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success on their handwriting, which under certain circumstances is allowed to count as one of the subjects of a standard. The school took in all the six standards, but only two scholars were examined in the fifth and one in the sixth. The reading was very good, geography was good, grammar was fair, writing (from dictation) was weak, and arithmetic was very weak indeed. It is but justice to the late teacher to add that the partial assistance which he received, necessitated his teaching the arithmetic of five of the standards himself, and that a week before the examination one of his assistants was withdrawn.
29. It is gratifying to be able to report that St. Stephen's church school, which was reported on so unfavourably last year, has succeeded in more than regaining its original position. The new master had grasped the grant-in-aid scheme fully, as is proved by the fact that out of 49 who were presented only four failed. In two subjects only, writing (from dictation) and composition, was the school inferior to the London Mission School at Wán-ṭsai. In all other respects St. Stephen's holds at present the first place among the schools of its own class.
30. Victoria Boys' School, which is the only undenominational school in receipt of a grant-in-aid, presented 29 scholars for examination in the first four standards. There were 11 failures. The school belongs to the same class as St. Saviour's, namely, Class IV. (schools in which a European education is given in any European language); and of the two, it holds the higher place in all respects, with the single exception of reading. The weakest point in the school is arithmetic, to which the attention of all concerned is specially requested. The sums given at these examinations are exceedingly simple, being intended to test the scholars' knowledge of the science rather than their accuracy in the manipulation of an array of figures.
31. Looking simply at the per-centage of scholars who passed, these nine schools may be thus arranged :-
1. St. Stephen's Church School 92 per cent. 2. London Mission School (Wán-tsai) 88 3. Baxter School (Tái-p'ing Shán) 86 4. Baxter School (Sai Ying-p'ún) 83 5. Basel Mission Girls' School 82 6. Baxter School (Staunton Street) 77 7. St. Saviour's Day School 62 8. Victoria Boys' School 62 9. London Mission School (Tái-p'ing Shán) 62Taking all the 346 scholars sent up by these schools, 265 passed and 81 failed. In other words, the total per-centage of passes amounted to 77 per cent. This has reference solely to passes in the standards. The per-centage of passes in the various subjects taught in these schools will be found in Table XI., where the basis of a just comparison of the merits of the schools may be obtained. Managers will do well to give it their best consideration.
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success on their handwriting, which under certain circumstances is allowed to count as one of the subjects of a standard. The school took in all the six standards, but only two scholars were examined in the fifth and one in the sixth. The reading was very good, geography was good, grammar was fair, writing (from dic- tation) was weak, and arithmetic was very weak indeed. It is but justice to the late teacher to add that the partial assistance which he received, necessitated his teaching the arithmetic of five of the standards himself, and that a week before the examination one of his assistants was withdrawn.
29. It is gratifying to be able to report that St. Stephen's church school, which was reported on so 'unfavourably last year, has succeeded in more than regaining its original position. The new master had grasped the grant-in-aid scheme fully, as is proved by the fact that out of 49 who were presented only four failed. In two subjects only, writing (from dictation) and composition, was the school inferior to the London Mission School at Wán-ṭsai. In all other respects St. Stephen's holds at present the first place among the schools of its own class.
30. Victoria Boys' School, which is the only undenominational school in receipt of a grant-in-aid, presented 29 scholars for exa- mination in the first four standards. There were 11 failures. The school belongs to the same class as St. Saviour's, namely, Class IV. (schools in which a European education is given in any European language); and of the two, it holds the higher place in all respects, with the single exception of reading. The weakest point in the school is arithmetic, to which the attention of all concerned is specially requested. The sums given at these examinations are exceedingly simple, being intended to test the scholars' knowledge of the science rather than their accuracy in the manipulation of an array of figures.
31. Looking simply at the per-centage of scholars who passed, these nine schools may be thus arranged :-
1. St. Stephen's Church School 2. London Mission School (Wán-tsai)
4. Baxter School (Sai Ying-p'ún)
92 per cent.
88
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3. Baxter School (Tái-p′ing Shán)
86
83
5. Basel Mission Girls' School
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35
6. Baxter School (Staunton Street)
77
62
37
7. St. Saviour's Day School
8. Victoria Boys' School
9. London Mission School (Tái-p'ing Shán)
62
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Taking all the 346 scholars sent up by these schools, 265 passed and 81 failed. In other words, the total per-centage of passes amounted to 77 per cent. This has reference solely to passes in the standards. The per-centage of passes in the various subjects taught in these schools will be found in Table XI., where the basis of a just comparison of the merits of the schools may be obtained. Managers will do well to give it their best considera-
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