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such scholars whose names have been at the end of the school on the register for the last 22 weeks." In other words, while the present English Scheme requires that each school should have been open 200 full days and each scholar should have attended for 22 weeks (say 132 days), the Hong Kong Scheme throws the whole burden on each individual scholar, requiring him, if any grant whatever is to be paid on his account, to have been in school 200 full days.
The Singapore scheme requires that the School shall have met not less than 200 times in the course of the school year and no scholar can be presented who has attended less than 200 days in the course of the School year. The Ceylon Scheme makes no separate stipulation as to the number of days a School has met but has the following rule; "No grant will be allowed for any scholar who shall have received less than nine months' instruction during the twelve months immediately preceding the examination, in the school in which he is examined and who shall have made less than 100 attendances.
I am convinced that the Hong Kong rule presses too hardly on Portuguese, European and Chinese scholars, owing to the extremely trying climate of Hong Kong. The teachers, anxious to bring as many scholars as possible under examination, urge scholars in every possible way to make up the 200 attendances, and this is accomplished in a large proportion of cases at the expense
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such scholars whose names have
year
ear been
at the end of the school on the register for the last 22. weeks." In other words, while the present English Scheme requires
that each school should have.
days
and
been open 200 full. each scholar should have attended
for 22 weeks (say 132 days), the Hong Kong Schence throws the whole burden on each individual scholar,
requiring hein, if any grant whatever is to be paid on his account, to have been in school
200 full
days.
The Singapore scheme requires
that the School shace have met. not less than 200 hines in the
course of
the school.
year and
no scholar can be presented who has attended less than coo
days
in the corive
of the Schove
year. The Ceylon Scheme makeo
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separate stipulation
as to the number
number of days.
a School have met but has the following rule;
"No grant will be allowed. " for any scholar who shall have
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received less than nine month's
instruction.
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ing the twelve months immediately precedinng
the examination, in the school
in which he is evan
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ined and who shall have made less than
" 100 attendances.
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Hongkong rule presses too
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examination, urge scholars in
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to make up
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accomplished in a
proportion of
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cases at the expense
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