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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1922. [In continuation of E.-1, 1922.]

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

CONTENTS. Page Page introduction .. .. .. .. .. 2 Secondary Education— continued. General Council of Education Destination of Pupils leaving Secondary Schools . . and Technical High Schools .. .. 31 Cost of Education 4 Hostels for Pupils of Secondary Sohools .. 31 Primary Education:— F ree Secondary Education .. .. .. 32 Number of Public Schools .. .. .. 6 Scholarships at Secondary Schools .. .. 33 Public-school Buildings .. .. .. 6 War Bursaries for Soldiers' Dependants .. 34 Roll Number .. .. .. .. 8 Secondary-school Certificates .. .. 34 Attendance .. .. .. .. 9 Staffs of Seoondary Sohools .. .. .. 35 Classification, Age, and Examination of Pupils.. 9 Salaries of Secondary Teachers .. .. 35 Pupils having the Primary Sohools .. .. 11 Lower Departments of Secondary Schools .. 36 Registered Primary Private Schools .. .. 11 Finanoe .. .. .. .. .. 3G Conveyance and Board of Scholars .. .. 12 Technical Education :— Departmental Publications .. .. .. 13 General .. .. .. .. .. 38 Subsidies on Voluntary Contributions .. 14 Classes other than Classes at Teohnical High Class-books and School Libraries .. .. 14 Schools .. .. .. .. .. 39 Physical Education .. .. .. .. 14 Technical High Schools .. .. .. 40 Medical Inspection .. .. .. .. 15 Financial .. .. .. .. .. 41 Manual Instruction .. .. .. .. 15 Special Schools :— Visual Education .. .. .. 16 State Care of Dependent and Delinquent ChildStaffs of Primary Schools .. .. .. 16 ren and Infant-lifo Protection .. .. 42 Salaries of Primary Public-school Teaohers .. 18 Care and Training of Afflicted Children .. 43 Status of Teachers in regard to Certificates .. 19 Expenditure .. .. .. .. 43 Training of Teachers .. .. .. 20 Higher Education :— Grading of Teaohers .. .. .. .. 22 New Zealand University and Affiliated Colleges.. 43 Organizing Teachers.. .. .. .. 23 New Zealand University .. .. .. 45 Education Reserves .. .. .. .. 23 Affiliated Colleges .. .. .. .. 46 Kindergarten Sohools .. 23 ;p ree Education at University Colleges .. 47 Education of Native Children .. .. 23 Workers' Eduoational Association .. .. 49 Seoondary Education : — General: — Number of Schools .. .. .. .. 27 Annual Examinations .. .. .. 49 Number of Pupils receiving Secondary Education 28 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. 50 Length of Stay and Age of Pupils .. .. 29 Subsidies to Public Libraries .. .. 51 Post-primary Education .. .. .. 29 Tables relating to Coat of Education .. 51 Curriculum of Secondary Sohools and District Appendix :— High Schools .. .. .. .. 30 Expenditure of Parliamentary Appropriations Length of School Year .. .. .. 31 for Financial Year ended 31st March, 1923 .. 54

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