EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1941.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1942 Session I, E-03

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1942. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1941.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. No. ].—Report of the Senior Inspector of Native™™ No. 2—Detailed Tables—continued. Schools .. .. .. J Table H4. Number of Maori Pupils attending lable H 1. Number of Native Schools classified Public Schools .. .. 3 according to Grade, &c. 2 H7. Ages and Standards !! !! 4

No. 1. REPORT OF THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OP NATIVE SCHOOLS. ® IB > 28th July, 1942. I have the honour to present the following report on the Native schools for the year 1941 : Under the new system of biennial inspection there have been departures from the customary methods of inspection in regard to Native schools. Most schools were visited during the year, but the length of the visit was determined by the interests, activities, or needs of each school. The new system has been designed to free the Inspector of much of the former routine work which was of doubtful value. It has been possible to concentrate on the promulgation of new and progressive ideas, the giving of practical help and demonstration, and bringing to the notice of teachers the latest literature on various aspects of their craft. These were all stressed on our visits to Native schools last year. A widespread emphasis has been given to craft work of all kinds. There is increased efficiency in the teaching of woodwork, cookery, domestic crafts, mothercraft, and home nursing. In some districts the boys are engaged in building-construction, house-painting, and decorative work, and it is very gratifying to note how the influence of this training extends into the village. Other crafts that find a place in different schools are metalwork, boot-repairing, drainlaying, simple plumbing, concrete work, poultry-keeping, and dairy-farming. A number of schools provide their own barbers and nurses. The old Maori arts and crafts are also among the activities, although these are not yet fostered to the full extent they deserve. With the wider provision of model cottages, cookery, and woodwork rooms, the group system of instruction is being encouraged, with the children working happily and effectively in small groups under the guidance of their own leaders. Thus they develop self-confidence and initiative—a prerequisite to real progress. The activity programme is now the rule rather than the exception, and in an appreciable number of our schools carefully-planned correlation is improving the standard of work in the academic subjects. To a greater extent the children are taking an active part in their own education, while school councils, and clubs are functioning satisfactorily in many schools, thus providing opportunities for leadership and control and catering for a wide field of interests. Physical education has been consistently urged and stimulated by the use of specialists and by means of refresher courses. Music continues to be a special feature, though there are still a few schools

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where the subject is restricted to the teaching of a few songs. Speech-training is receiving more and more emphasis, but much still remains to be done to attain a standard of speech m which the children can secure the maximum of interest and pleasure. . , . u , j u In an increasing number of schools the teaching-equipment is being made available to the adult community, and the teachers concerned have planned adult classes in practical subjects. In 1940 there were awarded 18 Continuation Scholarships, 5 Nursing Scholarships, and 5 Agricultural Scholarships. . , „ All the girls except two who completed their Nursing Scholarships m 1941 have been accepted tor training in various hospitals in the North Island. At the end of 1941, 146 Junior Scholarships, 29 Other than Native Schools Scholarships, 30 Continuation, 8 Nursing, and 10 Agricultural Scholarships were held by pupils attending the Maori boarding-schools. Six University Scholarships were current. The Junior and Senior Te Makarim Scholarships were won by Peter Dyall and John F. T. Nyman respectively, and the Buller Scholarship was awarded to Hoani Waitlti. M. T. Te Punga, a Maori University Scholarship holder qualified for the B.Sc. degree and was awarded a Senior Scholarship in Geology by the University of New Zealand. Ten Native Mission schools, controlled and administered by denominational authorities, were registered last year. The total enrolment of these schools was 659 children. <Vt the end of 1941 149 Native schools were administered and maintained by the Mucation Department. ' The total 'roll number, was 10,916 (10,730 in 1940) and the average attendance was 9 043 (9 302 in 1940) The average weekly roll number was 10,588, the percentage of regularity being 85-4. Of the 10,916 children enrolled at the 31st December, 1941, 9,717 children were Maori the remainder (1,199) being European children. The following table shows the increase in the attendance at Native schools since 1918:-

The total number of teachers employed in the Native Schools' Service at the end of 1941 was 476. Of the total staff, 23-3 per cent, were junior assistants, 6 of whom were fully-qualified teachers and 105 uncertificated. At the end of 1941 there were 12,712 Maori pupils in attendance at 875 public schools. I have, &c., G. H. Stubbs, Senior Inspector of Native Schools.

