Remarkable results have reaped in the pas: year in the forcement of free education by the bureau of education, it is learned, A number of schools and classes have been added tothe exiting ones while the "student body has. beet It is estimated that in the 25th ola of 44 short-term primary schools with 104 classes were established, accommodating a student body of 5,720. The number of short erin primary classes" in. the. frst semesior was 107 and in the second semester, 91, both semesters having 5,885. pupils alto ther. Inthe frst semester, five additional ordinary primary schools were established and €ne in the second semester, A total of 3,800 children have received prl= mary education. from these schools There were altogether. 30 double-shift classes. with 3,000 students, and itinerant. educational classes with, 215 pupils in the past year, year as 0 whole, approximately 18,580 children of the poor In this elly received primary Sciuation "rom "these. schools and There are altogether 108,118 ehilten of school age sri this city exelud= the. special districts, "according statistics compiled by the bureau of education. Of the number, 53/703 are studying, 36630 not yot receiving any "education, 606 being delayed schooling while 201 are exempted from schooling, The school aye of
tol these children range mostly from six 'While the figures inthe Frenety Concession are unavailable, the num~ ber of school children in' the snter= national Settlement Is estimated to be 149.582,
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