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## TABLE VII - SUMMARY of ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the GOVERNMENT Schools for the last Nineteen Years,

Total Enrolment for the Year. | Maximum Daily Attendance. (Monthly Average.) | Minimum Monthly Enrolment. | Minimum Daily Attendance. (Monthly Average.)

## TABLE X - NUMBER of SCHOLARS attending SCHOOLS receiving GRANTS-IN-AID (under the Provisions of the Scheme of 1880), and Amount gained by each in 1880.

Class of School. | Name of School. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Amount of Grant.

...

## TABLE IX - ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Central School during 1880.

Month. | Number of Scholars. | Number of Attendances. | Number of School Days. | Average Daily Attendance.

January | 416 | 9,901 | 25 | 396.04

...

Total Number of SCHOLARS present during the Year, | Average Monthly Enrolment, | Average DAILY ATTENDANCE for the year

588 | 420 | 392.49

## TABLE X - GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (the CENTRAL SCHOOL excepted) arranged in the order of their efficiency in 1880.

Rank I | 1. Wán sai (English School), | 2. Sai-ying-pún (English School), | 3. Wong-uni-ch'ung (Anglo-Chinese).

...

## TABLE XII - ENROLMENT, ATTENDANCE and NUMBER of School DAYS at the GRANT-IN-AID Schools during 1880.

Name of School. | Maximum Monthly Enrolment. | Minimum Monthly Enrolment. | Average Monthly Enrolment. | Average Daily Attendance. | Number of School Days.

