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EDUCATION IN HONGKONG. CONDITIONS IN MILITARY

SCHOOLS. A

The following is the concluding portion of the Diretor of Education's report, the first instalment of which appeared on Juty Brdy=

port

73-The number of existing Private Day "Schools" is now 340 (340) in 1915.), OP these, sro Exempted Schools, 4 aro placed in Class A, 238 in. Cinss B. and 78 in Class C 3 of the Classe C Schools are: to be struck off at the beginning of the next Chine Year.

73.--Of the old, Grant Schools, one

managed by the Church Mimionary Society was struck off the Grant List at thể be ginning of the year thus bringing the MILITARY SCHOOLS.

number down to 25 The number of Grant -I have received the following, re-Schools. is now 54. The Berlin Foundling House was taken over by the Church Mis from the Lispector of Army sionary Society in March and has been transferred to the Fokfulum Foundling Home.

Schouls

"The Garrison. Schools at Garden Road remained open during the year with a average on books, of 56 An the Elder Children's School and as in the Infants and Sewing School: the actual, numbers at the end of the year being 69 and 67 'res pectively. The daily attendance averaged Lover Bi per cent, as compared with 89

per cent the year before.

The School suffered considerably in the latter part of the year owing to loss of staff through death, illness, and other onuses. Reliefs are being provided by thej Home Government and it may be expocted" that with their arrival every obstacle to the success which has marked previous years will be removed.

ed.

New Privats Night Schools, one of which 77.--Certificates have been issued to '14 is a Japanese school for Chinese boys, 17 Night Schools closed, of which 2 diasp peared without notification. The number of Night Schools stands now at 19, (99 in 1918).

Schoois, excluding those of the Now Ter ritories, is 419, (4 Grant, 40 Private „Day and 19 Privato Night. Schools).

78-The total number of Vernacular

79-8 applications for the registration. of new schools were refused.

A-No prosecution under the Ordinance has been instituted,

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VEGNACULAR SCECOLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

815-Of the 42 Subsidized Schools in the Now Territories in 1918, one school at Que ex-pupil attends the British Ram Tin closed, owing to the lack of a School Kowloon, under the scholarship i scheme sanctioned through the generosity 4 others (at Sha Tin. Ha Wo Tar, Siu teacher, at the beginning of the year, and of the Hongkong Government and it is Lik Yuen, und Shan Ho Wai) disappear hoped, that under the more favourable ed without notification, during the course circumstances of next year fuller advan" of the year. 11 new schools were sub- tage will be taken of the concession grand-sidized, viz. the schools at Ma Wan, Lamnia, Tat Wan, Tai Po, Shan Mee, The ediwation of adults which was Kwai Chung, Chuk Yuen, Ying Lung feature of the Army in pre-war day" Woi Wing Lung Wai and 2 at Choung- largely fell into abeyance in this command Chau. The total number of schools is 49, during the war. except us regards Asiatica being Girls in Tuten Wan and Cheung

dite "to various WAA troops, This

Chau). Causes of a temporary nature. This work now being resumed with the troops generally and it is in contemplation 14 extend the educational training of the re gular army beyond the limits hitherto set to work in the Army Adults' Schools."

POLICE ECHOOL

1%

39.--The average attendance was 14 (16 in 1918; 23 in 1917); the master in charge reports that the discipline and progress of the men attending have been satisfac

„tory".

EXCLUDED PÈLIVATE-SCHOOLS. 60.-St. Paul College was placed upon the Grant List as from July 1st, 1919. Of the schools which at the coming in lot of the Education Ordinance were exclude ed from its operation there now remain two only: St. Stephen Colleges for Boys and for Girls. They had an avera attendance of 132 and 60 respectivély (152 and 7% in 1913)....

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CONTROLLED SCHOOLS.

GRANT SCHOOLA., GI.-Two **

English Schools-St Paul's College and Ying Wale College

new Vernacular School-St. Paul's Girls School-have been added to the Grant list..

and

one

During the year all the English Grant Schools were visited by the Inspec tor of English Schools, The Classes were seen at work, and all exercises written during Term were examined. Papers-were set and worked for the Inspector, and Classes examined orally,

6--Weak points were discussed with

in the same way as last year, each 82 The payment of subsidies is made school is paid $5 per mensem for the irst quarters, and the balance due to those that are found to deserve the higher grant at the Annual Inspection is paid at the last quarter of the year. The 6 schools at Un Koog, Tai Lam Liu. Wing Lung Wai, (Kam Tin) Un Long. Cheung Chau (boys) ad Kwai Chung respectively have earned the higher grant of $10 per mensem this year. others at Lanima, Cheung Uk Chuen, Sheung Tauen, Mank Kung Uk. and Tseng Taa) have been rewarded $30! extra for the year.

the average attendance is 020. Ameng -The number of pupils is 1,151 and these there are about $3 giris,”

$1.-Two free scholars were admitted to Un Long English School from these Vernacular Schools, and one to Taipo.