No. 2. DETAILED TABLES.

Table H1. GRADE of Native Schools with Number of Teachers and Average Number of Children per Teacher.

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Year.""" Average Attendance. Average Weekly idiq .. 5,064 4,551 5,281 loos .. 6,671 5,964 6,770 1938 ' .. 9,832 8,471 9,787 19 4! .. .. .. 10.916 9,043 10,588 ' I

I Number of ' (Total Average Teachers Average „ , , Attendance, (exclusive of Number of Number of Grade of School. Schools I Y " ar ended Pr ° bationar y Children per Probationar y schools. I 31st p ecem . Assistants Teacher Assistants. Assistants. ber, 1941. and Junior Assistants). II (9-24) .. 12 219 12 1.8-2 5 IIIa (25-30) .. 20 476 20 23-8 18 IIIB (31-70) .. 54 2,263 106 21-3 27 IYA (71-110) .. .. 40 2,950 115 25-6 1. 40 IYB (111-150) .. .. 13 1,504 48 31-3 4 13 IVo (151-190).. .. 5 748 25 29-9 2 5 VA (191-230) .. .. 4 699 25 28-0 .. 2 Vb (231-270) . . • • 1 170 7 24-3 . . 1 Totals .. .. 149 9,029 358 25-3 7 111

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Table H4. MAORI PUPILS attending MAORI SECONDARY SCHOOLS at the end of 1940 and 1941.

Table H6. CLASSIFICATION and AGES of Maori Scholars attending PUBLIC SCHOOLS at the 1st July, 1941.

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1041. 1940. Private Pupils. „• Private Pupils. School. g £ i - 3 t I 3 1 i ! 3 i I 3 ! I § I 1 ! I S I i S 1 i 8 u « I fl ' I fi I fi I Queen Victoria (girls), Auckland .. .... 35 35 5 21 26 (51 .. 37 37 1 24 25 62 St. Stephen's (boys), Auckland .. .... 36 36 17 21 38 74 .. 32 32 -1 33 54 8b Wesley College (boys), Paerata .. .... 17 17 9 22 31 48 16 16 8 19 43 Turakina (girls), Marton 28 28 .. 19 19 47 .. 24 24 .. 20 20 44 I t Ur josS' g B (gilB), Napier 40 40 17 22 39 79 .. 37 37 19 6 3 72 Te Aute College (boys), Napier .. .. . . 36 36 .. 35 35; 71 .. o 5 .. 35 35 70 Hukarere (girls), Napier 30 30 .. 27 27 57 .. 36 36 2 30 32 68 Te Waipounamu (girls), Christehurch 2 12 14 14 2 8 10 10 Totals 222 222 50 179 229 451 .. 217 217 53 185 238 455

Class P. S. I. S. II. S. III. S. IV. Form I. Form II. Form III. Total. Years. . . • . . sp <2 g J8 g J2§ 55 m g « & I I ■§ & s & & 3 & 3 & 3 o3 & 3 pq o pq '& pq 3 PP '5 PQ OpqlOcqO Wb ffl ® 5 and under 6 476 479 .. 1 476 480 6 „ 7 738 659 2 2 740 661 7 „ 8 631 616 79 148 8 5 718 769 8 „ 9 450 408 297 272 59 89 1 4 807 773 9 „ 10 195 136 268 251 233 239 48 91 1 1 745 718 10 11 69 75 174 143 261 266 202 216 39 68 .. 2 1 746 770 11 12 27 21 95 68 187 172 224 238 145 165 19 24 2 2 .. .. 699 690 12 13 6 8 28 22 87] 62 189 164 186 218 93 93 14 23 .. .. 603 590 13 14 6 3 12 4 12 25 114 81 128 109 144 134 87 98 .. 1 503 455 14 " 15 1 2 3.. 7 3 19 23 34 42 85 66 84 73 4 7 237 216 15 „ 16 .. . . 1 . . 1 1 2 2 8 7 21 13 34 27 .. 2 67 52 16 years and over .. .. 1 2,. 2.. 2 1 2 5 1 4 9 11 Total .. 2,5992,407 959 911 855 863 801 819 543 610 364 333 224 228 5 146,3506,185 1/718 1?620 1?153 697 452 12,535 Percentage .. 39-9 14-9 13*7 12*9 9*2 5-0 3-6 0*2 100-0 Median age in 7 2 7 1 9 4 9 210 610 511 811 512 612 413 613 414 1 13 1114 514 11 years and months Note. —For the purpose of this table half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.

