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1930. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-2, 1929.]

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

CONTENTS. Detailed Tables relating to Primary Education. Appendices. Table. Page Page Al. Number of Public Schools according to Grade.. 2 Appendix A— 81. Attendance at Public Schools .. .. 2 Report of Chief Inspector of Primary Schools .. 18 Cl. Age and Sex of Pupils on Rolls of Public Schools 3 C 2. Number of Pupils in various Standards at Public Schools .. .. .. 4 Appendix B — C 3. Average Age of Pupils at Public Schools .. 5 Reports of Education Boards— C 3a. Median Age of Pupils at Public Schools .. 5 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 27 C 4. Proficiency Examination Results .. .. 6 Taranaki .. .. .'. , . .. 27 C 5. Number of Children who left Public Schools in Wanganui .. .. .. 28 1929 .. .. .. .. 6 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 28 C 6. Destination of Children who left Public Schools Wellington .. .. .. .. 29 in 1929 .. .. .. 7 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 29 Dl. Registered Private Primary Schools —Number Canterbury .. .. .. 29 of Schools, Pupils, and Teachers .. .. 8 Otago .. .. .. . . .. 30 D 2. Registered Private Primary Schools —Age and Southland .. .. . . 30 Sex of Pupils .. .. .. 9 E 1. Number of Teachers in Public Schools .. 10 E2. Classification of Teachers in Public Schools . 10 Balance-sheets of Education BoardsE 3. Class of Certificate held by Teachers in Public Auckland ... 31 Schools .. .. .. 10 Taranaki .. .. .. . 32 E4. Amount of Salaries received by Teachers in Wanganui ' !! !. " *33 Public Schools .. •• y Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..34 E 5. Grade of Salary received by Teachers m Public Wellington ... 35 Schools .. . • • • .. 12 Nelson .. . . 37 Fl. Receipts and Bank Balances of Education Canterbury' *' ' * 38 Boards .. .. .. 13 Otao-o .. .. *39 F2. Payments and Bank Balances of Education Southland ' !! .! *40 Boards .. .. .. 13 F 3. Payments of Education Boards on account of Administration and of Incidental Expenses of Schools 14 Appendix CE4. Office Staffs of Education Boards .. .. 15 Training Colleges Reports of Principals of Training Colleges— Detailed Tables relating to Training Colleges. Auckland .. .. .. .. 41 Table. Wellington .. .. .. .. 42 Pl. Number of Students in Training Colleges .. 16 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 43 P 2. Initial Status on their admission of Students Dunedin .. .. .. .. 44 who left in 1929 .. .. 16 P3. Examination Status of Students who left in 1929 17 P 4. Highest Status on Admission of Students who Appendix D— entered Training Colleges in 1929 .. 17 Report of Supervisor of Musical Education ~ 45

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