1. Baxter Vernacular Sai-ying-pún School (Girls), | 33.4 | 17.8 | 30.00 | 27.94 | 272

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78** TABLE VIIL-SUMMARY of ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the GOVERNMENT ScHools for the last Nineteen Years,Total Enrolment for the Year. Maximum Daily Attendance. (Monthly Average.) Minimum Monthly Enrolment. Minimum Daily Attendance. (Monthly Avers, TABLE XL-NUMBER of SCHOLARS attending SCHOOLS receiving GRANTS-IN-AID (under the Provisions of the Scheme of 1880), and Amount gained by each in 1880.Class of School. Name of School. Boys. Girls. Total. Amount of Grant.1862,7336215052991863,5354694143011864,502417634324I.1. Baxter Vernacular Sai-ying-p'ún School (Girls),1865,5975354183302. Baxter Vernacular D'Aguilar Street School (Girls),151866,623572435337J. Baxter Vernacular Hollywood Road School (Girls),1867,7006105334084. Baxter Vernacular High Street School (Girls),1868,9166645724605. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 1 (Boys),1869,94274862*5046. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 2 (Boys),1061870,1,3029506835567. C. M. S. Baxter Memorial School (Girls),1871,1,2929377415718. C. M. S. Sai-ying-pún School (Boys),1872,1,4801,1578376659. C. M. S. Sheung-wan School (Boys),1873,1,8381,32685276010. L. M. S. Hollywood Road School (Boys),1874,1,9311,27197483611. L. M. S. Wán-tsai School (Boys),1875,1,9271,31298886312. L. M. S. T'ai-p'ing-shan School (Mixed),1876,2,1711,3831,0579251877.2,1481,4461,2121,0351878,2,1011,3241,10093613. L. M. S. Wán-tsai School (Girls),14. L. M. S. Staunton Street School, No. 1 (Girls),15. L. M. S. Staunton Street School, No. 2 (Girls),1879,2,0431,3561,02790116. L. M. S. Yau-má-ti School (Boys),1880,2,0781,4681,08293717. St. Paul's College Mission D'Aguilar Street School (Boys);18. St. Paul's College Misa, Lyudhurst Terrace School (Boys),19. Basel Mission Boarding School (Girls),20. Basel Mission Day School (Boys),TABLE IX.--ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Central School during 1880.21. Berlin Foundling House School (Girls),22. Diocesan Home School (Mixed),23. St. Joseph's College Chinese School (Boys),24. St. Joseph's College Portuguese School (Boys),252Month.Number of Scholars.Number of Attendances.-Number of School Days.Average Daily Attendance.25. St. Paul's College Hongkong Public School (Boys),26. Victoria School (Boys),18225* : 982 19 1398555252231.944343154.904545241.002929145.2481189.74106205.7161241.059393263.307373166.70112367.369797371.48351180.2653222.1255242.004646206.358585251.708383338.377171276.005959404.214848112.813030285.7348288.813636308.732521,113.722121104.8151192.783727. Victoria School (Girls),2727212.95...ووJanuary, 416 9,901 25 396.041,2475611,808$7,319.77February,March,April,May,June,July,August,.September,October,November,December,15510,1564568,46144710,23644110,75642911,0594131,6274209,8303849,2373819,2333788,413དྷམསྶསྶདྷབྷསྶ423.16423.05426.5413.69409.59406.75378.07355.27355.11 350,54Total Number of SCHOLARS present during the Year, Average Monthly Enrolment, Average DAILY ATTENDANCE for the year,..588.420....392.49 TABLE X.-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (the CENTRAL SCHOOL excepted) arranged in the order of their efficiency in 1880,Rank L 1. Wán sai (English School), 2. Sai-ying-pún (English School), 3. Wong-uni-ch'ung (Anglo-Chinese).4. Sheung-wán (Chinese).Rank II.1. Tang-lung-chau (Hákká).2. Tang-lung chau (Punti}a. Wán tai (Chinese).4. Ha-wan (Chinese).5. Tai-wong-kung (Chinese).6. Aberdeen (Chinese).7. Sai-ying-pún (Hákká).Rank II,-Continued.8. Shek-ò (Chinese).9. Girls' School (Chinese).10. Má-t'au-ch'ung (Chinese).Rank III.1. Shek-t'ong-taui.2. Shan-ki-wan (English).3. Shau-ki-wán (Chinese).4. Yau-má-ti (Anglo-Chinese).5. Ap-li-chau.6. Thi-kok-tau.7. Sham-shui-pò.a. Taitama-tinRank III,-Continued,9. Teat-tez-múi.10. Shii wán11. Wong-kok-tsúi.12. Tung-lo-win.13. Hok-ün.14. Stanley (Anglo-Chinese).15. Hok-taúi.16. Tò-kwá-wán (Hákká).17. Tò-kwá-wán (Hoklò).18. Little Hongkong.19. Pok-fú-lam.20. Mong-kok.21. Má-tau-ts'ün. TABLE XII-ENROLMENT, ATTENDANCE and NUMBER of School. DAYS at the GRANT-IN-AID Schools during 1880.Name of School. MaximumMinimum Monthly Monthly Enrol- Barol- inent. ment.Average Average Maximum Minimum Daily Daily Attend- Attend-ance. Average Average Daily NumberMonthly Eurol-Attend-ancement.for the of School Days.ance.Year.1. Baxter Vernacular Sei-ying-p'ún School (Girls),2. Baxter Vernacular L'Aguilar Street School (Girls),3. Baxter Vernacular Hollywood Road School (Girls),4. Baxter Vernacnlar High Street School (Girls),5. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 1 (Boys),6. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 2 (Boys),7. C. M. S. Baxter Memorial School (Girls),B. C. M. S. Sai-ying-p'ün School (Boys),9. C. M. S. Shéung-wan School (Boys),10. I, M. 8. Hollywood Road School (Boys),1. L. M. S. Wan-tsai School (Boys),13. L. M. S. Wan-tsal School (Girls),12. L. M. S. Tal-ping-shan School (Mixed),14. L. M. S, Staunton Street School, No. 1 (Girls),15. L. M. S. Staunton Street School, No. 2 (Girls),16. L. M. S. Yau-má-ti School (Boys),17, St. Paul's College Mission D'Aguilar Street School (Boys),18. St. Paul's College Mission Lyndhurst Terrace School (Boys),20. Basel Mission Day School (Boys),19. Basel Mission Boarding School (Girls),22. Diocesan Home School (Mixed),...21. Berlin Foundling House School (Girls),.....23. St. Joseph's College Chinese School (Boys),24. St. Joseph's College Portuguese School (Boys),26, Victoria School (Boys),25. 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TABLE VIIL-SUMMARY of ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the GOVERNMENT ScHools for the last Nineteen Years,

Total Enrolment

for the Year.

Maximum Daily Attendance. (Monthly Average.)

Minimum Monthly Enrolment.

Minimum Daily

Attendance. (Monthly Avers,

TABLE XL-NUMBER of SCHOLARS attending SCHOOLS receiving GRANTS-IN-AID (under the Provisions

of the Scheme of 1880), and Amount gained by each in 1880.

