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Every education district showed an increase in the roll number at the end of the year. The increase in the North Island amounted to 4-5 per cent., and in the South Island to 2-6 per cent. The figures for the Dominion were as follows : — Including Secondary Excluding Secondary Departm* nte of Bis- Departments of District High Schools. trict High Schools. Number on roll at end of 1914 .. .. .. 178,509 176,613 1913 .. .. .. 172,168 170,331 Increase in 1914 .. .. .. .. 6,341 6,282 Increase per cent. .. .. . . .. 3'B 37 Table B below shows the mean average roll number for every fifth year from 1878 to 1903, 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 (including secondary departments of district high schools), and the number of teachers employed in the public schools.

Table B. —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 (exclusive of secondary departments of district high schools), Native-village schools, schools at the Chatham Islands, private primary schools subject to inspection, and the lower departments of secondary schools. The figures will then be— Average Weekly Roll Nomber. Public schools (less secondary departments of district high 1913. 1914. schools) .. .. .; .. .. .. 167,457 173,470 Native-village sohools .. .. .. .. 4,835 5,053 Chatham Island schools . . .. . . .. 98 98 Private primary schools .. .. .. .. 15,350 16,309 Lower departments of secondary schools . . .. 351 * 362* Special schools .. .. .. .. .. 809 732 Total average weekly roll of primary scholars .. 188,900 196,024 * Number on roll at end of year. Attendance. (E.-2, Tables B 1, B 2, B 3, and E 1.) The following figures show the average attendance at public schools during the years 1913 and 1914 :— Average attendance for all districts in 1914 .. .. .. .. 158,134 1913 .. .. .. .. 151,242 Increase in 1914 .. .. ... .. .. .. 6,£92 Increase per cent. ~ .. ~ .. .. .., 4-7

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I Number . Year. of Schools. Number of Teachers. Mean Average n ,.° „„ Average \ Attendai ce wlSvif Attendance, | as PercentwceKiy W hole Year. age of a ° 11. Weekly Roll. Adults. Pupil-teachers. 1878 .. .. .. 748 1883 .. .. .. 971 1888 .. .. .. 1,158 1893 .. .. .. 1,375 1898 .. .. .. 1,655 1903 .. .. .. 1,780 1904 .. .. .. 1,827 1905 .. .. .. 1,851 1906 .. .. .. 1,921 1907 .. .. .. 1,963 1908 .. .. .. 1,998 1909 .. .. .. 2,057 1910 .. .. .. 2,096 1.911 .. .. .. 2,166 1912 .. .. .. 2,214 1913 .. .. .. 2,255 1914 .. .. .. 2,301 i I •48,773 i ' 90,859 69,838 76-9 : 113,636 t90,108 79-3 125,692 J100,321 | 79-8 133,782 111,636 83-4 134,748 113,047 ; 83-9 130,282 116,506 ! 85-5 138,471 120,265 I 86-9 140,320 | 121,958 ! 86-9 141,946 120,026 ! 84-6 145,974 127,160 | 87-1 151,142 132,773 87-8 154,756 135,738 | 87-7 159,299 142,186 j 89-3 164,492 : 146,282 889 169,530 ; 151,242 : 89-2 175,570 j 158,134 j 90-1 M. F. Total. ! M. F. Total. 707 454 1,161 118 332 450 905 656 1,561 159 571 730 1,039 887 1,926 j 219 694 913 1,107 1,096 2,203 ' 238 825 ' 1,063 1,234 1,370 2,604 i 229 831 1,060 1,270 1,726 2,996 i 147 552 j 699 1,272 j 1,797 3,069 ! 144 505 ! 649 1,302 1,835 3,137 . 151 528 ' 679 1,314 [ 1,887 3,201 153 518 ; 671 1,332 I 1,955 ! 3,287 172 478 650 1,331 2,021 j 3,352 161 476 ; 637 1,406 2,208 i 3,614 166 530 : 696 1,456 2,252 I 3,708 \ 174 526 : §700 1,493 2,351 3,844 j 179 528 §707 1,555 2,550 4,105 I 162 476 §638 1,603 2,659 4,262 i 142 474 , §616 1,628 2,820 4,448 I 139 470 ! §609 * Average of three quarters. t probationers ; 1911—exclusive of 41 mail 1913—exclusive of 41 male and 224 feuial Strict average. X Working average. 3 and 178 female probationers ; 1912—ex le piobatiouera; 1914 —exclusive of 45 ma § 1910—Exclusive of 32 male and 151 female :clusive or 36 male and 186 female probationers; lie and 278 female probationers.