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The head teacher of a school at which district high school classes are held generally takes some part in the secondary instruction, and receives from the Government the sum of £30 in addition to his salary as head teacher of the primary school. In 1910 there were 95 special assistants—4s men and 50 women. In 1911 there were 40 men and 47 women. Leaving out of consideration the head teachers of district high schools, the average number of pupils per teacher was 23 in 1910 and 21-7 in 1911. Salaries op Secondary Teachers. The total amount paid as salaries to the regular staffs of secondary schools as at the rates paid at the end of the year was £61,082, as against £55,769 at the end of 1910. Full particulars will be found in Table K4. As might be expected, the salaries paid vary considerably ; the following summary shows the average salary paid to principals and assistants : — Average Salaries in Secondary Schools. , 1910. , 1911. . M. F. All. M. F. All. £ £ £ £ £ £ Principals ... 490 368 450 493 401 464 Assistants ... 232 145 194 243 155 204 Whole staff ... 271 167 226 280 177 236 Note.—The salaries of part-time teachers are not taken into consideration in the above summary. In the secondary departments of district high schools salaries are uniform, in accordance with the schedule to the Act. The average salaries actually paid to assistants, exclusive of the sums paid to head teachers by way of extra salary, were, in December, 1910 and 1911, as follows :— 1910. 1911. £ s. d. £ s. d. Male assistants ... ... ... ... 195 9 9 196 13 7 Female assistants ... ... .... ... 159 2 1 164 13 11 All secondary assistants ... ... ... 176 14 2 ■ 179 8 6 The scale of salaries is the same for men and women.) The total amount paid in salaries from receipts from Government for the secondary departments of district high schools, including the special payments to head teachers, was £17,880, as against £18,240 for 1910. The professional qualifications of the secondary-school teachers of the Dominion are as follows : — Status of Secondary Teachers (Regular Staff only), December, 1911. Distriot Secondary High Schools Schools. (Secondary Departments). Principals,— Graduates ... ... ... ... ... 31 24 Holding certificates or other qualifications (excluding graduates) ... ,-.. ... ... ... 1 35 Assistants, — Graduates ... ... ... ... ... 183 60 Certificated (excluding graduates) ... ... ... 14 27 Uncertificated ... ... ... ... ... 30 Total ... 259 146 Further information in regard to the salaries of secondary-school teachers will be found in Table K4, and of District High Schools in Tables Ll and L 2. Finances of Secondary Schools. The income of secondary schools is derived from the following sources :— (i.) Rents from the special reserves allocated to them by statute ; (ii.) Statutory grants given in lieu of special reserves ; (iii.) Interest upon moneys derived from the sale of reserves and invested in accordance with the Education Reserves Act;