Class

of School.

Name of School.

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

Amount of Grant.

1862,

733

621

505

299

1863,

535

469

414

301

1864,

502

417

634

324

I.

1. Baxter Vernacular Sai-ying-p'ún School (Girls),

1865,

597

535

418

330

2. Baxter Vernacular D'Aguilar Street School (Girls),

15

1866,

623

572

435

337

J. Baxter Vernacular Hollywood Road School (Girls),

1867,

700

610

533

408

4. Baxter Vernacular High Street School (Girls),

1868,

916

664

572

460

5. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 1 (Boys),

1869,

942

748

62*

504

6. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 2 (Boys),

106

1870,

1,302

950

683

556

7. C. M. S. Baxter Memorial School (Girls),

1871,

1,292

937

741

571

8. C. M. S. Sai-ying-pún School (Boys),

1872,

1,480

1,157

837

665

9. C. M. S. Sheung-wan School (Boys),

1873,

1,838

1,326

852

760

10. L. M. S. Hollywood Road School (Boys),

1874,

1,931

1,271

974

836

11. L. M. S. Wán-tsai School (Boys),

1875,

1,927

1,312

988

863

12. L. M. S. T'ai-p'ing-shan School (Mixed),

1876,

2,171

1,383

1,057

925

1877.

2,148

1,446

1,212

1,035

1878,

2,101

1,324

1,100

936

13. L. M. S. Wán-tsai School (Girls),

14. L. M. S. Staunton Street School, No. 1 (Girls),

15. L. M. S. Staunton Street School, No. 2 (Girls),

1879,

2,043

1,356

1,027

901

16. L. M. S. Yau-má-ti School (Boys),

1880,

2,078

1,468

1,082

937

17. St. Paul's College Mission D'Aguilar Street School (Boys);

18. St. Paul's College Misa, Lyudhurst Terrace School (Boys),

19. Basel Mission Boarding School (Girls),

20. Basel Mission Day School (Boys),

TABLE IX.--ENROLMENT and ATTENDANCE at the Central School during 1880.

21. Berlin Foundling House School (Girls),

22. Diocesan Home School (Mixed),

23. St. Joseph's College Chinese School (Boys),

24. St. Joseph's College Portuguese School (Boys),

252

Month.

Number of Scholars.

Number of Attendances.

-

Number of School Days.

Average Daily Attendance.

25. St. Paul's College Hongkong Public School (Boys),

26. Victoria School (Boys),

18225* : 982 19 139855

52

52

231.94

43

43

154.90

45

45

241.00

29

29

145.24

81

189.74

106

205.71

61

241.05

93

93

263.30

73

73

166.70

112

367.36

97

97

371.48

3

51

180.26

53

222.12

55

242.00

46

46

206.35

85

85

251.70

83

83

338.37

71

71

276.00

59

59

404.21

48

48

112.81

30

30

285.73

48

288.81

36

36

308.73

252

1,113.72

21

21

104.81

51

192.78

37

27. Victoria School (Girls),

27

27

212.95

...

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January,

416

9,901

25

396.04

1,247

561

1,808

$7,319.77

February,

March,

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,.

September,

October,

November,

December,

155

10,156

456

8,461

447

10,236

441

10,756

429

11,059

413

1,627

420

9,830

384

9,237

381

9,233

378

8,413

དྷམསྶསྶདྷབྷསྶ

423.16

423.05

426.5

413.69

409.59

406.75

378.07

355.27

355.11 350,54

Total Number of SCHOLARS present during the Year,

Average Monthly Enrolment,

Average DAILY ATTENDANCE for the year,

..588

.420

....392.49

TABLE X.-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS (the CENTRAL SCHOOL excepted) arranged in the order of their efficiency in 1880,

Rank L

1. Wán sai (English School),

2. Sai-ying-pún (English School),

3. Wong-uni-ch'ung (Anglo-Chinese).

4. Sheung-wán (Chinese).

Rank II.

1. Tang-lung-chau (Hákká).

2. Tang-lung chau (Punti}

a. Wán tai (Chinese).

4. Ha-wan (Chinese).

5. Tai-wong-kung (Chinese).

6. Aberdeen (Chinese).

7. Sai-ying-pún (Hákká).

Rank II,-Continued.

