REPORT ON SCHOOLS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 29 March 1884, Page 2

REPORT ON SCHOOLS.

(N.Z. Times.) ' From an ad interim report upon soverul country schools within the jurisdiction of tho Wellington Education Board we take th : e following extracts

.Tauherenikau ; School (Mrs Fugle on books, IG; percentage of'passes, 75. Generally satisfactory, j; The failures were principally dull,children,Jand.. thore was evidence of honest work. The working condition of the school was' satisfactory, - and tho teaching staffcompetent. ; Kaiwaiwai School (Mr Singer, master),—Number on books, 85percontatjo of passes, -78. Master painstaking and zealous, Working condition of school satisfactory, and teaching stall competent.

Waiiienoa (School (Mr Badland, maflter),r-Number on books, 35; poroentage of passes, 89 Work methodical, and very . neat; | Working condition of Bohool very good, and leaching staff thoroughly competent,

MAtarawa School (Mr Leete, master). —Number oirbooks, 44; percentage of passes, 82. Much painstaking work. Working condition satisfactory; teaching staff competent and painstaking. Kaitaiia school (Mr Wakelin, master). —Number on books, 45! percentage of passes, 78. Work satisfactory. Working condition fairly satisfactory. Teaching staff intellectual and competont, but more adapted for higher class teaching, Waihakeke School (Miss Barnard, mistress).—Number on books, 38; percentage of passes, 81, The late teacher appears to have been incompetent, but the present -work is-intelligent and highly creditable for the time Miss Barnard has been in charge.

Park Yale School (Mrs Hansen, mistresß)—Number on books, 43; percentage of passes .100. School badly attended, but those who do attend are well-trained, ■' Working ■ condition good. Teaching staff competent, Gladstone School (Mr Bellemin, master)— Number on books, 43; percentage of passes, 60, A .very weak school, owing to bad attendance and frequent changes in teaching staff, four different masters baying been in charge during the past year. Working condition under Mr Bellemin promising; teaching staff, apparently, competent, WaiMgatta School (Mr Jupp, master) —Number';on books, 16,; percentage of passes, 67' .'Working-'condition satisfactory; teaobing staff, competent, Wangaehu School (Miss McKcnzie, mistress).—Number on books, 21; percentage of passes, 100. General management fairly satisfactory; working condition. fairly ,satisfactory'; teaching, at'aflf apparently iebmpetent for so small a school, (Alluding to this school, the Inspector states that only three children have been to school before this opened three weeks ago,) •.i : Tinui School (jfr Yeat'es, master).— Number on' books, 29; percentage of passes 58. This school has fallen. off in every way under tho previous master, Working condition unsatisfactory; teaching staff apparently well qualified. Taueru School (Mr McGrath, master). -Number on books, 21: percentage of passes, 83. Working condition satisfactory, teaching staff competent, The requirements of tho different schools are; according to the' report, as follows: Tauherenikau, nil; Kaiwaiwai, insido painting (since done); Waihenga, ml; Kaitara, reconstruction (since done); Matarawa, rearrangement of porch and furniture; Waihakeke, nil; Park Yale, blackboard and easel; Gladstone, residence aud reconstruction of the school building; WaitigWa,' nil; Wangaehu, fencing; Tinui,- new residence, to be constructed out of the old one: Taueru, residence, .-