TRUANCY
WELLINGTON DISTRICT RETURNS.
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT SHOWN. Mr J. Dinneen. truant officer to the Wellington Education Board, presented' some interesting figures to the board at its meeting yesterday relating to the year's operations. These showed: Visits to Schools. City and subilrbs Wairarapa - —ls° Alauawatu . *77 Catholic - —— 58
Total .. 766 Cases or irregular attendance reported by head teachers 2544 Cases reported to truant officer during visits to schools
Total —8044 TEo above cases were dealt with as follows : By notices . .....—I3OO Personal visits to parents 1150 Legal proceedings Balance, 483, satisfactorily accounted for .„ .. ..... 488
Total
Tne following were the results in those cases where legal proceedings were taken: Convictions and fines recorded 8Z Adjourned and withdrawn owing to improved attendance —. 18
Total ; I<A) Fines imposed, £0 11s; costs, £34 3s; total. .£43 17s ' . . As one of the results of the officer s efforts there were enrolled 20 children of school ago who had been receiving .no education. With the assistance of the police he had committed to industrial schools or receiving homes several neglected or incorrigible children between the ages of seven and fourteen. The following table shows the attendance for the past year:
The roll increased by 260 and the average attendance by 21 2. During the past year many of the best attended schools suffered very much through sickness, so that on the whole the attendance has been good. The officer again places on record his thanks to tno Wellington Ladies Christian Association for assistance given, which enabled many children to attend school.
Average Average PerRoll. Attendance. centage. . 17.828 16,301 91 , 17.967 16.031 89 September 19,971 16.011 18.228 lt>,4££b 91) The year.., . 17.939 16.193 89.96
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8340, 29 January 1913, Page 8
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276TRUANCY New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8340, 29 January 1913, Page 8
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