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EDUCATION

Boy8* Schools
(From the report of Mr. Ahmed A1 Umran, Director of Education.)

Number of boys.
ist 2nd
Term. Term.
SCHOOL STATISTICS

Infants :
Manama East Primary School 118 130
Manama West Primary School 221 234 }
Muharraq Primary School 304 942 287 1,169
Hedd Primary School .. 121 243
Muharraq Kindergarten School 178 J 275 J
Primary :
Manama East Primary School 116 1321
Manama West Primary School 132 118
Muharraq Primary School 273 622 287 639
Hedd Primary School 101 102
Secondary School 88 122
Villages :
Rafa School 123 109
Budeya School 100 116
Sitra School 114 432 118 ► 457
Khamis School 95 ii4
Total 2,084 2,387

Number of teachers.
ist 2nd
Term. Term.
Foreign teachers 24 32
Local teachers 65 64
Total 89 96

The total number of boys at school in 1367 was 2,387, this was an increase of 304 boys over
those attending school in the previous year. At the beginning of the school year, in October 1948,
about 600 boys had to be refused admission owing to lack of space. Their names were registered for
admission at the beginning of the next term or when additional class rooms were added to the schools.
Preference in admission was given to Bahrain subjects though the schools are open to boys of all
nationalities.

Most of the candidates for school were from the three towns, Manama, Muharraq and Hedd.
For some days before and after the opening date the school buildings were surrounded by an army of
6mall boys, ranging in age from 4 to 10 years, escorted by fathers or mothers, friends and relations,
or persons who might be thought suitable mediators, capable of persuading the authorities to accept
them.
Two new infant schools, such as the one which was opened in Muhanuq in 1366, with some
additional class rooms to the school at Hedd, would probably accommodate all the children in the towns
who at present want to be educated. In the villages there is not a great demand for education. The
country people are less advanced than those in the towns; in some respects they appear to be about a