EDUCATION: PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION [In continuation of E.-2 of 1943]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1944 Session I, E-02

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1944 NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION: PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION [In continuation of E.-2 of 1943]

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

Note.—Some of the tables have been omitted because the information or part of it can be obtained elsewhere. These tables are as follows, and the tables to which reference can be made are also given: Table A s—see Table E2 in E.-l for median ages; Table A 9—see Table 0 1 in E.-l ; Table A 14—Table E 5 in E.-l ; Table B 2—see Table E(i in E.-l ; fable D 2—see Table E 3 in E.-l ; Table D 4—see Table N in E.-l ; Table E 2—see Table D in E.-l : Table .T 2—see Table E 5 in E.-l. REPORT OF THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS (Mr. G. E. OVERTON) FOR THE YEAR 1943 Sir, — I have the honour to present the following report on the primary schools in New Zealand for the year ending 31st December, 1943 : — Biennial Plan of Inspection. —Although this has been introduced under difficult conditions, especially restriction of transport, Inspectors agree that the greater elasticity has enabled them to broaden the scope of their work. A more comprehensive view of the working of the schools is obtained, more time is available for practical assistance and demonstration where most needed, and there is greater opportunity for encouraging the introduction of worth-while innovations in school organization and practice. In some instances the routine of ordinary inspection has been varied. One Inspector has visited a larger type of school alone and has been better able to see the working of the school as a unit, and to give advice to obtain appropriate co-ordination of the work from class to class. One Inspector has, in other cases, carried out a survey of some particular phase of the instruction right throughout the school. Perhaps one of the best features of the plan is that there is more time for full discussion with head teachers and members of the staff on their work and also on modern methods of education. Wider contacts have been made by Inspectors. Primary-school Inspectors have joined with their post-primary colleagues in visits to secondary and technical schools, and have attended combined meetings of post-primary and primary head teachers to discuss means of obtaining a better linking up of the work of the schools. In addition, every opportunity has been taken to meet groups of teachers, branches of the New Zealand Educational Institute, members of School Committees, home and school associations, and other bodies interested in education. In passing, it is gratifying to note an increasein the number of parent-teacher associations. It is important that parents should be kept informed of developments in the education of their children, especially when new methods or courses of work are introduced. Much misunderstanding can, in this way, be removed. War Conditions. —Right from the beginning of the war the teaching service has given up to the Armed Forces practically all the young men teachers as they have completed their training, and in ■ many cases before they have done so. Some schools, especially those in remote sawmilling and farming districts, which, owing to difficulties of accommodation often involving " baching," can be staffed only by single men teachers have had to be closed, or have been kept open only by temporary expedients. It will be impossible to keep all these schools adequately staffed unless a number of teachers, unfit for service overseas, are released from the Forces. It would be idle to say that there has been no loss of efficiency in the schools as a result of war conditions through depletion and changes of trained staffs, and it speaks well for the fine work accomplished by the great body of teachers that the decline has been less than expected. Many staff changes have been brought about by the calling-up of men teachers. The system of temporary war appointments has operated successfully, the permanent positions of teachers in the Forces being kept open for them on their return. The interests of soldier teachers have been well safeguarded by various other means. They may lodge general applications for promotion to higher positions, and be appointed to these in their absence. Their marks for efficiency are automatically increased at each grading, superannuation payments ace made for them, and military service counts as teaching service for computation of salary increments. During the year, further amendments to regulations were made to cover the cases of training-college students whose studies have been interrupted by military' service. On resuming their training they are paid the salary or allowances they would have been entitled to had military service not intervened. As in the case of soldier teachers, their rights as teachers have been preserved and concessions made in the length of the period of training service, and, where warranted, in examination requirements for certificates.

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Perhaps the most regrettable feature of war conditions has been the inability to train and retain a sufficient number of teachers to reduce the size of the large classes in the schools in the upper middle and higher grades. The training colleges are filled to capacity, as the young men must be afforded the opportunity of training, but, as stated before, their services are soon lost to the schools. Each year a large number join the Forces, and there are now between 800 and 900 young teachers in the Forces who have not yet completed their training, or who do not hold permanent positions, but occupy only nominal ones to safeguard their status as teachers. When the war is over there will be an ample number of teachers to provide a more liberal staffing schedule and to augment the educational facilities of the schools. At present consideration is being given to the question of the rehabilitation of soldier teachers. A few have already returned. The proposals include provision for those who desire to spend a period in a training college, in selected schools, or in both, in order that they may be able to settle down again in the profession as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The Curriculum and the Child.—The beneficial results of the freedom accorded to teachers are becoming more discernible. The curriculum has been enriched and expanded. While there have been some losses, there has been a greater number of gains. The biggest handicaps, as most teachers assert, are the large classes, congested class-rooms, and the youth and inexperience of a large section of the teaching personnel. The chief gains may be summed up in the words of one Senior Inspector : " Teachers can organize group activities, develop individual responsibility and leadership, encourage independent investigations in the form of projects, visits, and rambles, arrange debates and discussions, make contacts with other schools, organize pupil councils and committees, and at all times stimulate the habit of reading and the power of expression. It is a delight to spend a day in such schools where the children do so much, and the teacher (apparently) so little, whore personality, general interests, and general character are being fully developed, and where education in the best sense is being carried on." The losses mentioned in one or two district reports are somewhat less ability on the part of pupils to concentrate on and carry out the more serious forms of mechanical tasks, and less accuracy in spelling and arithmetic. In other districts it is asserted that there is no marked falling off in accuracy, but that apparent loss is accounted for by the fact that there is a wider range of ability among pupils of to-day in, for instance, Form II than there was in the days of the Proficiency Examination, when pupils were not so readily promoted and given the opportunity of working in higher classes. The transition from the old to the new is still in process, and when it is clearly understood that the schools of to-day are, or should be, organized to give educational opportunities to every pupil whether bright, average, or backward, there is no real cause for alarm. The privilege and responsibility for granting Primary School Certificates (replacing the old Proficiency) are in the hands of the teachers, and in general this is wisely carried out. A few instances of misuse are not adequate grounds for making general statements that standards of school work are falling. It must be stressed, too, that there is nothing in modern educational thought and practice that condones slipshod or inaccurate work on the part of the pupils. Primacy of place in the various aims of education must be accorded to that which states that every child is expected to do the very best work he can, according to his ability. To quote one instance of how children less academically gifted than their fellows were given an opportunity, a group of older Standard IV boys, who apparently had reached their limit in academic school work in this class, was drafted to the Form 111 engineering class in a technical school, where they made fine progress. To judge these boys educationally on Form 111 academic standards would be both harsh and unfair. During the year a new syllabus in arithmetic for primary schools was issued, its purpose being to provide a foundation of mechanical accuracy as a basis for application to processes in practical and social situations of real life. Formal number in infant classes is to be abolished, and the approach made through play-way activities and experiences to develop an understanding of the use of number. The syllabus will not be made compulsory until the new text-books have been issued and an adequate supply of material and apparatus provided. In this connection, much material, including toys, has been made for the use of infant classes. A committee set up to revise the syllabus for health-teaching in the schools has almost completed its work. It is desired to inculcate health habits through healthy living, and to effect a greater coordination between the work of the Health Department and that of the schools. District High and Intermediate Schools : Special Classes.- -With the abolition of the requirement for a compulsory foreign language for University Entrance and for most of the University courses, teachers in district high schools will be able to frame courses that fit to a greater degree the needs of the pupils. These schools are one of the best features of our educational system, but owing to the restrictive influence of external examinations the staffs, often comprising one, two, or three teachers, have been unable to find time for the provision of more liberal courses, including agricultural and domestic pursuits and the more cultural studies in art, crafts, and music. Fine work is being accomplished in the intermediate schools, which are also becoming a special feature of education in New Zealand. Two large new schools were opened during the year, and there is a demand for more in various districts. One of the outstanding trends in these schools is the important place given to practical forms of instruction. A varied range of crafts includes even bookbinding and printing, some of the pamphlets and magazines produced comparing most favourably with those printed by the trade. Homecrafts have been extended to include the running of model flats, and even a nursery centre for a period each week. Despite war conditions, facilities for the education of handicapped children have been extended. Forty-eight special classes for backward children, as well as three occupation centres for children too backward for special classes, are in operation ; thirteen speech clinics for the treatment of speech defects are functioning, four new ones being opened during the year. There are now two schools for the deaf, one in each Island. Nineteen classes are attached to hospitals, and there is one full-time health-camp school fully staffed and equipped, and for most of the seasonal or short-period health camps educational facilities are, provided. A full-time school for physically-handicapped children has accomplished valuable experimental work in ascertaining the most suitable forms of diet. The Correspondence School assists with the education, of those unable to attend special classes or schools and has taken over the greater part of the education of crippled children.

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The Correspondence School, established in 1922, has completed twenty-one years of service, providing educational facilities for students unable, on the grounds of distance or disability, to attend for classroom instruction. The total on the roll for 1943 exceeded 3,400. Over 400 of these suffer from physical disabilities. Over 1,000 are engaged in farm or homo duties or in factories or offices, and carry on their studies in the,evenings. The school provides serial instruction, personal correction, library facilities, vacation schools when possible, broadcast lessons, and visiting teachers, of whom four are continuously in the field. There is a wide range of extra-mural activities, including Scouts, Guides, Red Cross, S.P.C.A., Garden, Mecanno, Stamp, Camera, Naturalist, and International Penfriendship Clubs. Besides full-time primary and post-primary courses, the school has developed short practical courses in various branches of farming, woodwork, housecraft, needlework, as well as in fine arts and crafts. The library comprises 9,200 volumes, with a circulation for 1943 of more than 24,000 mailing deliveries. The school store supplies all necessary text-books and school stationery, including scientific apparatus and craft tools and materials. All instruction papers issued are prepared and cyclostyled at the school, the average daily output being 50,000 imprints. There is a staff of 120, of whom 90 are teachers and 30 clerical officers. Interesting Developments. —There has been a revival of the adopted-school scheme, the purpose of which is to enable inexperienced teachers in small country schools to obtain assistance from experienced teachers in parent schools. The " adopted " teachers make at least a one-day visit each year to the parent schools to observe methods and organization and to discuss problems and difficulties. At intervals they forward samples of pupils' work to parent teachers, and in return receive samples of work from parent schools for comparison. Where possible, adopted teachers bring all their pupils on a whole day's visit to the parent school, where the pupils intermingle, and the teachers collaborate in the day's work. All speak highly of the great educational benefits derived from the scheme. The movement of inter-school visits has also been extended. To give one example, a number of small country schools gathered at a central school to follow programmes of combined activities under specialized direction in art, crafts, physical education, verse-speaking, singing, and use of school films, and later in the year for a field-day in connection with calf and lamb clubs, and a vegetable and flower show. In another district a community week was held, the pupils and teachers of five country schools being billeted by parents of the central school, and the children of all the schools participated in combined work that can be undertaken only with larger groups of pupils. The movement has not been confined to country schools. In one city, as part of the February programme, senior pupils of various schools joined in physical instruction, games, and also visits to factories and institutions. An interesting innovation, initiated by the Principal of a girls' college, was a special community week for a group of fifty girls from district high schools. The visiting girls with their teachers were billeted, and the scholars of the girls' college collaborated in a suitable programme of work and activities. Despite war conditions, club work in the schools has continued to flourish. In connection with calf clubs and home gardens, generous support has been given by parents and various public bodies. In progressive schools, the special interests and aptitudes of the children are further provided for in such clubs as art, crafts, dramatic work, literature, nature-study, and Junior Red Cross, the last being a valuable aid in giving a practical basis to the teaching of health. A commendable feature of all these pursuits is that many pupils who are unable to cope with the ordinary academic school work find compensation, and even become leaders, in practical activities. Holiday recreation schemes have been successfully inaugurated iti several centres, partly in connection with the Church Youth Movement. In order to keep children usefully and happily occupied during school vacations, there is a real need for these amenities. Parents have shown willing co-operation and appreciation, and it is hoped that an extension of the movement can be made. Teaching Aids : Handwork— Cinematograph films, 16 mm., both sound and silent, are being increasingly used in the schools. In the National Film Library there are nearly a thousand films, more than half of which are owned by the Education Department. The number of film-strip projectors in use is steadily increasing, and new film strips have been added to the Education Boards' film-strip libraries each month. All films and film strips are lent, free of charge, to schools and to any organizations interested in adult education. The School Library Service now provides hampers of books, exchanged at regular intervals, for over six hundred schools. This number is increasing as rapidly as books can be obtained from overseas. Radio broadcasts to schools, provided by the National Broadcasting Service, have continued through the year in seven sessions a week. Teachers are becoming more appreciative of the high quality of the programmes. The Museum Education Service has been extended by the appointment, for one year, of an assistant to each of the four Museum Education Officers. This has made possible visits by many more classes from city schools, and the provision of more museum cases for circulation to rural areas. Although art on the new lines, and various kinds of handwork, are very successfully taught in various schools, it has become necessary to reorganize the teaching to ensure continuity and progression, and to make the best use of local materials, as supplies from overseas are, in some cases, unprocurable. As an exploratory measure, a specialist in art and handwork was appointed to the staff of a large school of 650 pupils to give full time to the teaching of these subjects in all classes. Not only was fine work done by pupils in art, bookcraft, modelling, and spinning and weaving, but arrangements were made for teachers of other schools to see the specialist at work and to participate in the work. The experiment has proved so successful that an extension has been planned to provide instructional courses for selected teachers from sixteen schools in the whole area. To carry this out, an Assistant Area Organizer in Art and Handwork has been appointed, this being the first appointment of its kind in the Dominion. Physical Education in the primary schools has progressed steadily in spite of the grave shortage of certain types of equipment, such as balls and bladders, and of the travelling difficulties of the itinerant specialists. Many one-day refresher courses have been held by Area Organizers and their assistants. A noteworthy development has been the increase of inter-school physical-education meetings, where whole schools have visited others for a friendly day together of physical-education activities in which every child takes part. Organizers of Physical Education have paid particular attention to the continuation of the new work into the upper forms of district high schools, where the work is proving very popular. More schools have adopted suitable costumes for physical-education periods, although footwear remains a problem. Altogether there has been a steady year of consolidation of the new work, which is now, to

