SCHOOL EFFICIENCY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10593, 27 March 1912, Page 4

SCHOOL EFFICIENCY.

In their anual report, the Inspectors of the Wellington Education Boa.rd state that fhcre has been a most commendable improvement in the efficiency of the hcliooliS in the district—no less thwn 90 per cent, being in a satisfactory condition. The Inspectors state:— The satisfactory condition of small rural schools and the disabilities under which they work have been specially commented on by the Parliamentary Education Committee, and various remedies have been suggested by educational authorities. We have reoognistd that the problem is one mostt difficult to deal with in a sparsely settled country. Whatever else might ho done, our duty in the matter was obvious, and with- practically no exceptions we have given the maximum amount of time to the lower grade schools, in every case careffully examining .and classifying all pupils and, where necessary, paying a third visit. W r e have been gratified at the response made by our country teachers-. The weakness of the'school has often been the result simply of the teacher's want of experience. The advice willingly received and a-c-ted on -Was; resulted in imniediatc*i.-improve-ment. For example, in l'oiigfrrqa district, where backhlock disadvantages certainly reach their maximum, we have this year been able to report that fifteen schools out of the total of sixteen are classified as satisfactory to good.