# STANDARD IV.
1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth Book used in the school.
2. Writing. - Light lines of ordinary prose from the same book slowly dictated once by a few words at a time.
3. Arithmetic. - Vulgar fractions and reduction of the most ordinary weights and measures, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar. - Parsing (fully) a simple sentence from the Reading Book.
5. Geography. - Europe, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.
Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this standard: twelve dollars.
# STANDARD V.
1. Reading - Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the examiner from some common book.
2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic - Decimal fractions, simple proportion, simple interest, and practice, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar. - Analysis and parsing of a simple sentence.
5. Geography. - Asia and Africa in addition to the geography of the previous standards.
Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has not passed in four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this standard: fourteen dollars.
# STANDARD VI.
1. Reading. To read with fluency and expression an ordinary piece of prose or poetry chosen by the examiner.
2. Writing. A short theme or letter or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling, and grammar will be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic. Compound proportion, compound interest, profit and loss, and square root, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar - Analysis and parsing of a complex sentence (prose or poetry) chosen by the examiner.
5. Geography. - America and Oceania, and to draw from memory a map of any of these continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains, and cities in the continent prescribed.
6. History. - A period of the History used in the school.
Value of a pass in at least five of the subjects of this standard: sixteen dollars.
# Standard VII.
1. Reading. To read with intelligence (to be tested by questions), fluency, and expression, a passage from a historical drama of Shakespeare, chosen by the Manager.
2. Composition. A theme. Idiom, grammar, spelling, and handwriting to be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic. - Cube root, averages, percentages, discount, and stocks, in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar. - Common prefixes, terminations, and derivatives from foreign languages.
5. Geography. - Commercial geography of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and to draw from memory a map of any of the continents of the eastern hemisphere.
6. Elementary Science. - Animal and plant life and distribution of plants, animals, and races of mankind.
7. History - A period of the History used in the school, in addition to the history of the previous standard.
Value of a pass in at least six of the subjects of this standard: eighteen dollars.
Note. - The Arithmetic of girls' schools need not include decimal fractions, square or cube root, discount, or stocks.
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19. In all cases where copy writing is taken, it may be tested by work to be done in the presence of the examiner, but anyhow not less than twenty-six hours' work must be submitted for inspection.
20. Scholars who are presented under standards IV, V, VI, or VII in schools of Class III may also be examined in the following special subjects, namely: - Latin, Greek, German, French, Algebra, Euclid, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Physical Geography, the Natural Sciences, Book-keeping, Drawing, and Stenography, provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. But no scholar may be presented for examination in more than two special subjects in standard IV, three subjects in standards V or VI, and four subjects in standard VII, and, as a rule, no scholar, after being examined in one special subject, may change it for another before passing in three stages of it.
Value of a pass, in each of such cases: one dollar in standard IV, two dollars in standard V, three dollars in standard VI, and four dollars in standard VII, in addition to the proper value of the respective standard.
21. Managers of schools, wishing to have scholars examined in any of the special subjects, will receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.
22. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.
23. A capitation grant will be given for every scholar in average attendance, at the rate of one dollar a head in schools in Class III, seventy-five cents a head in schools in Class II, and half a dollar a head in schools in Class I.
24. No scholar will be examined in a lower standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.
25. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.
26. In girls' schools, one of the four hours for instruction in the subjects of the several standards may be assigned to needlework, which will have the following values: - fair, half a dollar; good, one dollar; very good, one dollar and a half.
# 27. Building Grants.
1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied -
(a) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.
(b) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.
2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up public schools, are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.
3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed, must be previously approved by His Excellency the Governor.
4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated pro tanto as new cases under clause 2.
5. The trustees (or other legal representatives) of the school must state by a declaration of trust to be registered in the Land Office: -
(a) That the premises are to be used for educational purposes and for no other purpose whatever.
(b) That the school is to be managed in accordance with the principles of the grant-in-aid code.
(c) That the school and premises are to be open, at all reasonable times, to educational and sanitary inspection by the Government.
(d) That, if they should hereafter desire to release themselves from the foregoing obligations, they will, in such case, repay into the Colonial Treasury, the whole amount of the building grant.
6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed), by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account.
28. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Inspector of Schools for the time being.
18th March, Hongkong, January, 1893.
E. J. EITEL, Ph.D.,
Inspector of Schools.
STANDARD IV.
1. Reading. Intelligent reading of a prose passage not exceeding fifteen lines in the Fourth
Book used in the school.
2. Writing. - Light lines of ordinary prose from the same book slowly dictated once by a fev
words at a time.
3. Arithmetic.-Vulgar fractions and reduction of the most ordinary weights and measures, in
addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar.--Parsing (fully) a simple sentence from the Reading Book.
5. Geography.-Europe, in addition to the geography of the previous standards.
Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has
not passed in four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this standard: twelve dollars.
STANDARD V.
1. Reading-Fluent and intelligent reading of a short ordinary paragraph chosen by the
examiner from some common book.
