A now primary school for Chinese wag opened in Boone Road at the beginning of the year. This school interest in that (t differs from other Gounelt Schools {none or two important features. Admission Festtieted to under-privileged children of the poorer classes, the la tention being to provide some measure of education for those who otherwise might receive no schooling at a Classes are arranged on a half-time Dasls, one group of pupils attending the morning and another group in the afternoon, for a session of three hours and a half dally. Under this arrangement 1,200 pupils cun be enrolled." The curriculum is designed to cover a four years' course in basic subjects to the standard prescribed by the Government for the lower section of primary schools. A small Tee of $3.00 per term Is charged, Inclusive of text-books and stationery.
Waa eae he doe a eats at oan GROSSE der etc feat ie roto ete Sew The piney stole for Claese 18% cata Seti insane an Solace ale Wb ME tah Ree ava ole tee at present tofore, the Cote il Pbmlecpet ce Trem ne el or Zr curn From the enrolment table noted that during the last decade the' umber of pupils provided for in the Council Schools has increased from 2590 to 8931. Foreign. pupils have increased by" 287 or 17 per cent. Chinese pupils by 5905 or 485 per cent, Bearing in mind the Council's celsian temporarily to discontinue the building of additional schools, Is. permissible, perhaps, to contemplate the expansion reflected in these On the closure of the Normal School, which was established in 1018 for the education and training of Chinese teachers for the Council's schools, It was decided to utilize the funds thereby released for a night school for young female Industrial workers. Evening classes were organized In February at Wayside Road Primary School, with an enrol~ ment of 310 girls which increased to. 421 by the end of the year, Similar lasses for boys who are employed during the day in factories and workshops were started three years ago in the primary school at Kinchow Head. Over 500 youths are now in attendance, "In both these schools Instruction is given in-reading, write Ing, arithmetic, hygiene. and citizen ship. The lessons are made as. interesting and practical as possible (Of the 40 nationalities represented in the schools for foreign children. enrolment of 1.601 children, 45 per cent, of the total are of British parentage, 18 per cent, Russisn. 7 per cent, American, per cent. Por-Tuguese, and 3 per cent. Japanese, while the remaining 22. per cent. Belong to 38 other nationalities.
From a table giving the strength the Permatent teaching stof of the Council Schools It is noted that there are 226 full-time and 9 part-time Chinese teachers and 94 full-time and 5 part-time foreign teachers, a total 344,
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