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some degree, being done in practically every school in the Dominion. Special attention has been paid to the teaching of swimming, with gratifying results. An interesting experiment has been begun at one centre in which physical education from early childhood to adulthood has been co-ordinated and developed with considerable success under the direction of an Assistant Organizer. The district selected is fortunate in having a community centre, a large post-primary school, and several large and a number of neighbouring small primary schools. The working of this experiment will be followed with interest. Safety Instruction.—Until 1943 the assistance given to teachers has lacked purposeful co-ordination and adequate coverage. In some districts, automobile associations and local bodies have helped a great deal, while in others, nothing of this nature has been done. The Transport Department, in collaboration with the Education Department, has worked out a scheme to cover the whole of New Zealand. Four Road Traffic Instructors of Schools, officers of the Transport Department, have been stationed at the four main centres to organize and supervise the work in all schools, public and private. Officers of automobile associations and of local bodies will continue to assist, bat the officers of the Transport Department, as well as participating in the instruction, will have general oversight. In each education district a committee, comprising the Chairman and the Secretary of the Board, the senior Inspector of Schools, and the Road Traffic Instructor of the area will examine and certify for fitness all persons nominated to assist teachers and to give instruction in the schools. Courses of instruction for both primary and post-primary schools have been drawn up and approved, and the work generally put on a sound, systematic basis. The Road Traffic Instructors will, through their Department, report periodically on the work to the Education Boards. Fine work has been accomplished in recent years by teachers and voluntary helpers, and further progress is noted. Children are acquiring a real road sense, and the number of accidents affecting child pedestrians and cyclists shows a marked decline. To quote from the report of one of the experienced Instructors of the Transport Department: " Primaryschool pupils in general display a keen interest in the subject, and it seems that their questions indicate a much more serious approach to the subject than was noticed a few years ago." Safety-first instruction in the schools also includes teaching on dangers arising from careless use or handling of matches, and fires, electrical appliances and broken wires, detonators, and even unexploded projectiles. The brief summary of this important phase of school work will give an indication of how civic training in the schools must be brought into line with the conditions of modern life. I have, &c., G. E. Overton, Chief Inspector of Primary Schools. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Mr. F. C. RENYARD), AND EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 1943 Sir, — I have the honour to present my report and extracts from the report of the Senior Inspector of Secondary Schools for the year 1943. Technical and Combined Schools Inspectorial Staff. —In October Mr. H. B. Tomlinson, M.A., Inspector of Technical Schools, retired from the service on superannuation. His position remained vacant during the remainder of the year, but steps will be taken to make a new appointment early in 1944. School Rolls and Staffing.—During the year significant increases in day-school rolls were reported from almost all schools ; in some cases heavy increases were reported, and no school suffered a decrease. These increases were due not only to a larger intake from primary schools, but also to longer retention of pupils for the completion of courses started in previous years.. This change is a significant one, and if continued in future years will tend to remove one of the most deplorable weaknesses of technical education—that of too early abandonment of courses started, with consequent great loss to individuals and to schools. Evening-school Classes.—Technical classes, which had dropped continuously during the war years until 1942, showed a general improvement during 1943, although they did not by any means reach the pre-war level. These numbers were swelled in many places by enrolments of Service men and women attending ordinary classes, and by enrolments in classes specially arranged on their behalf by the Army Education and Welfare Service. Some complaint was made on account of irregular attendance of students enrolled and of the early collapse of classes owing to withdrawals due to causes doubtless beyond the students' control, whereby time and effort were wasted and increased strain placed upon administrative and teaching staffs. It is recognized, however, that some disorganization was to be expected and was indeed nevitable in war conditions. Staffs. —School staffs were maintained during the year by calling upon persons who had left the profession and others who in normal times would not have been regarded as adequately trained. Some relief was afforded towards the end of the year by the return of a few teachers from the Services, and schools were glad to welcome back members of their staffs who, in many cases, had seen active service. Technical schools generally, however, are short of trained teachers of science, mathematics, engineering, and woodwork, as men with qualifications in these subjects are eagerly sought by the Services, and cannot easily be replaced from the remaining body of men available for all civilian purposes. These teachers form the backbone of technical-school staffs, and schools have had a difficult task in trying to carry on without them. It may be mentioned here that during part of 1943 the Auckland Technical School had seventeen male and one female teacher away with the Armed Forces or in industrial undertakings directly related to the war, most of them being teachers of science, mathematics, and technology. It is hardly to be hoped that the standard of teaching has been fully maintained, but efforts have been made to lessen the severity of the impact upon the schools by spreading the remaining teaching-power available more thinly over a wider field. The process cannot, however, be continued indefinitely, and there is clear evidence that unless the pressure is relieved some deterioration in standards cannot be avoided.

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Auxiliary Workers' Training Classes. These classes were continued during the year with reduced numbers at Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, the subjects taken being fitting and turning and electrical and acetone welding. Returned men were admitted to the courses in increased numbers, while the supply of civilian trainees diminished towards vanishing-point, and it became evident that the training schemes were taking on the functions of rehabilitation to the exclusion of the training of civilians for special war jobs. Sites, Buildings, and Equipment. —It will be clear from what has been said on the subject of roll numbers that the problem of accommodation in the main centres, and particularly in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, remains acute. If additional accommodation, particularly of workshops and laboratories, is not provided in these places, and in such centres as Palmerston North, Invercargill, and Timaru, it will be impossible to accommodate the students desiring to attend both in day and evening classes. The effects of raising the school leaving age must be considered in this connection, as well as the possibility of day training of apprentices in the not-distant future. During the year no buildings of major importance were erected and only necessary maintenance works were carried out. Few requests for additional equipment have been received during the year. This is no doubt due to the fact that it is generally recognized that none is available. Arrangements have been made in the larger technical schools to manufacture certain simple machines such as drill presses, wood-turning lathes, vices, and so forth, and to distribute these to schools needing them. Some distributions under this scheme have already been made. Classification of Teachers.—Since 1920, teachers in technical schools have been classified in two divisions—Division I, graduate ; and Division 11, non-graduate—and the scale of salaries was substantially lower for the non-graduates than for graduates. This has been a source of irritation to teachers for some years not only on account of the lower salary range, but because it was thought that an unwarranted distinction was embodied in the regulations. Of recent years, too, there have been many cases of difficulty, borderline cases in which it was difficult to say in which category a teacher should be placed. The Technical School Teachers' Association has repeatedly urged the abolition of the grading in two divisions, and by amendment to regulations gazetted in October, 1943, provision was made for the classification of all technical-school teachers in one division as from Ist December, 1943. Though the change brought little immediate financial benefit to non-graduate teachers, it did show some advance and certainly opened up a wider horizon for the future and was therefore welcomed by the great body of teachers. I regard this as one of the most important steps that have recently been made for the advancement of technical education, enabling the Department to offer conditions of service much better calculated to draw suitable men from industry to be trained as technical-school teachers and, what is equally important, to retain them in the service. Vocational Guidance.—As from the Ist April, 1943, the administration of Youth Centres, which had previously been under the joint control of the National Service and Education Departments, was taken over by the Education Department, and full-time Vocational Guidance Officers with suitable staffs were appointed to centres in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. It is expected that the change will enable guidance work, both educational and vocational, to be more effectively carried out, and will facilitate its extension. Careers teachers continue to be appointed to certain schools in the city areas to act in co-operation with the Vocational Guidance Officers. Duties imposed by wartime conditions have somewhat hampered the free expansion of the work of the Vocational Guidance Centres, but such experience is being gained as will make a forward move possible on sure ground when conditions again become favourable. Technological Examinations.—Again there was a very restricted demand for these examinations, but final examinations were held in the subjects of cabinetmaking and mechanical engineering, in which there wore two and four candidates respectively. Schools were allowed to accredit their students for preliminary and intermediate grades, subject to the approval of the papers and standard of marking adopted by each school. Several schools took advantage of this concession and passes were recorded. Home-craft Teachers. —By regulations gazetted on 17th February, 1943, a Home-craft Teacher's Certificate was inaugurated. The regulations prescribe the pre-entry conditions and the course of training necessary. The training is to be taken partly at a teachers' training college and partly at an approved post-primary school. The object of the certificate is to regulate the training of girls wishing to become teachers of domestic arts in manual-training centres and in intermediate and post-primary schools, but who do not wish to take the degree or diploma courses provided at the University of Otago. The regulations provide for a minimum of two years study in the training college and post-primary school, followed by a year of probationary teaching before the certificate is issued. Twenty-four students entered on the course in 1943 and were, with few exceptions, well reported on at the end of the year. It is hoped by this method to augment the supply of suitably-trained teachers of domestic arts and science, which has in recent years been insufficient for the demand. Vacation Course in Veterinary Science. —A short course in veterinary science,with special reference to the dairy cow, was held at the Hawera Technical School during May. The course was an intensive one lasting for one week and requiring attendance at morning, afternoon, and evening lectures and demonstrations on each day, evening lectures only being open to the general public. A total of 103 farmers attended the course, which was conducted by a competent veterinary surgeon and assistant demonstrators. The course was such a success that it was proposed to repeat it in subsequent years ; and as it is the first course of its kind to be so conducted it is thought worthy of being placed on record. Secondary Schools Staff. —A number of changes have taken place in the personnel of the Inspectorate. Miss L. A. S. Hurle, M.A., Principal of Timaru Girls' High School, took up her duties in February as successor to Miss Hetherington, who retired at the end of 1942. Mr. J. E. Learning, M.A., who had been on the staff since 1935, retired at the end of February, his place being taken by Mr. J. L. Cameron, M.A., of the Southland Boys' High School. Mr. Cameron took up his duties in May. In the interval, Mr. H. B. Tomlinson, M.A., Inspector of Technical Schools, assisted in the inspection of secondary schools. In October, Wing Commander E. Caradus, B.Sc., Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools, took up full-time duties as Director of the Royal New Zealand Air Force education services. Mr. H. Henderson, M.A., B.Sc., was appointed Acting Senior Inspector of Secondary Schools. To fill the vacancy thus created, Mr. A. M. Nicholson, M.A., 8.C0m., of the Auckland Grammar School, was appointed Temporary Inspector of Secondary Schools and took up his duties in February of this year.

