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B.—l

For the number of schools in each education district, classified in grades, refershould be made to Table Al, in the primary-education report, E.-2. Roll Number. (E.-2.—Tables Al, 81, 82, 83, and El.) The average weekly roll number for 1911 showed an increase for each quarter over that for the corresponding quarter of 1910. The mean of the average weekly roll for the four quarters was — Mean of average weekly roll, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 154,756 f,, ' „ 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 159,299 Increase in 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 4,543 Increase per cent in roll number, 1911 .. .. .. 2 - 9 The additions to the roll were again much more marked in the North Island, where settlement has of late years been more rapid than in the South ; but, with the exception of Marlborough and Grey, every district showed at least some increase. As usual, the increase was most noticeable in the December quarter. Number on roll at end of 1910 .. .. .. .. ..156,324 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 161,648 Increase in 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 5,324 Table B shows the numbers on the roll at the end of 1911, classified according to age and standards. Eeference to some of the more interesting facts disclosed by this table will be found under the headings " Age and Sex of Pupils," page 8, and " Classification and Examination," page 11.

Table B. —Classified Return of the Numbers on the Rolls of Public Schools at the end of 1911.

Table Bα shows the mean average roll number for every fifth year from 1878 to 1898, and for each of the last twelve years ; the table gives also the total average attendance for each year, the average attendance as a percentage of the roll, and the number of teachers employed in the public schools.

Table Ba.—Schools, Attendance, and Teachers.

Ages. Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Boys. Girls. Standard III. Boys. Girls. Standart IV. Boys. Girls. Standard V. Boys. Girls. Standf br4 VI. Stands irdVII. Tot Girls. Boys. Sal. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 .. „ 7 .. 7 „ 8 .. 8 „ 9 .. 9 „ 10 .. 0 „ 11 .. 1 „ 12 .. .2 „ 13 .. .3 „ 14 .. [4 „ 15 .. *bove 15 7,124 9,166 8,614 4,645 1,640 519 181 79 45! 13: 8 6,403 7 5 8,406 139 145 7,650 1,33711,434 3,922 3,565 3,570 1,273 3,162.2,711 370 1,3761,164 152 1 502 378 51 162 136 33 60 52 4 21 14 2 3 1 28,26610,334 9,610 2 140 1,224 3,266 3,017 1,429 575 182 49 11 5 155 1,317 3,341 2,763 1,191 419 119 26 4 "3 145: 1,094 3,062 2,949 1,565 698 169 30 ! 164 1,199 3,061 2,732 1,249 493 93 21 '' i 8 134 1,034 2,727 2,763 1,586 530 117 4 112 1,102 2,632 2,467 1,310 340 77 I I "i "2 95 ! 108 ! 8911 923, 2,371 ! 2,269i 2,4262,300 1,202, 930, 355 224' 11 118 : 798 1.937 ,1,616 743 90 786 1,903 1,479 544 33 198 397 488 .. 7,131 .. [ 9,307 .. .. 9,587 .. 9,300 .. 9,114 3 8,799 40i 8,346 210! 7,132 384! 3,997 605 1,755 1,242 84,562 6,408 8,556 9,246 8,977 8,638 8,575 > 8,101 7.417 6,420 i 3,270 I 1,478 Total 32,034 9,895 9,340 9,715 9,019 8,899 8,044 1 7,34416,756 i 5,223 4,809 1,118 77,086

Year. Nu ™ b - ofAveTage Schtl, Week, y Average Average Attendance Attendance, as PercentWhole Year. age of Weekly Eoll. Adults. Number of Teachers. Pupil-teachers. M. F. Total. M. I F. i Total. 1878 .. 1883 .. 1888 .. 1893 .. 1898 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 748 971 90,859 1,158 113,636 1,375 125,692 1,655 133,782 1,707 132,897 1,715 132,868 1,754 133,952 1,786 134,748 1,827 136,282 1,851 138,471 1,921 140,320 1,963 141,946 1,998 145,974 2,057 151,142 2,096 154,756 2,166 159,299 *48,773 69,838 t90,108 {100,321 111,636 111,748 111,797 113,711 113,047 116,506 120,266 121,958 120,026 127,160 132,773 135,738 142,186 76-9 79-3 79-8 83-4 84-1 84-1 84-9 83-9 85-5 86-9 86-9 84-6 87-1 87-8 87-7 89-3 707 905 1,039 1,107 1,234 1,216 1,222 1,272 1,270 1,272 1,302 1,314 1,332 1,331 1,406 1,456 1,493 454 656 887 1,096 1,370 1,415 1,446 1,685 1,726 1,797 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 2,208 2,252 2,351 1,161 1,561 1,926 2,203 2,604 2,631 2,668 2,957 2,996 3,069 3,137 3,201 3,287 3,352 3,614 3,708 3,844 118 159 219 238 229 206 184 143 147 144 151 153 172 161 166 174 179 332 450 571 730 694 913 825 1,063 831 1,060 749 i 955 771 955 604 747 552 699 505 649 528 679 518 671 478 650 476 j 637 530 696 526 §700 528 ||707 Average of three quarters. t Strict average. J Working a [I Exclusive of 41 male and 'erage. | 178 female p; Exclusi'obationt r e of 32 male and 151 female probationers. rs.