During the year under review 90 girls from local secondary schools entered for the Matriculation Examination of the University of Hong Kong of whom 49 passed. 176 girls from 10 schools took the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination; 150 passed, 14 with Honours.
All girls in Government and Grant schools receive a minimum of one hour's Physical Education each week, but at present only two of the Grant schools receive this under the supervision of Government-trained instructors. Net-ball is the most popular game.
An inter-school league has been formed, and in 1938 was won by Belilios Public School. Hockey is played at the Central British and the Diocesan Girls' Schools.
4. Training of Teachers. (a) English. (1) In the Education Group of the Faculty of Arts in the University of Hong Kong. Government Education Scholarships are awarded annually on the results of the Matriculation Examination, the recipients, after completing the prescribed course, being absorbed as mistresses into Government or Grant schools. (2) In the Teachers' classes of the Evening Institute. The Evening Institute provides a three-year course after the completion of which the trained teachers are employed in local schools.
(b) Vernacular. (1) In the Vernacular Teachers' classes of the Evening Institute. (2) The Vernacular Normal School for Women.
Both of these training centres provide a three-year course.
(c) Physical Education. Two Chinese Physical Training Instructors were employed by Government.
Chapter IX.
PHYSICAL AND MORAL WELFARE.
(a) Medical Inspection and Teaching of Hygiene.
1. The School Hygiene Branch of the Medical Department first came into being in 1925 when a health officer was specially allocated for the work. The branch now consists of the Health Officer for Schools, two Chinese Health Officers, one part-time lady Medical Officer, and five school nurses.
2. Dr. G. M. Hargreaves, Health Officer for Schools, proceeded on leave in May; Dr. L. D. Pringle acted until 1st September, after which Dr. Au King carried on the duties.
3. The work undertaken by this branch may be divided into two main groups: (a) the medical inspection of school children, (b) the inspection of premises proposed for use as private schools, with a view to advising the Education Authorities on matters of Hygiene and Sanitation.
4. In 1931, an annual charge (varying from fifty cents to three dollars) was made payable by Government School pupils to meet the cost of medical inspection. Part of the "medical fee" is set aside in Education Department estimates, and so far as it concerns the School Hygiene branch, it entitles Government school pupils (i) to be provided with spectacles when prescribed at school clinics, (ii) to have hospital fees paid when admitted for operation on tonsils and adenoids, and (iii) to have exercises for correction of squint at the office of a local optician.
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During the year under review 90 girls from local secondary schools entered for the Matriculation Examination of the University of Hong Kong of whom 49 passed. 176 girls from 10 schools took the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination 150 passed, 14 with Honours.
All girls in Government and Grant schools receive a minimum of one hour's Physical Education each week, but at present only two of the Grant schools receive this under the supervision of Government trained instructors. Net-ball is the most popular game.
An inter-school league has been formed, and in 1938 was won by Belilios Public School. Hockey is played at the Central British and the Diocesan Girls' Schools.
4. Training of Teachers. (a) English. (1) In the Education Group of the Faculty of Arts in the University of Hong Kong. Government Education Scholarships are awarded annually on the results of the Matriculation Examination, the recipients. after completing the prescribed course, being absorbed as mistresses into Government or Grant schools. (2) In the Teachers classes of the Evening Institute. The Evening Institute provides a three year course after the completion of which the trained teachers are employed in local schools.
(b) Vernacular. (1) In the Vernacular Teachers classes of the Evening Institute. (2) The Vernacular Normal School for Women.
Both of these training centres provide a three year course.
(c) Physical Education. Two Chinese Physical Training Instructors were employed by Government.
Chapter IX.
PHYSICAL AND MORAL WELFARE.
(a) Medical Inspection and Teaching of Hygiene.
1. The School Hygiene Branch of the Medical Department first came into being in 1925 when a health officer was specially allocated for the work. The branch now consists of the Health Officer for Schools, two Chinese Health Officers, one part time lady Medical Officer and five school nurses.
2. Dr. G. M. Hargreaves, Health Officer for Schools, proceeded on leave in May, Dr. L. D. Pringle acted until 1st September, after which Dr. Au King carried on the duties.
3. The work undertaken by this branch may be divided into two main groups (a) the medical inspection of school children, (b) the inspection of premises proposed for use as private schools, with a view to advising the Education Authorities on matters of Hygiene and Sanitation.
4. In 1931 an annual charge (varying from fifty cents to three dollars) was made payable by Government School pupils to meet the cost of medical inspection. Part of the "medical fee" is set aside in Education Department estimates, and so far as it concerns the School Hygiene branch it entitles Government school pupils (i) to be provided with spectacles when prescribed at school clinics, (i) to have hospital fees paid when admitted for operation on tonsils and adenoids and (ii) to have exercises for correction of squint at the office of a local optician,
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