EDUCATION.
From the report of the Minister of Education we learn that tue number of public schools in operation under the Education Boards lasi year was /30. Auckland heads the list with lb 6 ; Otago, 174; Canterbury, 121; Wellington, 79; Nelson, 65; Taranaki, ol ; Westland and Hawke’s Bay each 28 ; and Marlborough, 18. Fortyfoiu are half-time schools.
Tli' l total number of teachers employed in the schools is returned at 1,400, classified thus—Headmasters, 577 ; assistant masters, 71 ; male pupil teachers, 82 ; head mistresses, 213 ; assistant mistresses, 236; and female pupil teachers, 221. In addition to these there are 82 teachers of sewing or work-mistresses. There are 369 teachers in Canterbury; in Otago 337, Auckland 272, Wellington 147, Nelson 96, Westland 65, Hawke’s Bav 45, Taranaki 40, and Marlborough 29. The teach'-rs of sewing are in five Provincial districts—in Canterbury 36, in Auckland 24, Otago 19, Hawke’s Bay 2, Westiaud 1. SCHOLARS. The average daily attendance of the scholars during tbe last quarter of 1877 and the total number of enrolled are given as follows: Total enrolments. Daily Boys. Girls. Total, average Otago ... 7,836 7,136 14,962 11,989 Canterbury. 7,698 7,136 14,834 10,736 Auckland ... 6,286 5,287 11,572 7,973 Wellington,, _ 4.729 3;583 Nelson ... 2,021 1,916 3,937 2,972 Hawkes Bay Taranaki ... 659 384 934 576 Marlborough 535 389 924 761 Westland... 1,446 1,354 2,800 1,953 Totals-.- 66,113 41,773
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Kumara Times, Issue 596, 26 August 1878, Page 2
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224EDUCATION. Kumara Times, Issue 596, 26 August 1878, Page 2
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