pupils in attendance was 68,593.
During this year the syllabus both in English and Chinese, in use in the District schools (Government), was under revision by a Departmental Committee, and the Class 4 entrance examination to the upper schools of Queen's College and King's College was for the first time thrown open to those attending any of the unprovided schools. (It had previously been confined to the lower schools of Queen's College, King's College, and the four Government District Schools).
At the beginning of 1935 the Colony was visited by Mr. E. Burney, M.C., one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, who made an enquiry into the local educational system. His report recommended far-reaching changes in the School Certificate Examination, the curriculum of the Anglo-Chinese schools, and stressed the need for primary vernacular education.
In the following years changes were made in the Education system, the Board of Education recommended in 1932 that the Senior and Junior Local Examinations be abolished and a School Leaving Certificate Examination be substituted, and in 1935 this was carried into effect. The first School Certificate Examination was under the control of the Hong Kong University, but in order to give effect to the recommendations made by Mr. E. Burney, H.M.I., in his report (1935), a school certificate examination to be taken at Class 2 (i.e., the class next below the Matriculation class) was arranged under the control of the Education Department.
To carry this out an Examination Syndicate was formed. This consisted of
The Director of Education (President).
Senior Inspector of Schools (Chairman).
4 Heads of Boys' Schools (2 Provided and 2 Grant-in-Aid.)
2 Heads of Girls' Schools.
(The six Heads of Schools are determined by roster).
In 1937 the first Examination controlled by the Local Examination Syndicate was held. All Government and Grant-in-Aid English schools entered for this examination.
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