8. Shek-ò (Chinese).

9. Girls' School (Chinese).

10. Má-t'au-ch'ung (Chinese).

Rank III.

1. Shek-t'ong-taui.

2. Shan-ki-wan (English).

3. Shau-ki-wán (Chinese).

4. Yau-má-ti (Anglo-Chinese).

5. Ap-li-chau.

6. Thi-kok-tau.

7. Sham-shui-pò.

a. Taitama-tin

Rank III,-Continued,

9. Teat-tez-múi.

10. Shii wán

11. Wong-kok-tsúi.

12. Tung-lo-win.

13. Hok-ün.

14. Stanley (Anglo-Chinese).

15. Hok-taúi.

16. Tò-kwá-wán (Hákká).

17. Tò-kwá-wán (Hoklò).

18. Little Hongkong.

19. Pok-fú-lam.

20. Mong-kok.

21. Má-tau-ts'ün.

TABLE XII-ENROLMENT, ATTENDANCE and NUMBER of School. DAYS at the GRANT-IN-AID Schools during 1880.

Name of School.

Maximum Minimum Monthly Monthly Enrol- Barol- inent. ment.

Average Average Maximum Minimum Daily Daily Attend- Attend-

ance.

Average Average Daily Number Monthly Eurol-

Attend-

ance

ment.

for the

of School Days.

ance.

Year.

1. Baxter Vernacular Sei-ying-p'ún School (Girls),

2. Baxter Vernacular L'Aguilar Street School (Girls),

3. Baxter Vernacular Hollywood Road School (Girls),

4. Baxter Vernacnlar High Street School (Girls),

5. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 1 (Boys),

6. C. M. S. St. Stephen's Church School, No. 2 (Boys),

7. C. M. S. Baxter Memorial School (Girls),

B. C. M. S. Sai-ying-p'ün School (Boys),

9. C. M. S. Shéung-wan School (Boys),

10. I, M. 8. Hollywood Road School (Boys),

1. L. M. S. Wan-tsai School (Boys),

13. L. M. S. Wan-tsal School (Girls),

12. L. M. S. Tal-ping-shan School (Mixed),

14. L. M. S, Staunton Street School, No. 1 (Girls),

15. L. M. S. Staunton Street School, No. 2 (Girls),

16. L. M. S. Yau-má-ti School (Boys),

17, St. Paul's College Mission D'Aguilar Street School (Boys),

18. St. Paul's College Mission Lyndhurst Terrace School (Boys),

20. Basel Mission Day School (Boys),

19. Basel Mission Boarding School (Girls),

22. Diocesan Home School (Mixed),...

21. Berlin Foundling House School (Girls),.....

23. St. Joseph's College Chinese School (Boys),

24. St. Joseph's College Portuguese School (Boys),

26, Victoria School (Boys),

25. St. Paul's College Hongkong Public School (Boys),

27, Victoria School (Girls),

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21

33.4

17.8

30.00

27.94

272

36

15

32.00

11,00

28.5

25.4

267

40

18

34.70

16.2

32.83

29.5

252

21

21.88

21.00

24.72

23.24

232

58

28

55.12

27.24

40.69

87.74

262

70

97

62.46

33.73

55.91

49.71

261

43

10

89.46

10.00

34.50

33.55

265

74

41

65.96

86.27

58.46

47.3

264

おし

53.48

13.62

42.5

36.7

274

87

81.28

60.33

70.33

67.36

263

72

19

68.11

17.75

60.75

60.48

282

35

13

30.6

12,2

23.76

24.26

276

39

14

34,89

13.4

32,25

30.12

279

37

92

34.08

21.6

32,75

30.5

248

33

24

31.5

22.2

28.75

27.35

263

63

59.00

17,00

51.41

17.7

271

75

71.69

43.45

60.16

56.37

269

67.68

26.6

51.00

48.00

250

48.42

42,57

47.91

46.21

283

25.98

14.62

26.00

23,81

249

30

30.00

29.03

30.00

29.73

261

33

87,91

31.12

36.72

34.81

217

36

34

35.67

33.64

35,83

34,73

218

173

182.32

197.54

184,45

169.72

216

20

17

19.83

14.69

18.18

16,81

244

34

21

30.08

15,84

26.34

22,79

258

14

21.47

11,96

18.08

16,95

252

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