2. Writing. From memory, the substance of a short story read out twice by the examiner.
Writing, spelling and grammar will be taken into account,
3. Arithunetic--Decimal fractions, simple proportion, simple interest and practice, in addition
to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar.--Analysis and parsing of a simple sentence.
5. Geography.-Asia and Africa in addition to the geography of the previous standards.
Copy writing will be taken in this standard, but it will not be counted if the scholar has
not passed in four of the other subjects.
Value of a pass in this standard: fourteen dollars.
STANDARD VI.
1. Reading To read with fluency and expression an ordinary piece of prose or poetry
chosen by the examiner.
2. Writing. A short theme or letter or easy paraphrase. Writing, spelling and grammar
will be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic.Compound proportion, compound interest, profit and loss and square root,
in addition to the arithmetic of the previous standards.
4. Grammar-Analysis and parsing of a complex sentence (prose or poetry) chosen by the
examiner.
5. Geography.-America and Oceania, and to draw from memory a map of any of these continents, the map to include the principal rivers, mountains and cities in the continent prescribed.
6. History.-4 period of the History used in the school.
Value of a pass in at least five of the subjects of this standard: sixteen dollars,
Standard VII.
1. Reading. To read with intelligence (to be tested by questions), fluency and expression, a
passage from a historical drama of Shakespeare, chosen by the Manager.
2. Composition. A theme. Idiom, grammar, spelling and handwriting to be taken into account.
3. Arithmetic.-Cube root, averages, percentages, discount and stocks, in addition to the arithmetic
of the previous standards.
4. Grammar.--Common prefixes, terminations and derivatives from foreign languages.
5. Geography.-Commercial geography of the British Colonies and Dependencies, and to draw
from memory a map of any of the continents of the eastern hemisphere.
6. Elementary Science.---Animal and plant life and distribution of plants, aninuals and races of
mankind.
7. History-A period of the History used in the school, in addition to the history of the
previous standard.
Value of a pass in at least six of the subjects of this standard: eighteen dollars. Note.-The Arithmetic of girls schools need not include decimal fractions, square or cube
root, discount or stocks.
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19. In all cases where copy writing is taken, it may be tested by work to be done in the presence of the examiner, but anyhow not less than ficenty-six hours' work must be submitted for inspection.
20. Scholars who are presented under standards IV, V, VI or VII in schools of Class III may also be examined in the following special subjects, namely:-Latin, Greek, German, French, Algebra, Cuclid, Mensuration, Trigonona try, Physical Geography, the Natural Sciences, Book-keeping, Drawing and Stenography, provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different standards. But no scholar may be presented for examination in more than two special subjects in standard IV, three subjects in standards V or VI and four subjects in standard VII, and, as a rule, no scholar, after being examined in one special subject, may change it for another before passing in three stiges of it.
Value of a pass, in each of such cases: one dollar in standard IV, two dollars in standard V, three dollars in standard VI and four dollars in standard VII, in addition to the proper value of the respective standard."
21. Managers of schools, wishing to have scholars examined in any of the special subjects, will receive a graduated scheine for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.
22. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.
23. A capitation grant will be given for every scholar in average attendance, at the rate of one dollar a head in schools in Class III, seventy-five cents a head in schools in Class II and half a dollar u head in schools in Class 1.
24. No scholar will be examined in a lower standard than that under which he has been previously presented, nor in the same standard unless he has failed to pass in two or more subjects.
25. Scholars learning a language which is not their mother tongue will have their intelligence tested by requiring them to explain in their own language the meaning of the passages read.
26. In girls schools one of the four hours for instruction in the subjects of the several standards may be assigned to needlework which will have the following values:-fair, half a dollar; good, one dollar; very good, one dollar and a half.
27. Building Grants.
1. Aid is not granted to build new public schools unless the Government is satisfied--
(a) That there is a sufficient population requiring a school in the vicinity.
(b) That the school is likely to be maintained in efficiency.
2. The grants made by the Government for building, enlarging, improving, or fitting up
public schools, are not to exceed one half of the actual cost.
3. The site, plans, estimates, specifications, title, and trust deed, must be previously appro-
ved by His Excellency the Governor.
4. The extension of the area of existing school-rooms to receive more scholars, and the addition of teachers' dwellings to existing school-rooms, are treated pro tanto as new cases under clause 2.
5. The trustees for other legal representatives) of the school must state by a declaration of trust to
be registered in the Land Office:-
(a) That the premises are to be used for educational purposes and for no other purpose
whatever.
(b) That the school is to be managed in accordance with the principles of the grant-in-
aid code.
(c) That the school and premises are to be open, at all reasonable times, to educational
and sanitary inspection by the Government.
(d) That, if they should hereafter desire to release themselves from the foregoing obligu- tions, they will, in such case, repay into the Colonial Treasury, the whole amount of the building grant.
6. The grant is paid on presentation of a certificate (with balance sheet annexed), by the Building and Managing Committees of the school, setting forth that the building and conveyance are completed and that the money in hand, will, when added to the grant, meet all claims and finally close the account."
28. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Inspector of Schools for the time being.
18. March, Hongkong, with Jammay, 1893.
E. J. EITEL, Ph. D.,
Inspector of Schools.
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