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Table B.—Classified Return of the Numbers on the Rolls of Public Schools at the end of 1913.

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.

An estimate of the actual roll number of all children receiving primary education can be obtained by taking into account children in attendance at public schools, schools at the Chatham Islands, private primary schools subject to inspection, and the lower departments of secondary schools, and by deducting the children on the rolls of the secondary departments of district high schools. The figures will then be— Average Weekly Roll Number. 1912. 1913. Public schools .. ... 164,492 .169,530 Native village schools .. .. .. •• 4,644 4,835 Chatham Island schools .. .. .. • • 92 98 Private primary schools .. .. .. •• 13,677 15,350 Lower departments of secondary schools .. .. 287* 351* Special schools .. .. .. .. • • 830 809" 184,022 190,973 Less secondary departments of district high schools .. 2,048 2,073 Total average weekly roll of primary scholars .. 181,974 188,900 * Number on roll at end of year.

Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standi ird IV. Stand! »rd V. Standard VI. Standai irdVIP Toti lie. Boys. Girls. Boys. Boys. Girls. I i Boys. Girls. ys. Girls, s. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 .. 6 „ 7 .. 7 „ 8 .. 8 „ 9 .. 9 „ 10 .. 10 „ 11 .. 11 „ 12 .. 12 „ 13 .. 13 „ 14 .. 14 „ 15 .. Above 15 7,314 9,339 8,881 5,019 1,672 506 163 75 33 8 6,511 4 8,670 155 8,034 1,411 4,192 4,012 1,326 3.444 359 ! 1,391 152 499 66 159 241 68 11 19 2 5 29,34711,167 4 159 1,612 3,835 2,905 1,123 328 114 64 8 5 5 6 181 163 1,39211,475 3,8523,762 3,2212,923 1,587 1,232 563 440 185 131 42 36 !) 8 3 io .. 13!)| 18 L 1 11 1,357)1,416 145 3.29l|3,3861,043 3,1182,8652,956 1,7011,453 3,000 684 5301,740 180 124! 555 32| 18J 128 i 105059,9899,578 13 171 1,210 2,889 2,891 1,463 368 76 16 164 1,027 2,682 2,617 1,201 325 5 170 1,117 2,617 2,402 906 186 6 3 95 97 819 826 2,073 2,005 1,7051,470 705 569 5,403 4,970 I .. i I i 3 i 35 ! 200 I 356 i 590 7,318 9,499 10,476 110,573 10,486 9,622 9,449 9,035 7,593 4,080 I 1,730 6,515 8,835 9,819 9,696 9,585 9,174 8,683 8,442 6,825 3,27!) 1,454 4 36 193 371 518 Totals 33,017 10157 1103710176 9,081 8,032 7,403 1,122 21,184 89,861 82,307 J I Inelui fling secondar ■y departments of dil strict Iα ligh set lools.

Year. Number of^r n age Schtl, We*,y . Average Attendance, Whole Year. Average Attendance as Percentage of Weekly Boll. .dults. Number of Teachers Pup: il-teachers. M. F. Total. ] M. P. Total. 1878 .. 1883 .. 1888 .. 1893 .. 1898 .. 1902 .. 1908 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 1912 .. 1913 .. 748 971 1,158 1,375 1,(555 1,754 1,786 1,827 1,851 1,921 1,963 1,998 2,057 2,096 2,166 2,214 2,255 90,859 113,636 125,692 133,782 133,952 134,748 136,28-2 138,471 140,320 141,946 145,974 151,142 154,756 159,299 164,492 169,530 *48,773 69,838 f90,108 J100,321 111,636 113,711 113,047 116,506 120,265 121,958 120,026 127,160 132,773 135,738 142,186 146,282 151,242 76-9 79-3 79-8 83-4 84-9 83-9 85-5 86-9 86-9 84-6 87-1 87-8 87-7 89-3 88-9 89-2 707 905 1,039 1,107 1,234 1,272 1,270 1,272 1,302 1,314 1,332 1,331 1,406 1,456 1,493 1,555 ! 1,603 454 656 887 1,096 1,370 1,685 1,726 1,797 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 2,208 2,252 ] 2,351 , 2,550 2,659 1,161 1,561 1,926 2,203 2,604 2,957 2,996 3,069 3,137 3,201 3,287 3,352 3,614 3,708 3,844 4,105 4,262 118 159 219 238 229 143 147 144 151 153 172 161 166 174 179 162 142 332 450 571 730 694 913 825 : 1,063 831 1,060 604 j 747 552 699 505 I 649 528 679 518 671 478 650 476 637 530 696 526 §700 528 §707 476 ! §638 . 474 : §616 * Average of three quart! probationers ; 1911—exclusive 1913—exclusive of 41 male and 3rs. i of 41 male . 224 f em ali Strict avera e and 178 fer le probation ige. I Woi aale probatior era. rking average, aers; 1912 —ex 1 §19: elusive of 10—Bxclu f 36 male tsive of 3S and 186 ! male i female ,nd 151 female probationers;