CO129-588-3 Royal Institute of International Affairs Institute of Pacific Relations Conference 1942- education in Hong Kong... 1-1-1942 - 31-12-1942 — Page 5

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(2) Secondary:

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(a) European (Government)

(b) Asiatic (Government, Grant aided and

Private)

(c) Vernacular (Government, Grant aided &

Private)

(a) Vocational (Technical

(3) Post-Secondary:

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Government and

(a) Teacher Training College (Govt.) (b) Rural Teacher Training (Govt.). (c) Evening Institute (Govt.)

(d) Trade School (Govt.)

5. Appendix 1 shows the number of scholars in each class of school.

Appendix 2 shows the distribution of Government and aided schools

throughout the Colony.

Appendix 3 shows the "Educational ladder".

6. Primary Education

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Boys (English Schools)

The education of European children is dealt with separately

(Page 9). There are seven Government English primary schools for

Non-European boys, one of which is for Indians only, and in addition

there are primary divisions in the two Government secondary schools

for boys.

Admission to these schools is obtained by examination and

the standard expected is that which should be reached after four years

in a local vernacular school. Chinese, arithmetic and general

intelligence form the basis of the tests and a knowledge of English

is not expected. Successful candidates must be under 12 years of

age, and they enter Class 8, the lowest division of the primary

schools.

(a) The average ages in primary schools are shown as:

Class 8 Class 7 Class 6

Class 5

9-10 years 10-12 11-14 12-14

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At the end of Class 5 there is a qualifying examination for

those who wish to continue their education in Government or Aided

secondary schools, and 35 scholarships are open for competition.

In some of these schools English is taught as a foreign

language up to Class 6, when it becomes the medium of instruction.

In others the medium of instruction is English, with suitable

explanations in Chinese, from Class 8 upwards.