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Raising of Leaving Age.—The regulations gazetted raising the leaving age to fifteen years come into force in 1944. The full impact of the new regulations will not be in evidence till 1945, but already rolls have been largely increased. The position in the main centres is such that special measures will be needed in 1945 to cope with the problem. In Auckland all secondary and technical schools have reached the limit of their capacity, and it seems that the opening of new post-primary schools is the only means of providing for the full influx to be expected in 1945. In Wellington the position is similar, and is complicated by the existence of the two main areas of population, the Hutt Valley and Wellington City. Provision is called for in both centres. In Christchurch it is possible that accommodation can be found by additions to existing schools. The position in Dunedin is satisfactory. University Entrance Examination and Accrediting.—Arrangements for accrediting for entrance to the University were completed during the year, and the new scheme will come into operation in 1944. Certain matters have been clarified. The University has agreed that in 1944 pupils in their fourth or subsequent year of secondary tuition shall be permitted to compete for University Entrance under the old regulations by sitting in the appropriate subjects in the School Certificate Examination conducted by the Department. Such candidates as satisfy the conditions previously in force for a pass in University Entrance shall be entitled to matriculate, notwithstanding the new prescriptions now in force. The same privilege has been extended to candidates who have had four years' instruction in a secondary school but are at present preparing privately or in evening classes. The conditions of entrance to the special schools have been completed. No special requirements are enforced by any of these schools, except that candidates are advised that certain subjects should be included in their school courses. Thus students who propose to take the M.B. or Ch.B. degrees are advised to take the following subjects in their entrance courses : English, a foreign language, mathematics, and either chemistry or physics. For engineering degrees the subjects advised are English, mathematics, and physics or chemistry or mechanics. For the home science degree, English, mathematics, and a science are recommended. The University has taken one further important step in liberating the curriculum from restrictions imposed by the degree prescription. It is proposed that a foreign language be no longer compulsory for the B.A. degree, provided that English is taken. Compulsory Latin still remains in the prescription for the degree of LL.B. The right to accredit for University Entrance has been offered to certain schools, and it is understood that all such schools have accepted the invitation of the University. Four liaison officers have been appointed to supervise the system of accrediting, one being associated with each of the four main University Colleges. All four liaison officers have been drawn from the staffs of secondary schools, Mr. J. Thompson, M.A., L. es. L., 8.C0m., from Takapuna Grammar School, being appointed to Auckland University College ; Mr. A. H. Thom, M.A., of Wellington College, to Victoria University College ; Mr. G. S. Troup, M.A., of Christchurch Boys' High School, to Canterbury University College ; and Dr. B. Howard, M.A., Litt.D., of King's High School, to Otago University. Educational Bursaries. —The total expenditure on national bursaries and special bursaries during the financial year was £40,552, as compared with £36,462 in the previous year. The number of bursaries current during 1943 and the further awards at the close of the year are given in the following table, the figures in parentheses being those for the previous year : —

Special bursaries in science were instituted in 1943, and the award of 15 bursaries has recently been made. The demand for these bursaries has been particularly keen, about 180 applications having been received. This is a fitting commentary on the remarks on the subject of bursaries in pure science made in the previous report by Wing Commander Caradus. The whole question of special bursaries calls for review. As candidates for special bursaries in general apply for one bursary only, many excellent candidates are passed over, while candidates of more modest qualifications gain success. It may be worthy of consideration to grant special bursaries in a general list, candidates to state the courses they prefer to follow and giving alternative choices. Except in the case of fine arts, the above bursaries are of a generally similar character, and, failing to obtain his first choice, a good candidate might willingly accept an alternative. Secondary-school Bursaries.—During the year regulations were issued establishing bursaries for pupils in districts where there is no school on the accrediting list in order that they might attend a school where they could have the advantages of accrediting for University Entrance. Such bursaries are tenable for a period not exceeding two years. Applicants are required to have received instruction at an approved school for three years and to have passed the School Certificate or University Entrance Examination. The regulations originally provided that the bursaries should be tenable only at public schools on the accrediting list. This has recently been amended to include private registered schools on the list. The purpose of the bursaries is to give a pupil the right to be accredited and the opportunity of being a candidate by examination for a University Entrance scholarship or a national boarding bursary. The institution of these bursaries will enable small schools and the secondary departments of the smaller district high schools to limit their instruction to the standard of the School Certificate. Pupils of Sixth Form standard will have the advantage in larger schools of specialized instruction and a greater degree of competition.

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Current during Awards at beginning 1943. of 1944. Agriculture .. .. .. .. 24 (18) 10 (10) Architecture .. .. .. 3 (3) 2 Engineering .. .. .. 13 (12) 10 (4) Fine arts .. .. .. .. 10 (13) 4 (4) Home science .. .. .. 49 (61) 20 (20) Science .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 National boarding .. .. .. 187 .. 65 (65) Ordinary national .. .. .. 1,498 (1,517) *(573) 1,784 (1,624) ..(676) * Not available.

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Changes in the Schools.—The following changes took place in the Principalships of the secondary schools during 1943 : Mr. B. N. Hogben commenced his duties as Principal of Wellington College, and Mr. T. D. Scott succeeded him at the Dannevirke High School. Miss V. F. Townsend took up her duties as Principal of Timaru Girls' High School in succession to Miss L. A. S. Hurle, appointed to the Inspectorate. During the year Mr. J. Hutton resigned his appointment as Principal of Gisborne High School, . and was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. Leggat, formerly of the staff of New Plymouth Boys' High School, and recently returned from military duties in the Middle East. Miss A. R. Allum, of Auckland Girls' Grammar School, succeeded Miss D. A. Allan as Principal of New Plymouth Girls' High School. Mr. F. J. Gair, the Acting-Principal of Wairarapa College, relinquished this position at the beginning of 1944 on the return from military service of Major G. C. Hancox, the Principal. Major M. Leadbetter returned to his duties as Principal of Waimate High School, and Mr. D. D A. Bird, who had been acting in that capacity, returned to his position as assistant in Ashburton Technical School. It is with much regret I have to record that Mr. Bird died after a short illness soon after the resumption of his duties at Ashburton. Dr. B. 11. Howard, who had been Acting-Principal of King's High School, relinquished that appointment on the return from military service of the Principal, Lieutenant-Colonel D. S. Chisholm. Many changes in curricula, not so much in the subjects taught as in the time given to them and the value placed upon them, are foreshadowed in the report of the Committee appointed by the Minister of Education in November, 1942, on the Post-Primary School Curriculum. Some schools, anticipating and appreciating the proposed changes, have already begun adapting their courses in languages, sciences, history, geography, and physical education, and there is evidence of a general willingness to implement as soon as possible, within the means at present at their disposal, any changes approved by the Department. The introduction of accrediting, to begin in 1944, has also created much interest. Not for many years has there been so much thoughtful searching of possibilities and responsibilities as during 1943. Now within sight is that freedom from restraint that has bound secondary schools for so long. The question that remains to be answered is whether or not the new opportunities will be seized with boldness and imagination. There is an easy road and a hard one. A school that takes the easy road will continue to accept uncritically the standards and objectives and the curricula and methods hitherto largely imposed from without and will be content with minor adjustments. A school that takes the hard road will reexamine its whole theory and practice, make up its mind about the real needs of its pupils and the means by which they can best be met, and then act courageously in accordance with its findings. Buildings. —There is very little to report under this heading. Work on the new block at New Plymouth Girls' High School has been resumed and an additional dormitory provided at Timaru Girls' High School. Marlborough College and the boys' school at Whangarei have been handed back to the schools by the military authorities, the latter school needing much restoration to refit it for school use. The War.—There was less disturbance in secondary schools due to the war than in the previous year. Marlborough College and Whangarei High School have resumed possession of their buildings. Out of a total of 501 male teachers recorded as holding permanent or war appointments on the staffs of secondary and combined schools, 149, or 30 per cent., were, in December, 1943, still absent from their schools on war service. Of these, 65 were permanent teachers serving overseas, 53 were permanent teachers serving in New Zealand and 31 were holders of war vacancies serving either overseas or in New Zealand. The effect of military service is reflected in the grading list, where the number of men in the D grade is reduced to 50, a low number, due to the lack of new male entrants to the service. During the year five teachers from the secondary scrvice lost their lives on active service. They were Major J. J. G. Britland and Lieutenant D. P. Lindsay, both of Dannevirke High School; 2nd Lieutenant K. J. Barling, of Hamilton High School; Lieutenant D. E. Murray, of Otago Boys' High School ; and Pilot Officer J. M. Paape, of Waitaki Boys' High School. I have, &c., F. C. Renyard, Superintendent of Technical Education.

Table A1.—PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY GRADE, and Intermediate Schools and Departments, December, 1943

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Education District. 2 ti gj, • ■ ________ . CQCO •§§ & a§3 coif? Roll for determining Grade • cq d >» 8® of School. 1 a 1 » I s ■§ 45 t n 3 03 ffi cP d "h £ S. 3 2 W a O § ft a -S'W ? I II I I I 1 f ■§ .S ® H p£ W £ % ■ & O m I 1-8 .. ..16 5 12 13 17 21 10 16 10 120 II 9-24 .. ..165 32 62 62 53 33 114 77 49 647 IIIA 25-30 .. 47 10 7 12 14 3 23 8 14 138 IIIb 31-70 .. ..197 44 44 33 41 27 78 37 47 548 IVa 71-110 .. ..60 11 17 16 18 6 26 22 10 186 IVb 111-150 .. 30 11 7 5 8 5 4 9 5 84 IVo 151-190 .. ..15 4 1 4 9 4 5 5 6 53 VA 191-230 .. 8 3 3 3 4 6 2 1 30 Vb 231-270 13 3 2 6 4 .. 11 3 1 43 Vc 271-310 .. .. 7 .. 3 3 5 .. 3 2 1 24 Vd 311-350 .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 4 2 2 5 .. 19 VI 351-870 .. ..62 7 12 11 29 4 30 13 7 175 Intermediate schools and 10 .. 2 2 2 .. 2 4 1 23 departments Totals .. .. 635 130 • 173 170 208 105 314 203 152 2,090 Note. —Two half-time schools and thirty-eight main schools with side schools attached are counted separately, and are included i» the separate grades determined by the separate average attendance of each school.

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Table A3.—AGE AND SEX of Public Primary and Intermediate Pupils at 1st July, 1943

Table A4.—STANDARD CLASSIFICATION of Public Primary and Intermediate Pupils at 1st July, 1943

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(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Intermediate Schools and Departments, but including special classes, Forms I and II of all Intermediate Schools and Departments, and Standard VII) 5 and under 6 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 9 andunder 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12. 12 andunderl3. 13and underl4. Hand under 15. 13 and underl6. 16 Years and Totals of all Ages. x ears. > j ovei. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. ; Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. I !:l I — — — ! Education district — Auckland .. 3,623 3,495 3,955 3.760 3,869 3,696 3,727 3,579 3,809 3,641 3,650 3,561 3,466 3,286 3,365 3,090 2,573 2,130 931 657 154 113 16 25 33,138 31,033 64,171 Taranaki .. 550 537 619 604 595 548 634 536 580 562 579 604 608 563 632 563 443 415 182 98 31 17 2 .. 5,455 5,047 10,502 Wanganui .. .. 748 682 860 840 828 810 887 772 795 755 815 757 694 636 655 533 485 370 160 111 24 20 .. .. 6,951 6.286 13,237 Hawke'sBay .. 710 680 828 752 829 788 842 740 807 727 763 713 764 700 665 567 465 391 166 116 33 20 3 4 6,875 6.198 13.073 Wellington" .. 1,480 1,361 1,496 1,391 1,420 1,374 1,426 1,303 1,500 1,270 1,504 1,381 1,436 1,407 1,410 1,356 1.018 930 343 215 55 26 4 2 13,092 12,016 25^108 "Nelson . .. 323 318 377 361 359 322 322 307 329 343 343 340 366 321 334 345 250 203 95 60 22 5 .. .. 3,120 2,925 6,045 Canterbury.. .. 1,618 1.609 1,778 1,744 1,711 1,669 1,754 1,566 1,732 1,661 1,749 1,622 1,671 1,627 1,682 1,577 1,215 1,102 431 258 72 23 11 7 15,424 14,465 29^889 Otaco .. .. 929 869 994 909 898 872 895 884 872 915 941 877 922 749 844 689 573 524 220 150 34 15 3 7 8,125 7.460 15.585 Southland .. .. 457 442 499 464 424 445 565 477 559 517 595 568 559 470 505 513 433 375 170 102 23 7 5 3 4,794 4,383 9,177 Intermediate schools and .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 58 65 761 854 1,646 1,525 1,517 1,267 538 337 92 35 10 2 4,622 4,085 8,707 departments Totals .. .. 10,438 9,99311,40610,82510,93310,52411,05210,16410,98310,391 10,99710,48811,247 10,61311,73810,758 8,972 7,707 3,236 2,104 540 281 54 50101,596 93,898195,494 Percentage of pupils of 10-5 11-4 11-0 10-8 10-9 11-0 11-2 11-5 8-5 2-7 0-4 0-1 100 '0 each age Totals, 1942 .. 10,083 9,57911,06510,57011,17910,26110,91910,52211,07210,45211,504 10,69312,24211,40611,58811,068 9,011 7,724 3,251 2,140 490 292 78 48102,482 94,755197,237 Difference .. +355 +414 +341 +255 -246 +263 +133 -358 -89 -61 -507 -205 -995 -793 +150 -310 -39 -17 -15 -36 +50 -11 -24 +2 -886 -857 -1,743

