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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH JULY, 1878.
Sciences, provided they have previously passed in all the subjects contained in the Standards under which they are present- ed, and provided the subjects are taught in such a way as to graduate the instruction to the different Standards. For example:-
EUCLID.
Standard IV. Standard V.
Book I. Propositions 1 to 20 inclusive. Book I.
Standard VI. Books I and II.
Value of a pass, in each of such cases, in Standard IV, one dollar, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; in Standard V, one dollar and a half, in addition to the proper value of the Standard; and in Standard VI, two dollars, in addition to the proper value of the Standard.
23. Managers of schools wishing to have scholars examined in one or more of these special subjects will, for the pre- sent, receive a graduated scheme for the subjects of their choice on application to the Inspector.
24. No grant will be made for any subject not specified in this code.
25. A capitation grant of one dollar will be given for each scholar in average attendance.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. In Girls' Schools, one of the four hours for secular instruction may be assigned to plain needlework, which will have the following values:-
Fair, one dollar. Good, one dollar and a half. Very good, two dollars.
29. All correspondence with the Government on subjects connected with this code must be sent through the Head of the Education Department for the time being.
Hongkong, 23rd February, 1877.
FREDERICK STEWART, Inspector of Schools.
Application Schedule.
(To be filled up when application is made for a Grant-in-aid.)
1. What is the name of the School?
2. Is it a Public Elementary School? (a,)
3. Is it a Boys', or a Girls', or a Mixed School?
4. Where is it sitnated?
5. What are its Dimensions? (b.)..
6. What is the Average Attendance? (e.)
7. Is the school-work caducted by a Time Table? (d.)
8. Is there a regularly ept School Roll? (e.)
9. What Books are to
e used under the several Standards? (f.)
10. What are the Schoo -hours ?..
11. What four hours re to be assigned to Secular Instruction?
12. What Holidays are iven, and when?
13. What is the Manager's name, and what is his profession or occupation 14. What is the Master name ?.
15. How many years' experience as a teacher has he had?
16. What Assistants has he, and what are their names? 17. What is "
18. Wh at ann.
the Masto",
.n is derived from Schoo.-rees?
of
19. What annual sum is derived from Donations and Subscriptions? 20. Has the School any other, and what, means of support ?.
21. What are the various headings and amounts of Expenditure? 22. Is there any, and what, Debt connected with the School?
Signature of Applicant
Date of Application
(a.) A Public Elementary School shall mean a school where elementary education is the principal part of the education given, and
where no child is refused admittance on other than reasonable grounds.
(b.) Give the length, breadth and height of the room or rooms, with the extent of wall-space available for maps.
((c.) The Average Attendance is the total number of attendances marked in the roll within a certain period, divided by the number of
days the school has been taught during the same period,
(d.) Enclose a Copy.
(e.) Enclose a specimen page.
(f.) Forward a copy of each.
Examination Schedule.
(To be filled up and forwarded to the Inspector seven clear days before the date fixed for the examination.)
Date of Admission
to this School.
Age
Name of Scholar.
(on last
Birth-
day).
Year. Month,
Number of Attendances of four hours each at Secular Instruction in the Year,
In what class
in School. (The First Class means tht highest. Commence with the
lowest Class.
Under what
Standard
Last examined.
Under what Standard Now
to be examined.
Remarks.
Number.
Signature of Manager. Date.
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