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5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. Table C1. —Number of Public Primary Schools.

Table C2. —Number of Schools other than Public Primary Schools.

6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (D to F) give some details as to numbers on the roll at recognized educational institutions, numbers of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms, the ages and classification of pupils, and median ages of fulltime pupils in the various standards and forms in the different types of schools.

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5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. Table C 1. —Number or Public Primary Schools. Total Average Attendance.! Number of Schools.* arade ol School and Primary Department.* Department § rl ' otal8 - Range of Roll. In each In each In each In each In each ' In each In each In each Subgrade. tirade. Subgrade.l Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade I (1-8) .. .. 121 121 788 788 .. .. 788 788 II (9-24) .. .. 727 727 10,662 10,662 .. .. 10,662 10,662 IIIa (25-30) .. .. 166 \ 7fifi f 3,918 \„ R , qq / .. \ 57/ 3 > 918 \ 2$ 566 IIIb (31-70) .. .. 590 / 7o6 \ 24,581 J 28 ' 499 \ 57/ 57 \ 24,638/ -*' {,,,b IVa (71-110) .. .. 186 "I f 14,392 ) f 134 1 f 14,526 ] IVb (111-150) .. 82 }■ 320 J. 9,279 724 10,003 V 32,754 IVo (151-190) .. .. 52 J L 7,596 J t ti2 ° > I 8 ' 225 J Va (191-230) .. .. 33 1 f 6,071 1 f 581 1 | 6,652 ] Vn (231-270) .. ■.. 34 I 19 „ J 7,383 I „ s „„. 401 U 150J 7 ' 784 L 30 375 Vc (271-310) .. .. 31 f 122 1 7,829 f 28 ' 225 1 090 f 2 ' 1S °i 8,525 f M ' S '~' Vn (311-350) .. .. 24 J { 6,942 J L 472 J L 7 > 414 J VI (351-870) .. .. 167 167 74,466 74,466 1,764 1,764 76,230 76,230 Totals .. .. 2,213 2,213 173,907 173,907 5,458 5,468 179,365 179,365 * Three half-time and thirty-seven schools with side schools attached are counted as separate schools. t The average attendance shown under this heading is the average attendance for the year ended 31st August, 1830, computed and adjusted in accordance with the regulations governing the staffing of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1930, was: Primary departments, 178,437; secondary departments, 5,022. t The average attendance shown under this heading includes any pupils in Standard VII ami in special classes. § This refers to secondary classes conducted mainly in rural areas in district high schools. Table C 2. —Number of Schools other than Public Primary Schools. (All schools not marked as "private" are State controlled.) Number of Schools In December, Number of Schools in December, 1939. 1938. _, . _ . , Type of Education , Type of School. lv glven _ Boys' Girls' Mixed Tntol Boys' Girls' Mixed ,,,„,„. Schools. Schools. Schools. 10uu - Schools. Schools. ; Schools. uma - Chatham Islands .. .. Primary .... .. 6 6 6 6 Intermediate schools and depart- Intermediate.. 2 1 14 17 1 13 10 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. .. .. 95 95 . . 88 88 trict high schools Secondary .. .. • • Post-primary .. 11 12 16 39 11 12 16 39 Combined .. .. • • Post-primary .. 3 3 1 7 3 3 1 7 Technical .. .. • • Post-primary . . .. .. 20 20 .. . . 20 20 Native village .. .. Primary 145 145 .. .. 143 143 Native mission and boarding Primary .. 1 .. 10 11 1 .. 10 11 (private) t Native post-primary (private) .. Primary ami 3J 5 .. 8 3J 5 8 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 . . 0 schools (private) Private primary .. •■ Primary .. 44 49 211 304 43 49 . 216 308 Endowed a.id registered private Post-primary 22 37 1 00 20 36 I 57 secondary schools Special§ .. .. ■• Primary ..112411 4 * Eleven of these in 1930 were intermediate departments. t These are also included in the figures for Private Primary Schools t Two of these are included in the numbers of Registered Private Secondary Schools. § Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for {lie Blind is privately controlled. 6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (I) to F) give some details as to numbers on the roll at recognized educational institutions, numbers of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms, the ages and classification of pupils, and median ages of fulltime pupils in the various standards and forms in the different types of schools.

(All schools not marked as "private" are State controlled.) Number of Schools In December Number of Schools in December, 1939. 1938. _ . _ . , Type of Education Type of School. ' v glven _ Boys' ! Girls' Mixed rn,, to . Boys' , Girls' Mixed „,„ t , Schools. ; Schools. Schools. i0 ™- Schools. Schools. Schools. Chatham Islands .. .. Primary .. .. .. 6 6 .. .. 6 6 Intermediate schools and depart- Intermediate.. 2 1 14 17 2 1 13 16 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. .. .. 95 95 . . .. 88 88 trict high schools Secondary .. .. • • Post-primary .. 11 12 1(5 39 11 12 16 39 Combined .. .. • • Post-primary 3 3 1 7 3 3 1 7 Technical .. .. • • Post-primary . . .. .. 20 20 . . . . 20 20 Native village .. .. Primary .. .. .. 145 145 . . .. 143 143 Native mission and boarding Primary .. 1 .. 10 11 1 10 11 (private) f Native post-prima.ry (private) .. Primary and 3J 5 .. 8 3J 5 8 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 6 schools (private) Private primary .. .. Primary .. 44 49 211 304 43 49 216 308 Endowed and registered private Post-primary 22 37 1 60 20 36 1 57 secondary schools Special § .. •• •• Primary ..1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 * Eleven of these in 1939 were intermediate departments. t These are also included in the figures for Private Primary Schools t Two of these are included in the numbers of Registered Private Secondary Schools. § Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for the Blind is privately controlled.