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Intermediate Schools and Departments, but including special classes, Forms I and II of all Intermediate Schools and Departments and Standard VII) Pupils at 1st July in Standards and Forms. e< Backwajrcl PupUs — j Totals. Children. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Form I. Form II. Form III. ® «ri "5 S? 2 "rt ? «j "S S. "3 5 «* "3 ® "3 «£ «* "3 ® oa *3 m « m • I 73 o i- o o o o .55 o c 43 0 c .H o o .is o c o c co.tio o .53 i o B 3 H M ® H P C5 B W O H M O E-i ® HfOOHMOHWOHB 55 | S Education district — Auckland 120 98 218 10,290 9,262 19,552 4,323 3,924 8,247 4,133 3,870 8,003 4,220 4,059 8,279 4,070 3,937 8,007 3,168 3,022 6,190 2,797 2,845 5,642 17 16 33 33,138 31,033 64,171 Taranaki 18 9 27 1,629 1.427 3,056 636 583 1,219 690 594 1,284 652 652 1,304 670 608 1,278 662 636 1,298 494 532 1,026 4 6 10 5,455 5,047 10,502 Wanganui 36 14 50 2,249 1,940 4,189 865 829 1,694 892 821 1,713 891 817 1,708 874 794 1,668 601 546 1,147 539 516 1,055 4 9 13 6.951 6,286 13,237 Hawke'sBay 51 27 78 2,205 1.912 4,117 943 802 1,745 835 808 1,643 931 795 1,726 833 755 1,588 563 594 1,157 514 504 1,018 .. 1 1 6,875 6,198 13,073 Wellington" 98 55 153 3,818 3,383 7,201 1.543 1,402 2,945 1,587 1,359 2,946 1,590 1,358 2,948 1,675 1,506 3,181 1,455 1,494 2,949 1,326 1,458 2,784 .. 1 1 13,092 12,016 25,108 Nelson" 7 4 11 918 809 1.727 380 333 713 369 327 696 371 404 775 371 332 703 362 378 740 341 337 678 1 1 2 3,120 2,925 6.045 Canterbury 61 27 88 4,537 4,142 8,679 1,869 1,712 3,581 1,799 1,618 3,417 1,890 1,782 3,672 1,864 1,777 3,641 1,794 1,736 3,530 1,603 1,664 3,267 7 7 14 15,424 14,465 29,889 Otaeo 75 52 127 2,371 2,078 4,449 1.024 934 1,958 1,018 993 2,011 1,023 941 1,964 1,120 1,016 2,136 798 729 1,527 694 715 1,409 2 2 4 8,125 7.460 15,585 Southland 19 13 32 1,169 1,061 2,230 591 511 1,102 553 475 1,028 697 617 1,314 729 658 1,387 577 536 1,113 455 510 965 4 2 6 4,794 4.383 9^177 Intermediate schools .... .. .. •• -• •• •• •• -• •• •• •• -- 2,339 1,9/9 4,318 2,283 2,106 4,389 .. .. .. 4,622 4,085 8,707 and departments Totals .. 485 299 784 29,186 26,014 55,200 12,174 11,030 23,204 11,876 10,865 22,74112,26511,425 23,69012,20611,383 23,58912,31911,650 23,96911,04611,187 22,233 39 45 84101,596 93,898195,494 Percentage of pupils .. .. 0-4 .. .. 28-2 .. .. 11-9 .. .. 11-6 .. .. 12-1 .. .. 12-1 .. .. 12*3 .. .. 11-4 .. .. * .. .. 100*00 of each standard Total, 1942 .. 465 304 769 29,019 25,359 54,378 12,357 11,279 23,636 12,061 11,173 23,23412,74811,824 24,57212,92512,155 25,08012,83912,637 25,47610,019 9,93719,956 49 87 136102..482 94,755197,237 Difference .. +20 -5 +15 +167 +655 +822 -183 -249 -432 -185 -308 -493 -483 -399 -882 —719 -772-1,491 -520.-987-1507+1027+1250+2277 -10-42 -52 -886 -857 -1,743 * Insignificant percentage.

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Table A2.—ATTENDANCE at Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1943

Table A8.—AGE AND ATTAINMENT of Pupils leaving Primary Schools during 1943

TABLE A15.—REGISTERED PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS Number of Schools, Pupils, and Teachers at the End of 1943

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(Excluding Form III pupils of Intermediate Schools, Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including pupils in special olasses and Standard VII) Average Attendance for Roll Numbers. "-©an ot Average Weekly Roll Whole Year (Mean of of Three Terms, 1943, Average Attendance of Three Average Terms). Attendance Education District. j pupi]|j p " ~ Percentage at at of Average 81st De- 81st, De- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. „ | cember, cember, Kou,ltf43. I 1942. 1943. Auckland .. .. 66,774 66,291 33,335 31,200 64,595 29,540 27,473 57,013 88-26 Taranaki .. .. .. 10,859 10,887 5,498 5,062 10,560 4,948 4,574 9,522 90-17 Wanganui .. .. 13,837 13,726 6,971 6,338 13,309 6,244 5,640 11,884 89-29 Hawke's Bay .. .. 13,754 13,856 6,937 6,300 13,237 6,119 5,547 11,666 88-13 Wellington .. .. 26,405 26,629 13,134 12,045 25,179 11,803 10,597 22,400 88-96 Nelson .. .. .. 6,355 6,322 3,143 2,938 6,081 2,833 2,647 5,480 90-12 Canterbury .. .. 31,358 31,153 15,490 14,515 30,005 13,998 13,045 27,043 90-14 Otago •• •• 16,437 16,208 8,145 7,497 15,642 7,278 6,671 13,949 89-11 Southland .. .. 10,834 10,318 5,198 4,887 10,085 4,737 4,385 9,122 90-45 Intermediate schools and 7,229 8,608 4,616 4,059 8,675 4,320 3,772 8,092 93-28 departments — Totals, 1943 .. 203,842 203,998 102,467 94,901 197,368 91,820 84,351 176,171 89-26 Note. —The corresponding figures for the secondary departments of district high schools will be found in 1 able G 1 on page 17 of this paper, and the corresponding figures for Form III of the separate intermediate schools in Table B 1 on page 14 of this paper.

In Form II. Age. With Primary School Without Primary * n orm *" Certificate. School Certificate. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. .. .. 837 480 132 80 198 92 14 „ under IS .. .. .. .. 2,801 2,380 227 249 490 348 .) ..14 •• .. .. 3,662 4,210 27 17 25 20 J? » » 13 1,039 1,487 3 4 11 11 H „ » ■ 12 33 60 .. 1 3 3 Under 11 years .. .. .. .. .. .. j Totals, 1943 .. .. .. .. .. 8,372 8,617 389 351 728 474"" Totals, 1942 .. .. .. .. ..8,356 8,393 487 436 832 565 Difference .. .. .. .. .. +16 +224 -98 -85 -104 -91 In Standard IV. In Standard III. In Ste 1 °^ a ( f r ' i 11 or Totals. Age — : . Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. .. 41 22 10 4 5 4 1,223 682 1 905 14 „ under 15 .. 219 115 70 33 22 8 3,829 3,133 6*962 13 „ „ 14 .. 12 10 6 5 3 2 3,735 4,264 7't)99' 12 „ 13 .. 3 3 . .. 3 1 1,059 1,506 2,565 11 „ ,.12 .. 4 1 2 3 2 2 44 70 114 Under 11 years .. .. .. .. 3 2 9 11 13 ]3 26 Totals, 1943 ... 279 151 91 47 44 28 9,903 9 668 19 571 Totals, 1942 .. 322 194 116 83 63 44 10,176 19'891 Difference .. .. —43 —43 —25 —36 —19 —16 —273 —47 ~~^320~

Roll Number at End of Year. g Number of Teachers. Number of Schools. — — — — S — S ,CJ T3 .i o m •■§ Total Roll. S"Sj2 •Hj3o5 m-®® District. — —: a« 5 a 5» - £ §.1| 5 11 J s o 111 111 ill -M IS 4 fl I g" ° s » l3| 111 III 111 I s I* I® A 4 3 I — _ 6&al jg M | a ° < £ g g 5 M. F. M. | F. M. [F. Auckland .. 4 57 16 77 187 7,406 1,162 4,281 4,474 .8,755 7,727 .. 12 14 194 16 ag Taranaki .. .. 11 2 13 .. 1,318 56 652 722 1,374 1,242 39 .. ' 4 Wanganui .. 2 18 7 27 98 1,668 354 1,059 1,061 2,120 1,898 .. 5 4 50 13 10 Hawke'sBay 2 14 6 22 37 1,497 245 866 913 1,779 1,572 .. 3 6 37 7 9 Wellington .. 2 42 8 52 153 4,482 939 2,532 3,042 5,574 4,905 5 3 12 124 .. 30 Nelson .. .. 5 1 6 547 17 279 285 564 486 16 !! ' 2 Canterbury .. 5 51 11 67 271 4,700 841 2,851 2,961 5,812 5,049 3 14 15 127 9 9s Otago .. I 23 3 27 43 1,980 196 1,064 1,155 2,219 1,924 .. 3 7 67 10 Southland .. 1 10 11 45 1,086 .. 530 601 1,131 988 .. 3 4 31 ' [ Totals, 1943 17 231 54 302 834 24,684 3,81014,11415,21429,328 25,791 8 43 62 ~685 ~~45 T31 Totals, 1942 19 230 51 300 74524,140 3 t 58213,86814,59928,467 24,663 6 42 60 685 40 127 Difference —2 | I +3 +2 +89 +544 +228 +246 +615 +861 +1,128 +2 +1 +2 .. +5 +4

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Table D1.—AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, ROLL, FREE-PLACE HOLDERS, BOARDERS, STAFF, and PART-TIME PUPILS of Public Post-primary Schools (exclusive of District High Schools)