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Table H7. AGES AND STANDARDS of Children on the Native School Rolls at the 1st July, 1941.

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Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standardly ,,, ! ™ J- , Form II. Form III. R Totals rvanfl Tntak (Standard V.) (Standard VI.) (Standard VII.) Kace lotals. Grand Totals. Ages. " j j j j Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans, j Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. Europeans. Maoris. | i j ; j Boys. Girls. Total. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. j G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. ; G B. G. B G. I B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B G B G 1 ! I i 1 ! I L i I ! I 5 and under 6 years 59 47 451 421 .. . I .. j .. j .. .. 59 47 451 42 1 510 468 978 , " I » ® •• ,f •• I " • 66 55 599 494 665 349 1,214 ' " 8 ,, 40 34 o97 477 24 16 26 48 1 6 3 ...... .. .. .. A90 mo coo i 970 « 9 „ 14 12 374 329 16 28 173 202 17 18 23 36 2 3 2 .. j.. .. " 49 61572 567 621 628 1 249 9 „ 10 „ 6 2 169 110 12 12 [229 218 23 20 112 138 13 14 15 28 ( 3 4 .. 1 57 52 525 495 582 547 l'l29 » H » 2 1 63 50 4 4 185 114 23 8 202 18 / 21 20 108 155 12 20 11 29 2 7 .. j 5 . 64 60 569 540 633 600 1 233 11 » 12 „ 1 .. 31 11 1 .. 88 | 59 9 3 140 116 15 18 168 182 12 17 75 85 9 18 5 13 1 .. .. !! " 47 56 507 467 554 523 l'o77 12 ,, 13 ,, 1 .. 12 5 1 .. j 30 20 1 2 89 59 8 4 183 154 15 20 145 128 13 22 62 60 10 5 7 12 .... 49 53 528 438 577 491 1 068 } S A » 14 •• •• 3 1 .. i 1 8,12 1 .. 27 18 3 5 88 57 4 2 128 115 10 11 123 135 14 18 49 56 " 32 37 426 394 458 431 '889 " • • • • 1 1 1 .. 2 | 3 1 2 1 23 18 .... 44 30 5 4 55 61 16 8 60 73 1 1 5 4 25 14 193 188 218 202 420 " I " 1 1 2 4 7 6 .. 1 15 10 | 5 3 15 34 .. 1 3 3 5 6 42 58 47 64 111 " tl " 1 .. .. 1 .... 2 5 1 1 .. 2 7 3 7 10 A/ » 15 » 1 1 1 1 18 and over j .. j Totals.. 189 145 230011897 59 1 67 741 ! 676 75 57 596 558 64 66 589 598 46 63 410 394 40 63 260 !285 45 34 133 181 1 2 9 8 ~519 497~ 50384597 5,557 5,094 10^651 334 4,197 126 1,417 132 1,154 130 1,187 109 804 103 545 ! 79 314 3 17 1,016 9,635 10^651 4,531 1,543 1,286 1,317 913 648 393 20 10^651 Percentage .. 42-5 14-5 12-1 12-3 8-6 6-1 3-7 0-2 100-0 Median age, in years 6 66 67 27 18 58 59 99 59 10 9 3101010 710 10101012 011 811 911 612 1042 812 912 4113 6 13 613 11 13 814 214 7 .. and months | Note.— For the purpose of this table half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori, and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and European as European.