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The number of pupils per teacher in the several grades or groups of schools is shown below- (1) two pupil-teachers being counted as equivalent to one adult teacher, and probationers being disregarded ; and (2) probationers being included on the same basis as pupil-teachers : -

Average Number of Children Total Average per Teacher. Attendance. Excluding Inoluding Probationers. .Probationers. Grades 111-VII (two or more teachers) .. 164,447 37 34 Grades V-VII (six or more teachers) .. 100,602 43 38 All schools .. .. .. ..190,439 32 30 The proportion of male to female teachers remains fairly constant at approximately one male to every two female teachers. It will be noted from the following table that amongst the junior teachers and training-college students the number of women somewhat exceeds this ratio ; but as the average length of a woman's service is less than a man's, the ratio adjusts itself throughout the teaching service as a whole.

Number of Female Teachers for each 100 Male Teachers.

Salaries of Primary Public-school Teachers. The scale of salaries introduced in 1920 provided salaries for head or sole teachers ranging from £180 to £480, and for assistants ranging from £160 to £400. In addition, increments of from £20 to £60 are payable according to a teacher's position on the graded, list, and married assistants also receive an additional allowance of £40 per annum. Head teachers either have the free use of a school residence or receive a house allowance of from £30 to £60 per annum. Under the provisions of the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22, deductions ranging from £15 to £20 per annum were made in the salaries of all teachers payable according to the scale mentioned.

Grade of School. 0 (1-8) 1 (9-20) II (21-35) IIIa (36-80) IIIb (81-120) IVa (121-160) IVb (161-200) IVc (201-240) Va (241-280) Vb (281-320) Vc (321-360) Vd (361-400) Average Number of Average Number of Total Children per Teacher. Total Children per Teacher. XT ! Grade of School. %££ - ance. Excluding Inoluding j anoe. Excluding i Including Probationers. Probationers.' Probationers. Probationer! 1,399 6 6 VIa (401-440) 6,0631 ,, , Q 10,226 14 14 VIb (441-480) j 4,9581 4,i d " 14,367 26 26 VIIa (481-520) ' 9,8741 29,703 26 25 VIIb (521-560) 6,943 12,890 32 30 VIIc (561-600) 7,775 8,557 VIId (601-640) 8,579 5,781 38 34 VIIe (641-680) 6,245, .„ " 6,914J VIIf (681-720) 8,265 f 4,i '' J 6,315 VIIg (721-760) 3,463 6,542 Q7 VIIh (761-800) 3,823 11,198 4L A1 VIIi (801-840) 1,608 6,554J ! VIIj (841-880) 643 VIIk (881-920) 1,754J 43 39

Adult teachers — All schools Schools with rolll 20 Schools with roll over 20 . . Pupil-teachers Probationers Training-college students 1915. 193 323 176 344 647 387 1918. 253 523 227 425 688 488 1921. 197 318 182 294 445 324 j 1922. _J 197 299 182 223 349 256 1923. 203 293 191 172 279 244