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(Statistics of part-time pupils will be found in Table El, ei seq.) Boll Numbers (Full-time Pupils). Average Number Number Full-time StafT Boarders, 1st July, 1943. "toePupilf ■ i ; : ance for of 1942 ot New Pu P ils wh ° JWPuufta (including Principals), at lEt Julyj School. At ! At December, 1943. 1»« admftted (De0ember> 1943) " At School Hostels. Privately. Totals. 1943. 1st March, 1st July, t j nd ," beginning during primary 1943 1943. 1943. Boys 01rls Total. December). of 1943 1943- M. F. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. A. Secondary Schools Whangarei High School .. .. 551 521 270 210 480 487 297 266 240 521 12 10 55 57 30 29 85 86 54 29 Auckland Grammar School .. 849 834 805 .. 805 791 574 291 259 829 31 .. .. .. 29 .. 29 Mount Albert Grammar School .. 691 677 653 .. 653 621 431 273 245 676 21 4 66 .. 52 .. 118 Auckland Girls'Grammar School .. 647 628 .. 592 592 597 387 277 254 628 .. 24 .. .. .. 31 .. 31 Epsom Girls'Grammar School .. 663 648 .. 618 618 612 408 270 237 619 .. 25 .. 19 .. 94 .. 113 Takapuna Grammar School .. 517 504 254 232 486 483 349 187 168 504 9 11 .. .. 11 12 11 12 Thames High School .. .. 182 173 77 74 151 157 105 81 75 173 5 4 .. 1 2 1 2 21 Hamilton High School .. .. 574 559 226 310 536 531 ' 368 229 191 559 8 14 .. 49 17 14 17 63 Rotorua High School .. .. 231 215 106 91 197 198 143 100 90 215 5 5 .... 6 4 6 4 54 8 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. 377 370 . . 345 345 343 215 164 142 370 .. 15 .. 121 .. 45 .. 166 Palmerston North Boys' High School 306 303 290 .. 290 285 200 121 105 303 12 1 43 .. 3 .. 46 Pa lmerston North Girls' High School 257 249 .. 235 235 228 165 98 92 249 ■■ 11 .. .. .. 24 .. 24 Gisborne High School .. .. 638 604 286 269 555 565 387 260 244 604 13 11 40 29 26 27 66 56 116 76 Hastings High School .. .. 423 398 202 161 363 361 265 165 159 398 11 6 .. 16 4 16 4 65 62 Dannevirke High School .. .. 394 378 188 164 352 365 266 168 158 376 4 12 50 5 31 55 31 .... Hutt Valley High School .. 530 513 269 202 471 475 328 210 195 513 10 10 .. .. .. 4 4 Wellington College .. .. 679 671 649 .. 649 629 450 244 206 671 18 6 71 4 75 .... Rongotai College .. .. 317 301 293 .. 293 290 215 103 95 299 12 2 .. .. 2 2 .... Wellington Girls' College .. 480 466 .. 451 451 431 306 194 168 465 .. 19 .. .. .. 2 2 Wellington East Girls' College .. 388 380 .. 349 349 346 242 157 137 380 .. 14 .. .. .. 5 .. 5 Marlborough High School .. 269 263 132 114 246 237 163 112 105 263 4 7 .. .. 10 13 10 13 67 17 Rangiora High School .. .. 152 146 55 85 140 136 85 76 70 146 6 3 .. .. 1 4 1 4 .. Christchurch Boys' High School .. 673 656 627 .. 627 610 453 229 211 656 23 2 54 .. 6 .. 60 Christchurch Girls' High School .. 519 506 .. 475" 475 450 335 192 174 506 .. 20 .. 69 .. 34 .. 103 Avonside Girls' High School .. 363 347 .. 302 302 312 219 156 135 347 .. 15 .. .. .. 26 .. 26 Christchurch West High School .. 542 521 266 215 481 493 325 228 219 521 10 11 .. .. 8 8 8 8 Ashburton High School .. .. 208 201 94 93 187 185 141 74 70 201 5 5 . . .. 6 15 6 15 * .. Timaru Boy's High School .. 321 319 307 .. 307 308 214 112 109 319 12 1 65 9 74 .... Timaru Girls' High School .. 320 307 .. 290 290 296 211 111 105 307 .. 14 .. 57 .. 19 .. 76 Waimate High School .. .. 229 218 78 115 193 185 140 94 89 218 6 5 .. .. 3 7 ' 3 7 Waitaki Boys' High School .. 339 329 301 .. 301 304 200 142 130 329 11 2 161 6 167 17 Waitaki Girls' High School .. 287 278 .. 260 260 255 182 114 104 278 .. 12 .. 83 15 98 64 Otago Boys' High School .. 463 448 431 . . 431 401 312 166 148 448 16 2 56 5 61 .... Otago Girls' High School .. 463 456 .. 433 433 425 291 181 165 456 . . 18 .. .. .. 15 .. 15 King's High School .. .. 258 252 240 .. 240 243 178 81 78 252 11 1 .. .. 7 7 .... South Otago High School .. 155 133 47 78 125 125 96 58 56 133 4 3 .. 2 4 2 4 Gore High School .. .. 303 283 132 137 269 255 188 130 120 283 5 8 27 21 12 10 39 31 58 35 Southland Bovs' High School .. 324 312 289 .. 289 287 223 101 97 312 12 .. .. .. 49 49 .... Southland Girls' High School .. 336 323 .. 307 307 303 212 129 119 323 .. 14 67 .. 67 Totals, A .. .. 16,218 , 15,690 7,567 7,207 14,774 j 14,605 10,269 6,344 5,764 15,650 296 347 688 505 326 565 1,014 1,070 452 291

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B. Combined Schools New Plymouth Boys' High School 655 618 569 .. 569 560 402 247 229 618 26 .. 247 .. 37 .. 284 .. , 215 New Plymouth Girls' High School 530 504 .. 466 466 474 320 224 198 504 .. 19 .. 105 35 140 .. 71 Napier Boys' High School j. 305 288 288 .. 288 269 186 131 120 288 13 ., 43 .. 7 .. 50 .. 98 Napier Girls' High School .. 293 277 .. 260 260 263 168 128 116 277 .. 11 .. 60 8 68 50 Wairarapa College .. .. 484 451 235 170 405 416 484 218 196 450 9 10 45 9 26 54 26 120 45 Nelson College .. .. .. 589 572 534 .. 534 528 379 231 194 572 23 .. 228 .. 24 .. 252 .. 92 Nelson Girls'College .. .. 420 412 .. 379 379 377 270 157 144 411 .. 18 .. 75 35 110 141 Totals, B .. .. 3,276 3,122 1,626 1,275 2,901 2,887 2,209 1.336 1,197 3,120 71 58 563 240 77 104 640; 344 525 307 C. Technical Schools Auckland Technical School .. 1,587 1,488 773 489 1,262 1,362 792 825 788 1,486 34 22 .. .. 64 37 64 37 1,165 427 Elam School of Art .... 75 78 21 51 72 70 34 61 31 75 3 3 2 7 2 7 50 109 Otahuhu Technical School .. 481 448 235 166 401 420 237 260 240 448 14 5 12 6 12 6 193 55 Pukekohe Technical School .. 257 238 129 92 221 220 158 107 100 236 8 4 3 4 3 4 136 102 Hamilton Technical School .. 580 534 275 198 473 497 326 267 245 534 14 11 .. 19 6 19 6 262 98 Hawera Technical School .. 293 278 124 121 245 249 171 129 123 278 6 5 2 4 2 4 35 42 Stratford Technical School .. 372 347 169 141 310 316 194 189 174 347 7 8 .... 22 9 22 9 23 12 Wanganui Technical School .. 602 568 343 157 500 528 318 305 287 566 20 7 55 16 13 22 68 38 208 214 Feilding Technical School .. 276 271 175 81 256 251 151 127 104 271 8 7 122 2 2 124 2 9 11 Palmerston North Technical School 477 452 170 169 339 398 226 262 251 451 11 8 5 7 5 7 331 199 Horowhenua Technical College .. 375 361 164 162 326 329 233 157 148 361 8 8 2 3 2 3 24 26 Petone Technical School .. .. 390 359 172 130 302 331 190 209 203 359 10 4 2 1 2 1 439 130 Wellington Technical School .. 1.054 982 526 363 889 905 523 572 547 982 26 16 7 1 7 1 838 295 Westport Technical School .. 117 108 53 40 93 98 62 61 57 108 5 2 .... 3 3 35 31 Grevmouth Technical School .. 374 317 145 122 267 287 229 153 144 317 10 8 18 6 6 5 24 11 50 46 Christchurch Technical School .. 1,463 1.362 751 376 1,127 1,214 761 750 709 1,362 33 20 25 23 35 10 60 33 1,117 443 Canterbury College School of Art .. 124 124 13 92 105 121 62 70 50 112 7 2 1 15 1 5 • 2 20 144 224 Ashburton Technical School .. 299 275 122 103 225 236 131 177 171 274 6 7 3 8 3 8 128 72 Timaru Technical School .. 234 207 108 60 168 189 122 118 110 207 8 4 4 2 4 2 155 139 Dunedin Technical School . . 761 702 226 197 423 628 358 405 390 700 19 12 .... 8 13 8 13 810 505 InvercargiU Technical School .. 608 556 221 211 432 493 294 324 322 556 15 9 .. .. 44 28 44 28 163 173 Totals, C .. .. 10,799 10,055 4,915 3,521 8,436 9,142 5,572 5,528 5,194 10,030 272 172 221 60 259 180 480 240 6,315 3,353 Grand totals. 1943 .. 30,293 28,867 14,108 12,003 26,111 26,634 18,050 13,208 12,155 28,800 639 577 1,472 805 662 849 2,134 1,654 7,292 3,951 Grand totals, 1942 .. 28,734 26,628 12,963 11.143 24,106 24,228 17,087 12,423 11,413 26,573 592 564 1,255 671 585 739 1,840 1,410 6,275 3,806 Difference ,. +1,559 +2,239 +1,145 +860 +2,005 +2,406 +963 +785 +742 +2,227 +47 +13 +217 +134 +77 +110 +294 +244 +1,017 +145

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Table D 5.—COURSES OF INSTRUCTION OF FULL-TIME Post-primary Pupils on 1st July, 1943

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Professional or Professional or University Degree r|vf . General, with Two General, with One Industrial. Commercial. Agricultural. Art. Home life. and Advanced Other. iotals. gchoot Foreign'Languages. ForeignLanguage. . Work. Totals B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. I G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Secondary Schools ooe „„„ _ 0 , Whangarei High School .. .. 39 38 138 91 76 .. 71 26 19 6 17 .. .. -85 236 521 Auckland Grammar School .. .. 444 .. 313 .. .. . ■ • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • J • • "" '' Mount Albert Bovs'Grammar School .. 361 .. 55 .. .. .. 71 .. 51 .. .. .. .. •• 4 .. 5 .. i ■■ Auckland Girls" Grammar School .. .. 235 .. 178 185 22 .. 8 b28 628 Epsom Girls'Grammar School .. .. .. 340 .. 308 .. .. . • . • ... -- •• •• ■■ -- •• ■■ •• Takapuna Grammar School .. .. 76 55 130 128 29 .. 22 64 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• -&< - ' Thames High School 10 20 40 21 38 .. .. 44 •• 88 85 173 Hamilton High School .. .. .. 78 99 102 126 .. .. .. 94 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• o - - Rotorua High School 26 23 38 22 36 .. .. 35 11 12 11 1 . 122 93 215 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. -. 103 .. 120 .. .. .. 92 .. .. .. .. 49 .. .. . . •• Palmerston North Boys' High School .. 55 .. 137 .. .. .. 57 .. 36 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• Palmerston North Girls' High School .. .. 16 .. 70 .. .. .. 46 .. .. .. .. .. 35 .. .. ■■ - ■■ ~ Gisborne High School .. .. .. 48 34 111 95 122 .. .. 105 33 1 55 314 290 604 Hastings High School .. .. .. 46 64 93 51 54 .. 16 48 12 14 221 177 398 Dannevirke High School .. .. 45 32 95 67 44 .. 1 51 19 .. .. ■■ .. -4 .. .. .. .. - j Hutt Valley High School .. .. 67 32 187 93 .. .. 37 97 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• - - Wellington College 346 .. 292 33 .. 671 .. 671 Rongotai Boys' College .. .. .. 117 .. 154 .. 30 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• Wellington Girls' College 96 .. 128 126 20 .. 89 7 .. 466 466 Wellington East Girls' College 110 .. 145 88 37 .. Marlborough High School .. .. 34 13 52 32 44 .. 14 68 6 144 119 263 Kangiora High School .. .. .. 4 3 24 26 9 11 26 11 32 59 87 146 Christchurch Boys' High School .. .. 315 .. 341 . . .. .. • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • y • • • • 0 • • • Christchurch Girls' High School .. .. 240 .. 114 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 148 .. .. .. .. o _> o Avonside Girls' High School .. .. .. 73 .. 52 .. .. .. 160 .. .. .. •• •• 62 .. .. .. .. .. / < Christchurch West High School .. .. 90 50 130 7 34 32 126 52 286 235 521 Ashburton High School .. .. 39 33 49 52 .. 2 17 9 99 102 201 Timaru Boys' High School .. .. 59 .. 54 . . 94 .. 83 . . 29 .. .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • Timaru Girls' High School .. .. .. 75 .. 97 57 64 14 .. 30/ 307 Waimate High School .. .. .. 22 24 36 25 .. .. 4 30 33 .. .. .. .. -44 .. .. .. ■. o - - Waitaki Boys' High School .. .. 21 .. 128 .. 40 .. 63 .. 63 • 14 329 .. 329 Waitaki Girls' High School .. .. •• 50 .. 96 .. .. .. 101 .. .. .. .. •• 31 .. .. ... .. .. -' - Otago Boys' High School .. .. 389 .. ' •• •• 59 .. 448 448 Otago Girls' High School .. .. .. 199 .. 164 60 33 .. 45b 456 King's High School 90 162 •• 2o2 . ; 2o2 South Otago High School .. .. 4 4 22 35 3 .. 11 39 4 1 .. .. 8 , 2 o2 81 133 Gore High School 23 20 62 54 .. .. 4 52 47 14 .. .. 6 1 142 141 283 Southland Boys' High School .. .. 47 252 2 „ " 11 Southland Girls' High School .. .. .. 63 .. 146 92 .. 2 - •• A ~ A 1 Totals .. .. .. 2,895 2,144 3,197 2,543 653 .. 430 1,974 384 1 .. 20 .. 865 52 26 388 118 7,999 7,691 15,690

