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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1920.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of Uis Excellency.

CONTENTS. Page. Page. No. I.—Extract from Report of Minister.. .. 1 No. 3. —Detailed Tables:— No. 2. -Report of the Inspector of Native Schools :— Table HI. Native Schools and Teachers .. 12 New Schools &c 6 m Attendance at Schools .. .. ] 0 Attendance, &o, .. .. ..5 TT „ TT . , „, Native Village Schools .. ..5 H3 - Higher Education .. .. 18 Mission Schools .. . . .. (> H4. Maori Children at Public Schools .. IS Secondary Native Schools .. .. 6 H5. Classification of Maori Children at School Buildings and (.rounds .. 0 Public Schools .. ■ .'. 19 Inspection of Schools .. . . 6 H(i. Race of Children .. .. 19 Salaries • • • • • • .. 7 H(u A an( j Race of Children . . 21 General Remarks .. .. .. 7 _~ _f , , ._, . „.., Secondary Education . . 10 H(,B - Standards and ***» " f Children .. 21 Scholarships. &c. .. .. 10 H7 - A S es and Standards .. .. 22 Concluding Remarks .. .. 11 HB. Summary of Expenditure .. .. 22

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Education of Native Children. Number of Schools. Special primary schools are maintained by the Government for the education particularly of Native children, the schools being under the direct control of the Education Department. Native schools are situated in country districts principally settled by Maoris, all excepting two being in the North Island. At the end of 1920 119 such schools were in operation, the same number as in the two previous years. The schools were graded as follows : — Grade I (average attendance 9-20) .. .. . . .. 13 „ II i (average attendance 21-25) .. .. .. .. .. 7 „ II ii (average attendance 26-35). . . . . . .. 16 ~ lIIa i (average attendance 36-50) .. .. .. 30 ~ lIIa ii (average attendance 51-80) . . . . .. 31 ~ lIIb (average attendance 81-120) .. .. .. ..22 „ IVa (average attendance 121-160) 119

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