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4. Dr. Shum Kwong Yuet and Mr. Chan Huen Pak, 2 veteran Chinese scholars on the staff, retired during the year, and these vacancies have been filled by Messrs. Sze Chuen and Fung Chim Kwai,
5. Volley Ball and Football continue to be the most popular games.
6.
Vernacular Normal School for Women - Headmistress, Miss Chan Yat Hing. The maximum enrolment was 182, and the average attendance was 164.
7. The four-year Normal Course is being changed into one of three years: the new 4th year class of last September Term took their Final Examination in December, while the new 3rd year class will complete their Course in July next. To effect this change, two Final Examinations were held, one in July and one in December. In the July Examination, five out of seventeen passed, while in the December Examination, the whole class of 23 passed.
8. Mr. Li Shuk Lan retired during the year, the school having thus to suffer the loss of the services of two brothers during the last 2 years. The vacancy has been filled by Miss Elaine Lew.
9.
Basket-ball continued to be the favourite game, and inter-class competitions were held. Physical Training is compulsory.
10. Taipo Vernacular Normal School - Head Teacher, Mr. Chan Pun Chiu. The maximum enrolment was 41, and the average attendance was 35.
11. Three out of nine students passed the Final Examination.
12. Malaria is on the decline, though it is still a constant cause for leave of absence.
13. Limited accommodation has hindered the growth of the school, for if it had been possible to admit a larger number of new entrants to the 1st Year class, the wastage would not have reduced the higher classes to such small numbers.
14. Un Long School - Head Teacher Mr. Lam Pak To. The maximum enrolment was 128, and the average attendance was 100.
15. The process of changing from an Anglo-Chinese school into a Vernacular Higher Primary school was completed in September last.
16. Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Ping Pong and miniature Association Football are very keenly taken up. It is hoped to include Physical Training in the curriculum in the very near future.
GRANT SCHOOLS.
17. The number of Vernacular Grant schools remains three, all being Girls' schools. In the University Examination, both the Ying Wah and St. Paul's did fairly well. For the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination, the Ying Wah was the only one of the three that entered its students, and all the eight candidates entered succeeded in passing. Very satisfactory work is being done in these schools. The maximum enrolment in the three schools was 1,202, (including 104 boys under 12), and the average attendance was 1,101.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, URBAN DISTRICTS.
18. The total number of schools which received subsidies for either a part of or the whole year was 164. A few of these having either been removed from the subsidy list or closed during the year, the number at the end of the year was 161,
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4. Dr. Shum Kwong Yuet and Mr. Chan Huen Pak, 2 veteran Chinese scholars on the staff, retired during the year, and these vacancies have been filled by Messrs. Sze Chuen and Fung Chim Kwai,
5. Volley Ball and Football continue to be the most popular games.
6.
Vernacular Normal School for Women-Headmistress, Miss Chan Yat Hing. The maximum enrolment was 182, and the average attendance was 164.
7. The four-year Normal Course is being changed into one of three years: the new 4th year class of last September Term took their Final Examination in December, while the new 3rd year class will complete their Course in July next. To effect this change, two Final Examinations were held, one in July and one in December. In the July Examination, five out of seventeen passed, while in the December Examination, the whole class of 23 passed.
8. Mr. Li Shuk Lan retired during the year, the school having thus to suffer the loss of the services of two brothers during the last 2 years. The vacancy has been filled by Miss Elaine Lew.
9.
Basket-ball continued to be the favourite game, and inter-class competitions were held. Physical Training is compulsory.
10. Taipo Vernacular Normal School-Head Teacher, Mr. Chan Pun Chiu. The maximum enrolment was 41, and the average attendance was 35.
11. Three out of nine students passed the Final Examination.
12. Malaria is on the decline, though it is still a constant cause for leave of absence.
13. Limited accommodation has hindered the growth of the school, for if it had been possible to admit a larger number of new entrants to the 1st Year class, the wastage would not have reduced the higher classes to such small numbers.
14. Un Long School-Head Teacher Mr. Lam Pak To. The maximum enrol- ment was 128, and the average attendance was 100.
15. The process of changing from an Anglo-Chinese school into a Vernacular Higher Primary school was completed in September last.
16. Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Ping Pong and miniature Association Football are very keenly taken up. It is hoped to include Physical Training in the curriculum in the very near future.
GRANT SCHOOLS.
17. The number of Vernacular Grant schools remains three, all being Girls' schools. In the University Examination, both the Ying Wah and St. Paul's did fairly well. For the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination, the Ying Wah was the only one of the three that entered its students, and all the eight candidates entered succeeded in passing. Very satisfactory work is being done in these schools. The maximum enrolment in the three schools was 1,202, (including 104 boys under 12), and the average attendance was 1,101.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, URBAN DISTRICTS.
18. The total number of schools which received subsidies for either a part of or the whole year was 164. A few of these having either been removed from the subsidy list or closed during the year, the number at the end of the year was 161,
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