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Combined Schools New Plymouth Boys' High School .. Ill .. 276 .. 140 45 .. 7 .. 39 .. 618 .. bl» New Plymouth Girls' High School .. .. 135 .. 134 187 48 504 504 Napier Girls' High School .. .. 69 .. 45 .. 89 .. 13 .. 22 50 .. 288 .. 288 Napier Boys' High School .. .. .. 86 .. 54 .. .. .. 100 .. .. .. .. .. 37 .. .. .. .. .. 2/7 2// Wairarapa College 21 19 114 59 98 .. .. 81 32 27 .. 265 186 451 Nelson College 113 .. 277 .. 110 .. 15 .. 38 .. 2 17 .. 572 572 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. .. 90 .. 162 119 .. .. 41 ■ • | 4L2 412 Totals 314 330~ 712 409 437 .. 28 487 137 2 .. 153 7 106 1,743 1,379 3,122 Technical High, Schools Auckland .. .. .. 198 25 639 .. .. 377 61 179 4 5 .. .. 902 586 1,488 Elarn School of Art .. .. 19 59 19 59 78 Otahuhu .. .. .. .. 70 43 .. .. 157 .. 12 96 25 45 264 184 448 Pukekohe .. .. .. .. 7 5 62 41 43 .. 7 43 17 .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. 136 102 238 Hamilton 238 .. 27 156 45 .. 8 5 .. 60 313 221 534 Hawera .. .. .. .. 21 2S 40 29 71 .. 3 67 16 .. .. 6 .. 141 137 -78 Stratford .. .. ,. .. 63 49 16 7 59 . . 73 55 1 24 193 154 347 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 181 19 .. .. 137 .. 29 112 41 .. 4 5 .. 40 392 176 568 Feildinc .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 37 .. .. .. 39 124 .. . . .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. 188 83 271 Palmerston North 220 .. 6 128 .. .. 6 9 .. 83 232 220 4o2 Horowhenua College .. ,. .. 13 7 69 56 62 4 68 .. 7 12 36 .. 27 182 179 361 Petone .. .. 18 .. 162 .. 6 77 .. .. 16 14 .. 65 .. .. 1 .. 203 156 3o9 Wellington .. .. .. .. 116 33 390 .. 45 188 .. .. 26 41 .. 143 .. .. .. .. 577 405 982 West-port 30 13 28 .. S 34 61 47 108 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 1 1 78 42 78 .. 17 68 .. .. .. .. .. 32 .. .. .. .. 1/4 143 31/ Christchurch 730 •• "5 213 78 226 923 439 1,362 Canterbury College School of Art .. .. .. • • . • • • • • • • * • • ■ • • 14 110 • • • ■ • • • • • • • • I s * Jly Ashburton . 121 .. 14 54 19 67 154 121 275 Timaru .. .. .. 138 .. 3 36 30 141 66 207 Dunedin . .. .. •• 276 50 220 .. 19 24 82 .. .. 31 345 357 702 Invercargill 10 .. 209 .. 31 156 43 107 293 263 556 Totals .. .. .. 356 149 ; 701 283 3,753 .. 372 2,205 508 1 119 279 .. 1,255 4 5 34 31 5,847 4,208 10,055

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Table A17.—CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Primary Department Average Weekly Roll, Classification, etc.

TABLE B1.—ROLLS and CLASSIFICATION of PUPILS AND STAFFS or Intermediate Schools and Departments as at 1st July, 1943

(a) These are intermediate departments, consisting of Form I and Form II pupils, which have been attached to secondary schools. (b) This school is a technical high school to which is attached an intermediate department. (e) These schools are separate intermediate schools. (d) District high school including a primary-school department up to Standard [V, an intermediate or junior secondary department consisting of the former Form I and Form II pupils, and a senior high school or senior secondary department. (e) District high school with intermediate department attached.

Table D3.—YEARS OF ATTENDANCE of FULL-TIME Post-primary Pupils at 1st July, 1943

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>, - Classification according to Standards of Pupils on lloll at 1st July. 2 08 2 . — — j i fc- % «S £ cv g Special £ *4 tS Backward Cto P ' 81 ' S2 ' * S4 ' FI " *"• | Section. ~ Total. 1|§| bcrt 5-u. . Children. I " g ' { M M ■— ; — : —— - ■ o gS.2 g, | B G B Gi u G- Bi (J ]3. G. B. G. B. G. M. F. B. G. M. P. < Ph pq O 1942 .. 1,8101,910 65 57 294 321 107 106 6sl 85 75 103 79 100 71 89 59 97 13 8 828 972 1,800 2 42 1943 .. 1,851 1,941 73 74 302 326 93 118 89 85 72 86 84 109 77 91 62 82 30 21 882 9921,874 2 47 Difference +4] +25 + 8+17 -1-8 + 5—14+12 {-24 .. —3 —17 +5 +3 +6 + 2 +3 —15 +17 -1-13 -1-54 -1-20 +74 ..+5

S . sg Classification of Pupils on Roll as at 1st July, 1943. Number of a! 0 § Full-time AsslstIntermediate School ° a £?_§ Form I. Form II. Form III. All Forms. ant Teachers. or Department. g o a £ a |2S w)Saa m_*., . a p "g"® a § ' Total. . 1'§"m I 73 Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. , Girls. M. F. ' -2 *£% * Q J Lh (а) Whangarei . . 186 175 356 332 87 74 100 100 .. .. 187 174 301 6 7 13 (e) Kowhai .. 499 470 875 840 205 186 220 211 29 44 454 441 895 13 17 30 (e) Northeote . . 137 168 281 260 87 ' 66 65 67 .. .. 152 133 285 6 5 11 (c) Pasadena 239 292 513 477 154 106 126 123 1 3 281 232 513 7 8 15 (б) Otahuhu .. 122 167 255 239 77 54 63 73 .. .. 140 127 267 3 4 7 (c) Manukau * 492 474 432 130 107 123 112 .. .. 253 219 472 7 9 16 (d) Matamata .. 101 124 204 186 61 43 55 47 .. .. 116 90 206 3 5 8 (e) Waihi 56 87 125 118 38 35 22 37 . . .. 60 72 132 2 2 4 (e) Te Awamutu 112 109 191 183 57 42 42 59 .. .. 99 101 200 5 4 9 (a) Rotorua .. 95 146 218 207 69 48 59 51 . . .. 128 99 227 4 4 8 (c) Wanganui .. 155 233 355 330 84 94 73 99 1 3 158 196 354 4 6 10 (c) Palmerston N. 364 409 710 671 171 185 197 175 .. 1 368 361 729 8 15 23 (c) Gisborne . . 296 350 590 560 155 153 127 160 3 7 285 320 605 5 14 19 (c) Napier 264 302 512 494 137 125 138 125 .. .. 275 250 525 7 11 18 (a) Rongotai .. 126 141 264 251 118 . . 150 268 . . 268 8 .. 8 (a) Marlborough 102 140 221 213 62 65 54 49 .. .. 116 114 230 4 6 10 (c) Shirley .. 182 225 369 346 94 82 105 87 . . 1 199 170 369 5 7 12 (c) Christchurch S. 308 299 558 536 123 133 156 151 . . 8 279 292 571 9 12 21 (a) Waitaki Boys' 99 92 182 168 74 . . 105 179 .. 179 7 .. 7 (a) Waitaki Girls' 63 77 133 123 . ■ 71 .. 64 135 135 .. 6 6 (c) Dunedin North 173 176 317 314 94 69 82 89 .. .. 176 158 334 4 8 12 (c) Macandrew .. 283 318 550 518 145 135 130 140 1 1 276 276 552 8 14 22 (c) Tweed Street * 446 417 384 117 106 91 87 . . .. 208 193 401 6 9 15 Totals 1943 3,962 5,438 8,670 8,182 2,3391,979 2,283 2,106 35 68 4,657 4,153 8,810 131 173 304 Totals, 1942 3,311 4,595 7,299 6,817 2,0561,9141,7891,'692 40 83 3,885 3,589 7,474 127 134 261 Difference .. +651 +843 +1371 .+ 1365 +283 +65+494+514 -5 -15 +772 +564+1336 +4 +39+43 * School first opened in 1943

First-year Second-year Third-year Fourth-year Filth-year Totals PupUs. Pupils. Pupils. Pupils. Pupils. Later Type of School. — -— —. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Secondary .. 2,748 2,87(5 2,293 2,409 1,517 1,282 970 764 419 318 52 42 7,999 7,691 Combined .. 640 528 492 427 296 243 210 121 97 55 8 5 1,743 1,379 Technical .. 2,887 2,148 1,883 1,308 716 529 272 151 76 56 13 16 5,847 4,208 District high schools 1,307 1,448 722 1,020 366 461 193 223 66 102 7 8 2,661 3,262 Totals, 1943 7,582 7,000 5,390 5,164 2,895 2,515 1,645 1,259 658 531 80 71 18,250 16,540 Totals, 1942 7,027 6,693 4,527 4,420 2,759 2,555 1,696 1,290 581 508 97 115 16,687 15,581 Difference -)-555 -]-307 4~863 —j— 744 —(—136 —40 —51 —31 -\~11 -j-23 —17 —44 -f-1,563 -j-959

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Table D8.—CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Secondary Department.—Average Weekly Roll, Classification, etc.

Table E1.—OCCUPATIONS OF PART-TIME STUDENTS at 1st July, 1943

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Classification according to Forms of Pupils on Roll Number of at 1st July. Assistant ; Teachers Average Koll Number (December). Weekly at 31st Form III. Form IV. Form V. Form VI. Totals. Total. Roll. December. , B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. M. F. 1942 .. 655 554 147 285 29 110 16 83 2 7 194 485 679 15 34 1943 .. 608 486 140 285 39 88 14 68 2 5 195 446 641 16 38 Difference -47 -68 -7 .. +10 -22 -2 -15 .. -2 +1 -39 -38 +1 +4

2 8 i e. -S' 1 rf*.| 4> |j Sj a* f E -| |a§ -Jaj e i §« ■Pi I all 1 |I ! I !"I '11 !'| 11 pl-§f|! 1||11 11 II 1 -a I ' i | '||1 ¥ ¥ ° s «-_jM III I;H I i ji All schools and classesMales .. ..1,749 472 344 602 29 107 325 241 1,306 .. 33 595 605 651,557 99 8,129 Females 1 33 54 540 1,601 733 186 350 319 .. 811 41 4,669 Totals, 1943 .. 1,749 472 344 602 30 140 379 781 2,907 733 219 945 924 652,368* 140 12,798 Totals, 1942 .. 1,630 502 297 529 35 123 318 581 3,216 805 244 1,075 1,036 64 738 112 11,305 Difference .. +119 -30 +47 +73 -5 +17 +61 +200-309 -72 -25 -130 -112 +1 +1630+28+1,493 * Includes 913 males and 274 females in the Armed Forces.

