E.—2.

Table A16.—Lower Departments of Secondary Schools, 1938.—Average Attendance, Roll, Classification, and Staff.

Table A17.—Correspondence School, Primary Department.—Average Weekly Roll, Classification, etc.

REPORTS (EXTRACTS) OF EDUCATION BOARDS. AUCKLAND. (Chairman, Mr. W. J. Campbell.) Manual and Technical Instruction. —Dressmaking classes were conducted by qualified part-time teachers in the secondary departments of seventeen district high schools. In the other district high schools classes were taken either by the secondary assistants or by the Domestic Science Instructresses at the manual-training centres. Elementary Needlework: Special sowing teachers were employed at 205 small country schools on the staff of which were no female teachers. Commercial Subjects : Classes in shorthand, typewriting, and book-keeping were conducted in the secondary departments of fourteen district high schools by special part-time teachers. Similar work was also carried out at most of the other district high schools by the permanent staff. The position regarding typewriters has been relieved by the Department's action in supplying ninety-seven new machines, which were duly allocated to the schools most urgently requiring them. Woodwork, Metalwork, and Domestic Science : Instruction in these subjects has been given at thirty-five centres. The numbers of pupils attending in these subjects during the year were as follows : Domestic science, 5,832 ; woodwork and metalwork, 6,428. During the year a new manual training centre was established at Huntly and a metalwork class at Matamata. An acute shortage of qualified domestic-science teachers was experienced during the year, and domestic-science classes at a number of manual training centres were closed on account of the lack of teachers. It is hoped that the position will be alleviated next year, when a new batch of trainees will have completed the home-science course at the Otago University. Technical Classes : An appreciable increase is taking place in the number of evening classes established throughout the district. Classes were held at the following centres : Dargaville, Helensville, Matamata, Ngatea, Onehunga, Otahuhu, Ruawai, Taumarunui, Tauranga, Te Aroha, Te Puke, Thames, Waihi, and Waiuku. Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Clubs : The organization of club activities throughout the country areas has proceeded satisfactorily.

4—E. 2,

25

,A Roll Classification according to Standards of Pupils on Roll o a Number at 1st July, 1938. & <3 « ~co at 31st "j : j Sch00li ""S De i9™ b6r ' olas8l> -| SI. 82. ! S3. SI. Form I. Form II. Totals. o®§ b «f — ! ! |a » | • I "I I I I I %* oil B. G. B. j G. B. G. B. G. , B. G. B. G. B. G. f B. , G. | M. F. 4 « I O I | | | I | g New Plymouth Boys' High .. 20 25 1 .. 2 .. 5 .. 7 .. 10 .. 25 .. 25 1 .. Wanganui Girls' Collego .. 43 .. 52 .. 5 .. 2 .. 5 .. 2 .. 8 . . 13 .. 13 .. 48 48 .. 2 Nelson College .. .. 30 31 2 .. 1 .. 13 .. 17 .. 33 .. 33 ] .. Nelson Girls' College .. .. 39 .. 44 1 .. 3 .. 6 .. 9 . . 9 .. 16 .. 44 44 .. 2 Timaru Boys'High .. .. 40 47 4 .. 6 .. 5 .. 10 .. 10 .. 11 .. 46 .. 46 1 1 Timaru Girls' High .. .. 17 .. 19 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 .. 6 .. 20 20 .. 1 Totals, 1938 .. .. 189 103 115 .. 8 4 5 7 9 9 10 16 21 30 24 38 35 104 112 216 3 6 Totals, 1937 .. .. 203 113 113 2 6 5 6 3 8 16 18 16 18 21 27 44 25 107 108 215 3 6 Difference .. ... I -14 +10 +2-2+2-1-1+4 +1 -7 -8 ..+3+9 -3 -6+10 -3+4+1 .. .. ! J

3 Special Classification according to Standards of Pupils on Koll at 1st July. $ fcg Class for fe_: ■Sri Backward i | |« Children. Class 1\ 81. S2. | S3. 84. j Fl. : F2. Totals. TotaI . ||g| £j tfl M T~" j j j j j j j — | 1**'° J* § B -I G - B - | G • B * | G - B - G -| B - j G - j B - J G - B - G - M - F - B - <*• M. F. 1938 .. .. 1,769 1,774 34 37 319 347 112 135 105 104 70 95 72 88 61 93 43 71 7 .. 823 9701,793 6 39 1937 .. .. 1,7631,803 24 33 327 333 102 J15 83 102 93 91 63 88 51 73 49 61 12 1 804 8971,701 8 33 Difference.. +6 —29,'+10 +4 —8 +14 +10 +20 +22 +2—23+4+9 .. +10+20-6+10-5—1 +19+73 +92-2+6