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In secondary departments there were 972 students, 157 being

in the Government secondary school for girls (Belilios School).

(b) Vernacular.

There were 17 rural primary schools for girls with an

enrolment of 2,387.

In the Urban areas 30,260 girls attended schools of which

three were grant-aided, 61 subsidised and 281 non-subsidised.

There is one Government vernacular secondary school with

an enrolment of 151.

11. Higher Education.

(a) Teacher raining.

A training college for teachers was opened in September,

1939, in temporary premises and in March, 1941, moved into the new

buildings specially designed for the purpose and named Northcote

training College.

Courses were provided for men and women who had passed the

local Matriculation (or its equivalent) on the English side, and

the Middle School Certificate on the vernacular side.

In September, 1941, the first graduates appeared (38 out

of an original enrolment of 48) and all were employed locally.

At that time the College had the following composition:

1st year students: Men

9 English Women 15 2nd year students: Men 6

18 Vernacular

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Women 14

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The staff consisted of a Principal, 4 permanent lecturers on the

English side and 3 on the Chinese side, with some 20 visiting

lecturers.

(b) University of Hong Kong.

The University offers courses of study in the faculties

of Arts, Science (engineering) and medicine, and conducts its own

Matriculation examination as qualification for entrance.

During 1939 there were 538 students on the roll, of whom

118 were women.