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II.—DETAILED TABLES, ETC. Table A1. —Number of Public Schools, December, 1915.

Table B1. —School Attendance at Public Schools for 1915.

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[Classified ai wording to 'art I of 1 Kifi So: dule to tl In- ) Education Act, 1914. J Grade of School and Average Attendance. a -1 I a t_ a 2 s 3 fl 1 fl 1 fr a o "Si a 4) rfl CO *CD OS \\ w •a a © s o o A. & a o s o s. fl o m r) fl fl ri S fl fl -gjs 2si a S o g g £ •-; 3 & 1 *S Sf g> 1 C5 [S o O O £ y CD r A w ui Hi 3-r-l oo" H 0 1-8 1 9-20 II 21-35 TTT (A 36-80 111 \B 81-120 [A 121-160 IV-I B 161-200 IC 201-240 (A 241-280 -, J B 281-320 V 1 C 321-360 I D 361-400 . . VI jA 401-450 .. V1 \B 451-500 .. (A 501-550 B 551-600 C 601-650 D 651-700 . . VTT , E 701-750 V11 1 F 751-800 .. G 801-850 .. H 851-900 I 901-950 .. J 951-1,000 .. 0 I II III IV 43 215 154 131 26 11 14 3 27 24 37 5 2 13 06 36 57 15 9 ' 2 4 I 1 2 2 8 44 37 31 15 5 0 5 4 2 3 2 2 2 I 18 43 24 24 13 5 2 3 5 2 5 39 34 !) II 2 I I 39 34 9 II 2 I 17 49 18 25 7 3 4 1 6 8 4 .. 19 13 13 18 63 31 75 53 4 6 45 24 I 59 43 5 4 57 18 | 52 48 I 2 18 5 16 9 8 I 4 5 6 I 5 6 3 .. 1 ..3 1 3 1:2 2 2 2 2 '.'. ' i 4 '.'. 5 I 1 1 1 2 1 1 .. 2 1 2 1 I 2 3 1 .. 4 4 3 I 2 .. 1 191 731 483 500 131 54 46 23 34 II 3(1 8 12 Hi 11 7 111 10 0 5 VI 4 8 3 6 2 4 4 3 1 4 4 3 3 I I 2 i 1 " 1 3 I I i i 2 VII ' ' i ■ - ','. '.'. I I 3 2 1 '.'. '.'. i '.'. '.'. i 2 • ■ ! Totals for 1915 Totals for 1914 645 634 103 100 216 212 174 172 147 143 98 93 98 93 128 129 33 39 226 86 257 186 34 36 224 86 255 183 39 36 86 86 2,338 2,301 Difference II 3 4 ■> 4 5 5 -1 -1 3 2 .. 2 3 3 37 Note. —Part-time sohools ai in the respective grades determi nd ma: ined b; in soh y the s tools w ctepara,' nth sit ite avc le-sohoo rage att oo Is ai ttonda ols tent ttachoi tnco of ed are counted separately, and are a if each sohool. conn to sohool irate! iclud'-tl

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) Average Attendance for -C.411 xt, , ,r „ Whole Year (Mean of Roll Numbers. Average Attendance of Four Quarters). Education Districts. Puplls I p upils | Mean ol at belonging ,- SlstDe- at 31st „„«„,»' K oys. I GlrI »- ToM. cember, Decern- *£ ,£I£" r 1914 ber, 1915. 8 ' _ Auckland.. .. .. .. 48,689 50,632 49,895 23,375 21,219 44,594 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 6,240 0,365 1 6,293 2,987 ! 2,674 5,661 Wanganui.. .. .. .. 15,877 16,137 10,103 7,030 6,772 ! 14,402 Wellington .. .. 19,214 20,112 19,762 9,480: 8,506 | 17,986 Hawke's Bay .. 12,384 12,592 12,437 5,875 5,350 11,225 Marlborough .. .. 2,516 2,611 2,556 1,220 1,117 2,337 Nelson .. .. .- .. 6,408 6,613 6,594 3,125 I 2,780 5,911 Grey .. .. .. 2,043 2,095 2,077 926: 889 1,815 Westland .. .. .. .. 1,193 1,258 1,219 557 527 1,084 North Canterbury .. .. .. 22,669 23,089 22,824 10,680 j 9,726 20,406 South Canterbury .. .. .. 6,220 6,255 6,151 2,912 2,632 5.544 Otago .. .. .. .. 21,538 21,651 21,440 10,337' 9,371 19,708 Southland.. .. 11,622 11,702 11,476 5,291 4,931 10,222 Totals for 1915 .. .. .. 181,112 178,827 84,395 76,500 160,895 Totalsfor 1914 .. .. 176,613 173,470 82,133 74,078 156,21] 44,594 5,661 14,402 17,986 11,225 2,337 5,911 1,815 1,084 20,406 5.544 19,708 10,222 Averag* Attendance as Percentage of the Mean of Average Weekly Boll of Four Quarters. I91S. 1914. S9 -4 89-1 90-0 ; 89-7 89-4 90.0 91-0 i 90-9 90-3 ' 911 91-4 91-6 89-6 89-9 87-1 86-9 88-9 I 87-7 89-1 89-4 90-1 89-8 91-9 92-7 891 89-1 100,895 156,211 90-0 : 90-1 Difference .. .. .. 4,499 5,357 2,262 2,422 4,684 4,499 5,357 2,262 2,422 4,684 -0-1 ....-.*».« v/»»wv. . - ' ' * ■***-*• " J VV . — , _..~ w , «• ., ,--...