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DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO PRIMARY EDUCATION.

The following tables relate to primary education lor the year 1924.

Table A1.—Number of Public Schools, December, 1924, classified according to Grade.

Table B1. —School Attendance at Public Schools in 1924.

>» I i s ' -~* M 5 S? « *c .2 rS Grade of School -o - 2 <n -2 3 o §2S „ nrl O ® CC -O o3 £ 2 - &&& «3 c3 © g p 5h . ,—, ,Q • Average Attendance. 3 3 g> * g o _g o ~o| 3 3 >5l> ® i " o °f; <! H > M j ss 55 o O tEH° 0 1-8 .. .. 50 11 23 27 32 28 16 17 13 219 1 9-20 .. ..227 51 54 56 83 45 117 78 55 766 II 21-35 .. .. 152 30 j 36 29 42 25 92 59 47 512 fA 36-50 .. .. 116 29 26 15 19 17 53 32 29 336 III<j B 51-80 .. 69 22 28 17 18 10 37 18 26 245 IC 81-120 .. 41 14 8 16 12 7 18 20 6 142 fA 121-160 .. ..15 4 11 6 6 3 11 9 4 69 IV <| B 161-200 .. ..6 3 3 1 9 2 6.. 1 31 LC 201-240 .. ..5.. 2 3 4 4 8 2 5 33 ("A 241-280 .. ..8 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 21 V<| B 281-320 .. ..6 1 2 1 8 1 3 3 2 27 fC 321-360 .. ..6 1 5 3 4.. 6 3 1 29 fA 361-400 .. ..11 1 1 3 2 .. 3 2 .. 23 VI-J B 401-440 .. .. 8 .. .. 1 2 .. 2 3 1 17 fC 441-480 .. .. 3 .. 1 2 .. 1 7 fA 481-520 .. . . 3 1 2 3 3 .. .. 4 1 17 B 521-560 .. .. 4 .. .. 3 2 .. 2 3 .. 14 C 561-600 .. .. 7 1 1 .. 2 .. 7 3 .. 21 D 601-640 .. .. 5 2 .. 3 1 . . 11 E 641-680 .. ..4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 VTT , F 681-720 .. .. 3 1 .. .. 3 .. 2 1 1 11 ' G 721-760 .. 1 .. . . 1 H 761-800 .. .. 4 .. 1 . . 1 6 I 801-840 J 841-880 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 K 881-920 .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . . 1 .. .. 1 L 921-960 Totals for 1924 .. 753 172 209 187 258 144 395 260 196 2,574 Totals for 1923 .. 741 168 206 198 267 137 396 261 192 2,566 Difference.. .. +12 +4 | +3 -11 -9 +7 -1 -1 +4 +8 Note. —Part-time schools and main schools with side schools attached are counted separately, and are included in the separate grades determined by the separate average attendance of each school.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) Average Attendance for ■Rnii Mnrnhm-B Mean of Average Weekly Roll Whole Year (Mean of of Four Quarters, 1924. Average Attendance of Four Average Quarters). Attendance Education District. . Percentage at at 01 Average 31st De- 31st De- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. _Wetikly cember, cember, Ko11 ' 1924 ' 192). 1924. Auckland.. .. .. 63,598 64,689 33,211 30,401 63,612 29,912 27,104 57,016 89-6 Taranaki.. .. .. 11,341 11,310 5,848 5,341 11,189 5,295 4,794 10,089 90-2 Wanganui .. .. 16,499 16,983 8,727 8,059 16,786 7,902 7,253 15,155 90-3 Hawke'sBay .. ; 15,849 15,865 8,159 7,461 15,620 7,487 6,780 14,267 91-3 Wellington .. .. 26,311 26,533 13,655 12,397 26,052 12,366 11,076 23,442 90-0 Nelson .. .. .. 7,072 7,074 3,687 3,310 6,997 3,366 2,976 6,342 90-6 Canterbury .. .. 37,131 36,853 18,692 17,639 36,331 16,862 16,222 33,084 91-2 Otago .. .. .. 21,845 21,749 11,082 10,209 21,291 10,359 9,478 19,837 93-2 Southland .. .. 12,314 12,234 6,390 5,599 11,989 5,863 5,138 11,001 91 8 Totals, 1924 .. .. 213,290 109,451 100,416 209,867 99,412 j 90,821 190,233 90-6 Totals, 1923 .. 211,960 .. 108,774 99,722 208,496 98,308 j 89,283 187,591 90-0 Increase .. .. .. 1,330 677 694 1,371 1,104, 1,538 2,642 0-6