E.—2.

DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO PRIMARY EDUCATION.

The following tables relate to primary education for the year 1927. Table A1. —Number of Public Schools, December, 1927, classified according to Grade.

Table B2. —Attendance at Public Schools in 1927.

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Grade of School and Average Attendance. 0 1-8 1 9-20 II 21-35 (A 36 50 III-( B 51-80 [0 81-120 f'A 121-160 IV-j B 161-200 I C 201-240 f A 241-280 V-i B 281-320 C 321-360 f"A 361-400 Vl< li 401-440 I C 441-480 ("A 481-520 B 521-560 C 561-600 D 601-640 E 641-680 VT1 J P 681-720 VL1 ] G 721-760 H 761-800 I 801-840 .1 841-880 K 881-920 L 921-960 ■o § a 79 235 139 113 72 41 II 7 5 8 li 7 6 II 9 4 6 4 4 7 ~ 00 cs a 2 I 10 ! 19 54 60 35 36 25 28 22 ! 25 12 9 4 8 2 i 4 2 | 2 1 4 ' i i 2 2 4 I '2 . 1 a § ■8 ! I S 3 B 5 36 29 60 76 27 51 11 16 23 18 II 14 7 7 3 5 4 7 1 5 5 3 2 3 I 2 4 I 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 5 a o CO r5 26 53 21 13 10 8 4 M CD H, a ee O 14 115 97 39 49 18 8 6 9 4 4 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 4 2 2 o 25 79 58 30 19 14 6 I 2 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 a cd 3 o cc 9 53 52 24 27 8 4 2 4 I I 1 2 2 1 lis *rlH O OQ 247 785 515 299 265 135 59 32 37 25 22 2'' 26 25 16 12 19 15 14 16 3 5 4 1 I IV 1 1 2 V11 2 ' 1 II '2 i 1 1 2 2 i I 1 I Totals for 1927 143 393 259 191 191 2,601 777 174 209 199 256 Totals for 1926 768 172 210 196 202 142 399 256 196 2,601 Difference! + 9 + 2 I -1 +3 -6 + 1 -6 + 3 -5 \___ Notm. —Part-time schools am the separate grades determined b; main sc the sepi ihools with side 1 arate average ati schools al ;endance ttached of each are coun school. ;ed sepal ■ately, ai nd are ii loluded in

(Excluding Secondary Department ts of Disti •iot ■iff 1001 Is.) Koll Numbers. \ ** .verage We r Quarters >ekly Koll I, 1927. Averag Wholi Average l [e Attendai e Year (Me Attendanci Quarters). .uce for ean of e of Four Kducatiou District Pupils Pupils at at 81st De- 31st De- Boys, eember, comber, 192(i 1927. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Average Attendance as Percentage of Average Weekly Roll, 1027. I i i I Auckland. . Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland Totals. 1927 .. 65,888 67,621 34,643 .. 11,674 ! 11,719 5,932 .. 17,220 17,266 8,884 16,492 16,567 8,505 .. ] 27,452 28,042 14,133 7,118 7,023 3,656 .. 37,384 37,890 18,954 .. 21,177 21,370 10,775 .. 12,402 12,447 6,307 219,945 11.1,789 31,471 5,551 8,047 7,646 13.102 3,260 17,816 9.924 5,636 66,114 11,483 16,931 16,151 27,235 6.916 36,770 20,699 11,943 30,724 j 5,248 7.883 7,520 12,628 3,310 17,094 9,899 5,765 j 27,724 4,875 7,043 6,712 11,598 2,928 16,001 9,050 5,088 58,448 10,123 14,926 14,232 24,226 6,238 33,095 18,949 10,853 88-4 88-2 88-2 88-1 89-0 90-2 90-0 91-5 90-9 102,453 214,242 100,071 91,019 191,090 89-2 Totals, 1926 .. 216,807 .. 110,687 216,807 110,687 101,647 212,334 99,877 91,018 190.895 89-9 Difference i ' .. I .. 4-3,138 +1,102 I 4-3,138 I I.102 +806 + 1,908 + 194 + 1 + 195 -0-7