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Table F.—SPECIAL MANUAL-TRAINING CENTRES: Particulars for the Year 1943

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Public Primary and Native intermediate Schools. Private Schools. Totals. Number — — — Education District Manual- at Number of Pupils Number of Number of Pupils Nirnihw nf Number of Pupils Number of Number of Pupils Number of Number of Pupils Education District. attending Centos. Schools attending Centres. attending Centres. Schools attendmg Centres Schools ftom attending Centres. Centres. XXpupTs & Tj|? Ch which Pupils 'S&SSf attended. Boys. Girls. attended, j Boys. Girls. a en e . Boys. Girls. attended. Boys. Girls. ' Boys. Girls. Auckland 40 234 4,596 4,079 9 1,727 1,565 24 998 907 44 499 527 311 7,820 7,078 Taranak " !10 67 968 988 2 58 58 12 99 127 81 1,125 1,173 Wanganui 12 36 826 728 2 554 548 ' 6 172 164 11 199 132 55 1,751 1,572 Hawke's Bav ' ..10 26 752 757 2 557 563 5 122 162 14 181 230 47 1,612 1,712 WeUWton .. 19 87 2,481 2,539 2 378 114 6 76 132 22 338 184 117 3,273 2,969 Nelson" .. 9 57 626 606 .. .. .. 8 117 154 5 61 65 70 804 825 Canterbury . 25 209 3,186 3,125 2 474 461 12 264 250 44 515 o91 267 4,439 4,427 Ota so 22 121 1,378 1,275 4 617 565 13 147 142 26 121 262 164 2,263 2,244 Southland " .. 8 87 907 900 1 208 193 5 43 68 10 129 141 103 1,287 1,302 Tota l s .. .. J55 924 15,720 22~~ 4,515 4-,009 81 1,997 2,037 188 2,142 2,259 1,215 24,374 23,302

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Table G1.—AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, ROLL, FREE-PLACE HOLDERS and TEACHERS of Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1943

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TABLE G1.—AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, ROLL, FREE-PLACE HOLDERS AND TEACHERS OF Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1943 § • ll ° Roll Numbers (Full-time Pupils), a . Full . tlme sta ft §"S §■ - llS. &S (excluding . __J • gfe c tAh' h Pif-I Principals), t.® -£.9 ® £ December, Name of School. f 1 |l || |? |£g |g 1043 ' 2 December, 1943. Sg a *•= fc-oS £ £ 1° "S-i oil ■s" " §■§ sH s® saw bH tn£2 -4-3 f3 a flS n a , nS ! > f Boys. Girls. Total. > " |'l ggS |« M ' F - «S ■< fc fc fc fc : # , j Auckland Education District Cambridge .. ,. .. 120 111 46 57 103 103 66 58 54 111 2 2 Dargaville .. .. .. 136 127 49 69 118 119 76 69 64 127 3 2 Helensvffle .. .. .. 55 48 15 31 46 46 32 27 26 48 1 1 Howick .. .. .. 32 29 11 14 25 26 17 20 16 29 1 1 Huntly .. •• •• 112 103 48 42 90 95 61 54 50 103 2 2 Kaeo .. .. .. 32 31 15 15 30 28 19 16 14 31 1 1 Kaikohe .. .. .. 81 81 36 39 75 71 39 48 40 81 2 1 Kaitaia .. .. .. 94 92 40 48 88 82 51 49 41 92 1 3 Katikati .. .. .. 65 54 25 25 50 50 41 24 23 54 2 1 Kawakawa .. .. ■ • 72 67 30 33 63 59 4-4 32 28 67 1 2 Matamata .. .. .. 216 191 71 96 167 172 110 109 102 191 4 3 Maungaturoto .. .. 37 34 9 23 32 32 14 23 22 34 1 1 Morrinsvillo .. . . .. 147 136 56 66 122 118 91 66 61 135 1 4 Ngatea .. .. .. 108 101 44 43 87 88 69 44 39 101 2 2 Northcote .. .. .. 171 167 83 62 145 152 85 86 83 167 2 4 Opotiki .. .. .. 92 90 40 45 85 85 57 37 36 90 3 1 Otorohanga .. .. .. 77 72 26 41 67 66 40 40 37 72 1 2 Paeroa .. .. . - 92 86 36 40 76 79 51 44 37 86 1 3 Piopio .. .. • ■ 53 50 17 29 46 46 25 33 33 50 1 1 Pjitaruru .. . • ■ ■ 50 46 23 17 40 42 52 26 25 46 ] 1 Raglan .. .. .. 24 19 7 11 18 18 17 10 8 19 1 Rawene .. .. • ■ 37 34 13 13 26 27 20 17 14 34 1 1 Ruawai .. .. . • 52 50 15 29 44 46 20 33 32 50 1 1 Taumarunui .. .. 119 107 49 40 89 95 77 53 47 107 2 2 Tauranga .. .. .. 212 207 94 94 188 180 107 123 105 207 4 3 Te Aroha .. .. .. 107 102 42 49 91 94 46 68 61 102 3 1 TeAwamutu.. .. .. 161 154 62 70 132 135 88 80 71 154 4 2 Te lvuiti .. .. .. 98 98 42 41 83 86 51 56 49 98 1 3 Te Puke .. .. .. 93 87 31 45 76 81 53 58 58 87 2 2 Waihi .. .. . . 92 73 22 37 59 66 48 46 41 73 2 2 Waipu .. .. .. 39 36 16 18 34 34 16 23 23 36 1 1 Waiuku . . .. .. 68 64 18 34 52 57 26 45 41 64 1 2 Warkworth .. .. .. 47 46 15 13 28 41 16 34 31 46 2 Wellsford .. .. .. 49 49 18 24 42 43 21 30 27 49 1 1 Whakatane .. .. .. 186 163 62 81 143 146 103 91 83 163 1 6 Totals .. .. 3,226 3,005 1,226 1,434 2,660 2,708 1,749 1,672 1,522 3,004 58 67 Tabanaki Education Distbict Ohura .. .. .. 48 40 20 17 37 37- 22 28 26 40 1 J Opunake .. .. •• 81 85 35 36 71 75 42 46 37 85 2 Totals .. .. 129 125 55 53 108 112 64 74 63 125 1 3 Wanganui Education Distbict Apiti .. .. .. 21 17 5 4 9 14 11 11 11 17 1 Foxton .. .. .. 52 45 18 22 40 41 32 21 20 45 1 1 Marton .. .. .. 122 113 47 49 96 101 67 57 53 113 2 3 Ohakune .. .. .. 99 94 45 40 85 85 53 52 46 94 1 3 Raurimu 25 23 11 8 19 19 9 16 12 23 1 Taihape .. .. ..115 97 36 46 82 85 72 50 50 97 1 3 Waverley .. .. .. 32 29 14 13 27 26 18 19 16 29 1 .. Totals .. .. 466 418 176 182 358 371 262 226 208 418 8 10 Hawkb's Bay Education Distbict Te Karaka .. .. . . 98 92 35 49 84 83 56 44 40 92 1 3 Tolaga Bay 31 23 7 10 17 22 14 17 17 23 1 Waipawa .. .. .. 92 87 31 49 80 82 53 43 41 87 1 3 Waipukurau .. 28 28 5 17 22 25 23 9 8 28 1 Wairoa .. .. .. 119 114 43 55 98 99 60 62 58 114 1 3 Woodville .. .. .. 36 28 15 7 22 26 15 21 20 28 1 1 Totals .. .. 404 372 136 187 323 337 221 196 184 372 6 10 Wellington Education Distbict Carterton . . .. .. 43 42 14 24 38 39 29 18 14 42 1 1 Eketahuna .. .. .. 40 34 12 15 27 31 20 22 19 34 2 Featherston .. .. ... 58 56 10 37 47 48 34 25 24 56 1 1 Greytown .. .. .. 41 41 14 21 35 36 21 21 20 41 1 1 Martinborough .. .. 31 29 12 14 26 26 19 18 13 29 1 1 Pahiatua .. .. .. 81 77 26 39 65 72 33 49 49 77 .. 3 Totals .. .. 294 279 88 150 238 252 156 153 139 279 4 9 3—E. 2.

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Table G1.—AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, ROLL, FREE-PLACE HOLDERS, and TEACHERS of Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1943 —continued

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K o • 5 S o ! 8 . « « f£ Roll Numbers (Full-time Pupils). go „ ft. Full-time Staff o® gv •£, §•,« (excluding gu S. Sg Principals), . f 3,2 N-S -K-S ¥ s December, -c £2 -rt fl fl £ Mt £-cs a 1943. Name of School. o c£ o§ 2.3 £"^.2 £ rn December, 1943. &•§■§ a i? 3° ° M o-l -sgg °u " |1 K s? ||S 1? | S " ®S "as gS al& a w M. I F. 3 " Boys. Girls. Total. t gtf §3 §§3 g < -"I 15 fc fe- fc Nelson Education District Collingwood .. .. .. 16 14 2 12 14 14 7 10 9 14 1 Denniston .. .. .. 15 13 6 6 12 13 11 5 5 13 1 Granity .. .. .. 67 58 19 38 57 55 39 30 30 58 2 2 Motueka .. .. .. 89 82 30 43 73 72 60 30 28 82 2 1 Murchison .. .. .. 26 22 13 10 23- 22 19 8 7 22 1 Reefton .. .. .. 55 56 21 34 55 53 26 31 30 56 2 Takaka .. .. .. 48 44 18 22 40 40 26 24 22' 44. 1 1 Tapawera .. .. .. 24 30 16 12 28 26 8 23 21 30 1 Totals .. .. 340 319 125 177 302 295 196 161 152 319 10 5 Canterbury Education District Akaroa .. .. 27 .25 9 13 22 21 19 7 7 25 1 1 Cheviot .. .. 18 18 6 8 14 16 7 11 11 18 1 1 Pairlie .. .. .. 40 35 11 19 30 27 28 14 13 35 1 1 Geraldine .. .. .. 90 89 41 37 78 78 49 43 41 89 2 2 H awarder) .. .. .. 61 59 22 30 52 55 40 25 20 59 1 2 Hokitika .. .. ..110 108 47 36 83 94 61 56 52 108 2 2 K.aikoura .. .. . • 33 32 l£ 15 29 29 16 19 32 1 1 Methven .. .. .. 61 57 19 34 53 57 32 31 30 57 1 2 New Brighton .. .. 38 30 10 19 29 32 26 13 1L 30 1 1 Oxford .. .. . • 35 31 12 9 21 23 13 22 19 31 1 1 Pleasant Point .. .. 61 56 22 26 48 49 41 23 21 56 1 2 Southbridge .. .. .. 32 32 10 15 25 26 1.6 29 18 32 1 1 Temuka .. .. .. 114 111 51 52 103 99 69 49 46 111 1 3 Totals .. .. 720 683 274 313 587 606 417 346 308 683 15 20 v Otago Education District Alexandra .. .. .. 96 93 42 45 87 84 58 41 40 93 2 2 Clutha Valley .. 44 43 14 20 34 34 26 19 17 43 1 1 Cromwell .. .. .. 39 36 15 17 32 32 2b 15 14 36 .. 2 Kurow .. .. .. 18 18 8 9 17 15 11 9 8 18 1 Lawrence .. .. .. 23 22 10 11 21 21 12 13 13 22 1 Mosgiel .. .. .. 61 56 25 23 48 49 41 20 19 56 1 2 Owaka .. .. .. 25 23 8 11 19 20 13 13 12 23 1 Palmerston .. .. . • 55 53 23 24 47 4b 30 32 2b 53 1 1 Ranfurly .. .. .. 14 14 8 4 12 12 b 10 9 14 1 Roxburgh .. .. .. 40 37 13 15 28 33 23 17 17 37 1 1 Strath-Taieri .. .. 16 18 7 9 16 15 10 8 7 18 1 Tapanui .. .. .. 19 19 6 10 lb lb 8 12 11 19 1 Tokomairiro .. .. .. 62 60 22 31 53 54 44 27 27 60 2 1 Totals .. .. 512 492 201 229 430 431 308 236 220 492 13 11 Southland Education District Nightcaps .. . • • • 39 36 8 22 30 30 23 18 17 36 .. 2 Queenstown .. .. .. 22 21 8 8 Lb 18 15 9 8 21 I Riverton . .. .. 35 33 8 23 31 31 17 22 17 33 1 1 Winton 24 23 9 11 20 20 12 12 12 23 1 Wyndham .. .. . • 23 21 2 19 21 20 15 13 10 21 1 .. Totals .. .. 143 134 35 83 118 119 82 74 64 134 3 4 Native District High Schools Manutahi 34 33 11 15 26 24 13 26 26 33 1 1 TeAraroa .. .. .. 27 16 5 10 15 18 7 21 18 16 1 Tikitiki .. .. .. 25 23 7 9 16 18 9 18 18 23 1 Totals .. .. 86 72 23 34 57 60 29 65 62 72 2 2 Grand totals, 1943 .. 6,320 5,899 2,339 2,842 5,181 5,291 3,484 3,203 2,922 5,898 120 141 Grand totals, 1942 .. 6,244 5,626 2,092 2,746 4,838 5,031 3,484 3,116 2,792 5,622 115 149 Difference .. -}-76 —|-273 +247 +96 + 343 +260 Nil +87 +130 +276 +5 —8 NOTE —In other tables relating to district high schools In this report and in E.-l pupils attending two schools which had not in fact been recognized as a district high school have been included. There were twenty-four such pupils on 1st July, 1943.

