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Session 11. ' 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: REPORTS OF INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS. [In continuation of E.-1b, 1905.]

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

AUCKLAND. Sir, — Education Board, Auckland, 16th March, 1906. I have the honour to submit a general report on the schools of the Auckland District for the year 1905. At the close of the year there were in operation 442 schools, of which seventy-two were half-time schools. Since the close of last year the number of schools has increased by fifteen. The public schools that were inspected numbered 400 ; in the case of half-time schools only one of the grouped schools was visited for inspection. The number of public schools examined during the year was 421. As in recent years, the Mokau School was inspected and examined by the Inspectors of the Taranaki Education Board. All the examinations and the work of the schools throughout the year were conducted under the new syllabus. In addition to the above, the twenty-three Roman Catholic schools were examined, and seventeen of them were inspected. The Parnell Orphan Home School was also examined. The following table shows in summary the examination statistics of the public schools for the year : —

Summary of Results for the Whole District.

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Classes. Number on Boll. Present at Average Age Inspector's of Pupils Annual Visit. in each Class. Standard VII VI v IV „ III II I 'reparatory 203 2,050 2,948 3,424 3,767 3,672 3,610 11,939 150 2,015 2,851 3,334 3,651 3,535 3,504 10,979 Yrs. mos. 14 4 13 7 12 7 12 2 11 4 10 4 9 2 Totals 31,613 30,019 11 11* * Mean of average -ge.