85.-Two additional, sub-inspectors for the New Territories have been appointed, and the schools are divided into three Igroups. one group for each sub-inspector.. Each subsidized school has been visited once or twice a month by a sub-inspector, had once by the Inspector of Vernacular Schools during the latter part of the year. Since provision has been made for 30 more subsidized schools, the sub-inspectors have also visited many privale schools in the New Territories, and those which appear to be able to improve have been given more attention with a view to bringing them up to the standard.

SUMBER OF PUPILS.

~50: —The "gutad muniber of" pupils at schools in the Celany excluding the Police the Head Teachers and Assistant Teachers inntrolle schools in concerned.

the New Territories afet

64.-The work of these schools is very satisfactory, progres being apparent each year, I all special attention is de voted to the training of character; in the Cirls Schools instruction is given in first aid to the injured, home nursing, and cookery, in addition to the usual sub jectk,

Government Schools Alitary Schools..... #Excluded Private

· Schools

"Natoma il'l kajala nat

130"

430

2,662

129

+491

Grant Schools 1,800 3,120 5,016 tControlled Private

05.—The number of Vernacular Schools in receipt of a grant is now bf, of which 31 are boys' schools, the St. Paul's. Girls" Schoul, and Boys' Schools managed by the Tung Wan Hospital and the ConfuciantTechnical Institute.. 47) Society, having been added to the list.

School 3,300 19.34 13,653) tControlled Private

56.--143 Vernacular Teachers-61 mes and 80 women-attended the Normal Class at the Technical Institute.

ENGLISH "PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

Sel.cols, New Territues

Total

1,151 1,13

471

9,145 16,811 20,780

-Average attendance t-Total enrolment. 87.-This is an increase of 241 over 1918

the increase in pupils in English Schools being 182, and in the Vernacular School,

50,

TECHNICAL INSTITUTE,

89.-The Institute was open as usual 8 months of the year..

67.-During the year 15 Boys' schools (4 Day and 14 Night) were closed; iBoys School (Day) becams & Grunt Schoul; and 1 Boys' School (Night) was transferred, to the Vornacular School Register, 33 new Boys Schools (7 Day and 28 Night) were opened.

The total number of Schools openance during the Session ending June 30th wax-Day Schools-1 Girls and 26

was 471 as against 524 in 1918. Boys'; Night Schouls,-58 Boys, with a maximum carolment of 11 girls and 1.587 boys in the Day Schools, and 1.711 boys in the Night Schools, making a total of pupils, an increase of 178, upon 1915.

89.-The number of students in attend-1

work and is always prepared to provide 90.The Institute continues to do useful instruction in any subjeca for which there may be a demand.

09. In addition there were 2 Exempted tions were conducted as in previous years At the end of the Session examina Schools, the Catholic Seminary, a Day

25% studenta

School with 24 Students training for the by independent examiners. pristhood, and a Night School maintain-ere examined; 134 passed in one subject; ed by the Kowloon Wharf and Godown in two subjects, and 2 in 3 subjects, a Company for the instruction of some of total of 146, or 38 per cent. passed. The their Chinese employees, with 20 in attend percentage of passes is lower than in re- cent years and is accounted for by the fact that the standard required for a pass has

Ence.

70.The work done in most of the schools is stili of a very elementary charac: tor Pronunciation of English is often poor, the teachers themselves being in maay cases not free from faults in this

direction.

in heen raised, especially in the Tea

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V2-At the June Examination referral Of these 10 were given for Third Year to 52 Teachers Certificates were awarded. work in English and 7 for the same in 71,Discipline is generally good

Chiness, and were in the nature of final 73-Monthly Attendance Reports are certificates. The average number in at furnished by all the Schools, and the tendance at the Teachers Classes was 111 Begulations are carefully observed

The Vernacular Teachers Claases have re- VERKACULAE BCHODES IN THE COLDRY,cently been placed under the superintend 71 During the year as new Private ence of the Inspector of Vernacular Day Schools were registered, (55 14 1019), Bebopis.

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