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Table J1.—ROLL NUMBER, ETC., AND STAFF: Endowed Schools and Registered Private Secondary and Technical Schools

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Roll Numbers (Full-time Pupils). . „ S? Full-time Staff (including Average SS&fnSia Number of Principals), School. .. .. December, 1943. Attendance menced thelT December IMS. 1st March, ; 1943. ° f 7 1943. 1943. Boyg Giris. Total. in 1943. M. F. . . I Dilworth School, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 34 33 27 .. 27 31 12 21 21 2 2 St. Patrick's Convent, Wellington Street, Auckland (Technical) .. 17 15 15 15 15 9 9 9 2 Auckland Diocesan High School, Epsom, Auckland .. .. .. 176 174 .. 174 174 163 93 87 61 .. 10 St. Cuthbert's College, Epsom, Auckland .. .. .. .. 271 273 .. 272 272 258 172 103 88 .. 11 St. Peter's, Mountain Road, Auckland .. .. .. .. 151 151 144 .. 144 140 80 64 61 4 St. Mary's Convent, Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. 104 100 .. 89 89 89 72 39 39 4 Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, Hamilton .. .. .. - 88 83 .. 79 79 79 61 35 25 .. 6 Marist Brothers' High School, Hamilton .. .. .. .. 40 37 33 ' 33 33 21 16 16 2 King's College, Otahuhu .. .. .. .. .. .. 285 279 271 .. 271 264 c 198 90 69 11 2 St. Benedict's Convent, Newton, Auckland (Technical) .. .. 85 84 .. 85 85 79 36 49 49 .. 3 Sacred Heart College, Ponsonby, Auckland .. .. .. .. 344 344 330 .. 330 327 202 140 134 13 St. Mary's College, Ponsonby, Auckland .. .. .. .. 133 134 .. 120 120 126 70 66 57 .. 7 Convent of the Sacred Heart, Remuera, Auckland .. .. .. 44 47 .. 44 44 43 36 20 14 .. 5 St. Michael's Convent, Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 48 42 9 32 41 37 20 23 22 .. 2 Sacred Heart Convent High School, New Plymouth .. .. .. 52 53 .. 45 45 47 22 33 29 .. 3 Wellington Diocesan School for Girls, Marton .. .. .. 145 140 .. 138 138 135 111 34 25 .. 11 St. Joseph's Convent High School, Palmerston North .. .. .. 52 48" .. 44 44 44 33 21 21 .. 4 Marist Brothers' St. Patrick's High School, Palmerston North .... 58 56 52 52 50 44 23 22 2 Sacred Heart Convent High School, St. John's Hill, Wanganui .. 127 124 .. 122 122 116 65 63 61 .. 7 Wanganui Collegiate School, Wanganui .. .. .. .. 320 319 315 .. 315 310 235 93 84 16 1 St. John's High School, Hastings .. .. .. .. .. 92 85 80 .. 80 83 54 39 35 4 Iona Presbyterian College for Girls, Havelock North .. .. .. 76 83 .. 84 84 84 42 43 30 .. 6 Woodford House, Havelock North .. .. .. .. .. 149 150 .. 149 149 142 101 53 21 .. 11 Sacred Heart High School, Napier .. .. .. .. .. 46 46 . . 38 38 41 28 16 15 .. 3 Te Aute College, Pukehou, Napier .. .. .. .. .. 120 117 112 .. 112 111 69 50 48 4 1 St. Mary's Convent High School, Blenheim .. .. .. .. 35 29 .. 26 26 27 21 16 15 .. 2 Sacred Heart Convent High School, Island Bay, Wellington .. .. 51 49 .. 48 48 48 37 14 10 .. 6 Marsden Collegiate School, Karori, Wellington .. .. .. 153 154 .. 153 153 146 112 31 31 .. 8 Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt .. .. .. ,, .. 98 90 .. 88 88 85 54 43 40 .. 3 Chilton St. James' Girls' School, Lower Hutt .. .. .. 50 53 .. 51 51 50 36 14 13 .. 5 St. Brides' Convent, Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 34 35 .. 33 33 30 17 20 20 .. 3 St. Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls, Masterton .. .. .. 48 46 .. 46 46 44 39 19 15 .. 4 Scots College, Miramar, Wellington .. .. .. 88 86 83 .. 83 81 51 36 36 6 .. St. Patrick's College, Silverstream .. .. .. .. .. 248 247 242 .. j 242 246 143 106 89 12 j Solway Girls'College, Masterton ,, . 121 119 .. 118 | 118 114 79 44 25 | 8

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Table J1.—ROLL NUMBER, ETC., AND STAFF: Endowed Schools and Registered Private Secondary and Technical Schools— continued

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Roll Numbers (Full-time Pupils). of Full . tlme stair (includillg Average ia42PaDUs dumber of " h P. Principals), T-. , 1ftlQ Attendance New Pupils TY1^„°v ) ?r . December, 1943. School. At At December, 1943. for «"»"■* admitted 1st March, 1st July, 1943. be = 1M3 .= during 1943. Bau ? ation y — 1943. 1943. Bdyg Girls< TotaL in 1943i M Fi Queen Margaret College, Wellington 123 120 .. 113 113 110 106 38 33 6 St. Mary's College, Wellington .. .. ■ ■ : • • • 230 241 .. _ 238 238 237 144 96 87 . 7 St. Patrick's College, Wellington .. -. ■■ •• 244 245 23o .. 23o 229 149 94 91 .. Sacred Heart High School, Nelson .. .. •• •• 34 34 .. 33 33 29 20 lb 13 .. 2 St. Mary's College, Westport .. .. •• •• 48 44 10 33 43 46 25 22 20 .. 3 Cathedral Grammar School, Christchurch .. .. 50 49 4* .. 48 29 26 22 2 Christ's C ollege, Christchurch .. .. •• •• 337 334 334 .. 334 319 242 102 89 20 .. Sacred Heart Girls' College, Christchurch .. .. .. •• 148 144 .. 137 137 134 79 70 63 .. 5 St. Andrew's College, Christchurch .. .. •• •• 174 173 164 .. 164 163 131 4o 40 7 .. St. Margaret's College Christchurch .. .. • • • • 226 226 . . 221 221 l06 loo 6-. 5 / .. 11 St. Mary's College, Christchurch .. .. .. . ■ • • 78 77 .. 72 72 63 44 39 32 ... Marist Brothers' High School, Greymouth .. .. .. .. 68 63 57 .. 57 09 38 30 3U 3 .. St. Mary's High School, Greymouth .. .. .. 74 70 .. 58 08 60 41 34 33 .. St. Bede's College, Papanui, Christchurch .. .. .. .. 238 242 140 .. 240 145 148 101 J2 9 .. Craighead Diocesan School for Girls, Timaru. : .. .. 70 70 .. lO 10 67 44 Lb 20 .. b Sacred Heart Girls' College, Timaru .. .. :. • • 79 79 .. 67 j 67 69 40 41 39 :. St. Patrick's High School, Timaru .. . . .. • ■ ■ • 48 48 45 .. 4o 45 19 33 29 3 .. Archerfield School, Dunedin .. .. .. •• 38 37 .. 37 37 3 ® 3 J, ® ° •• Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin .. .. .. .. 123 120 119 .. 119 109 68 52 51 4 John McGlashan College, Dunedin .. .. .. .. • ■ 40 39 37 .. 37 36 -8 1l 12 4 St. Dominic's College, Dunedin .. .. . . ■ • ■ • 80 77 .. j2 72 75 44 37 34 .. o St. Hilda's Collegiate School, Dunedin .. .. . . . • 38 37 .. 35 35 35 16 16 .» o St. Philomena's College, Dunedin South .. .. . 81 77 .. /0 <0 76 32 oO 47 St. Kevin's College, Redcastle, Oamaru .. .. .. •• 107 115 111 .. Ill 113 68 41 St o .. Columba College, Roslyn, Dunedin .. .. .. .. ■ • 102 99 .. 100 100 91 32 oO 36 5 Dominican College, Teschmakers, Oamaru .. .. .. • ■ 42 41 .. 41 41 39 20 24 17 Marist Brothers' High School; Invercargill .. .. . • • ■ 43 43 41 .. 41 42 30 15 14 2 .. St. Catherine's Convent, Invercargill . .. ■ ■ ■ • 56 57 .. 56 56 03 44 24 — Totals 1943 •• 7 »002 6,926 3,138 3,546 6,684 6,552 4,369 2,772 2,431 146 221 Totals' 1942 '! .. •• •• 6,372 6,277 2,809 3,170 5,979 5,820 4,167 2,490 2,146 140 217 Difference .. .. .. •• ■■ •• +630 +649 +329 +376 +705 +732 +202 +282 +285 +6 +4

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Table K1. —STUDENTS in the Four Training Colleges in December, 1943

Table L4.-COST OF ADMINISTRATION and of INCIDENTAL EXPENSES of Education Boards, 1943

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Table Kl. —STUDENTS in the Four Training Colleges in December, 1943 Division A. Division C. Totals. . _ ,, Grand Training College. Totals. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland (first year) .. .. 105 190 .. .. 105 190 295 ,, (second year) .. .. 71 242 .. .. 71 242 313 ,, (specialist) .. .. 4 17 .. .. 4 17 21 Wellington (first year) .. .. ti l 106 2 9 63 115 178 „ (second year) .. 80 137 .. .. 80 137 217 „ (specialist) .. Christchurch (first year) .. 74 115 .. .. 74 115 189 „ (second year) .. 100 156 .. .. 100 156 256 (specialist) Dunedin (first year) .... 37 88 1 8 38 96 134 „ (second year) .. .. 67 147 .. .. 67 147 214 „ (specialist) .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. 16 16 Totals .. .. 599 1,214 3 17 602 1,231 1,833 Table L 4.—COST OF ADMINISTRATION and of INCIDENTAL EXPENSES of Education Boards, 1943 Administration. Incidental Expenses of Schools. Education Board. Roll. Total.* Per Unit of Roll. Total. Per Unit of Roll. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 72,721 11,531 3 2 58,016 15 11 Taranaki .. .. .. 10,857 2,954 5 5 J 0,017 18 5 Wanganui .. .. .. 15,238 4,751 6 3 13,797 18 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 15,129 3,758 5 0 12,712 16 10 Wellington .. .. .. 26,062 5,031 3 10 19,384 14 11 Nelson .. .. .. 6,608 2,196 6 8 6,458 19 7 Canterbury .. .. .. 32,653 7,648 4 8 28,092 17 2 Otago .. .. .. 17,651 4,081 4 7 14,057 15 11 Southland .. .. .. 10,841 2,899 5 4 10,240 18 11 Totals.. .. ... 207,760 44,849 4 4 172,773 16 8 * Excluding buildings and technical classes. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (757 copies), £57. By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—1944. Price

Table Kl.—STUDENTS in the Four Training Colleges in December, 1943 Division A. Division C. Totals. . _ ,, Grand Training College. Totals. M. F. M. F. M. F. Auckland (first year) .. .. 105 190 .. .. 105 190 295 ,, (second year) .. .. 71 242 .. .. 71 242 313 ,, (specialist) .. .. 4 17 .. .. 4 17 21 Wellington (first year) .. .. ti l 106 2 9 63 115 178 „ (second year) .. 80 137 .. .. 80 137 217 „ (specialist) .. Christchurch (first year) .. 74 115 .. .. 74 115 189 „ (second year) .. 100 156 .. .. 100 156 256 (specialist) Dunedin (first year) .... 37 88 1 8 38 96 134 „ (second year) .. .. 67 147 .. .. 67 147 214 „ (specialist) .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. 16 16 Totals .. .. 599 1,214 3 17 602 1,231 1,833 Table L 4.—COST OF ADMINISTRATION and of INCIDENTAL EXPENSES of Education Boards, 1943 Administration. Incidental Expenses of Schools. Education Board. Roll. Total.* Per Unit of Roll. Total. Per Unit of Roll. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. 72,721 11,531 3 2 58,016 15 11 Taranaki .. .. .. 10,857 2,954 5 5 J 0,017 18 5 Wanganui .. .. .. 15,238 4,751 6 3 13,797 18 1 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 15,129 3,758 5 0 12,712 16 10 Wellington .. .. .. 26,062 5,031 3 10 19,384 14 11 Nelson .. .. .. 6,608 2,196 6 8 6,458 19 7 Canterbury .. .. .. 32,653 7,648 4 8 28,092 17 2 Otago .. .. .. 17,651 4,081 4 7 14,057 15 11 Southland .. .. .. 10,841 2,899 5 4 10,240 18 11 Totals.. .. ... 207,760 44,849 4 4 172,773 16 8 * Excluding buildings and technical classes. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (757 copies), £57. By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—1944. Price