TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 490, 24 April 1909, Page 12

TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS.

AUCKLAND SCHOOL STATISTICS.. ; In the Aucldnrid educational district Inet year thoro were 506 schools in operation, including 86 half-time schools. In. December, 1908. there wore 651 fonialo and 430 male teachers employed, a total of 081, 816' being above the rank of pupil teachers. At the end of the- year'thoro wore 35,810 schol- : are on tlio rolls of the publio schools in the district, "this beting' an increase of 2636. during the'jtenr. 'At 243 achools: 2319 Maoris and lialf-oastes attended. The increase ,in the Rvorage attendance' for;tho year was 3347. Tho mean average'attondaiico for the four quartcre of; 1008 was 30,360, and the total of the yearly average attendances was. 30,515. -, ■! • During the year tlid truant officer laid 229' informations against parents,; iii ,195',cases convictions were recorded, aiid tho fines amounted , to £8? 16a..2di ',-. ' ' .. , . -.' The' liuinber of- ; students ,'attendint! thn Auckland Technical College was 1086,; of. whom 186 were, attending the special day classes in commoteOj domestic Boience, and technology and .engineering.' During tliopro- ■"■ sent session aboutl2(JO students.lmvo, been enrolled. ... ~ ~... : ,' . V : •■-,-.'■,■ ■... At fho new Traimrig College,. completed '.' during tho year, -iS students wore in attoiidancoj 39 of .tlio first , yoar and nine ofitlio secoud year. ■ ■' ' ;■■:; •.' •'.■ ■,';. -Eloven district high schools were' in 'oporation during tho year,- nild tho roil numljor : of the secondary schools was 315 at tlio ond : of the year./'. : M': , ' " '■ ■ ,;' ■ ■■■ :