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Table A2.-ATTENDANCE at Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1942

Note. —The corresponding figures for the secondary departments of district high schools will be found in Table G 1 on page 11 of this paper, and the corresponding figures for Form 111 of the separate intermediate schools in Table B 1 on page 7 of this paper.

Table A8.—AGE AND ATTAINMENT of Pupils leaving Primary Schools during 1942

Table A15.—REGISTERED PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Number of Schools, Pupils, and Teachers at the End of 1942

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(Excluding Form III pupils of Intermediate Schools, Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including pupils in special classes and Standard VII) Average Attendance for Mnm , ovc Mean of Average Weekly lloll Whole Year (Mean of rsuniDeis. of Three Terms, 1942, Average Attendance of Three Average Terms). Attendance Education District. Pupils PupilB Vfrentage at at WA«klv 31st Do- 81st Do- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Eoll 19^g cembfer, comber, ' 1941. 1942. Auckland.. .. .. 66,708 66,774 33,723 31,542 65,265 28,886 26,800 55,686 85-32 Taranaki.. .. .. 10,924 10,859 5,489 5,057 10,546 4,840 4,442 9,282 88-01 Wanganui .. .. 13,893 13,837 7,010 6,398 13,408 6,052 5,498 11,550 86-14 Hawke's Bay .. .. 13,912 13,754 7,017 6,290 13,307 6,123 5,473. 11,596 87-14 Wellington .. .. 26,041 26,405 13,168 12,034 25,202 11,562 10,472 22,034 87-43 Nelson .. .. .. 6,390 6,355 3,174 2,969 6,143 2,846 2,674 5,520 89-86 Canterbury .. .. 32,052 31,358 15,691 14,653 30,344 13,828 12,795 26,623 87-74 Otago .. .. .. 16,070 16,437 8,226 7,586 15,812 7,283 6,685 13,968 88-33 Southland .. .. 10,985 10,834 5,450 5,106 10,556 4,888 4,561 9,449 89-51 Intermediate schools and de- 6,408 7,229 3,830 3,492 7,322 3,519 3,185 6,704 91-6 partments Totals, 1942 .. 203,983 203,842 102,778 95,127 197,905 89,827 82,585 172,412 87-1

In Form II. In Form I. a ,f/, Witli Primary School Without Primary Certificate. School Certificate. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. .. .. 913 495 160 112 193 81 14 „ under 15 .. .. .. .. 3,140 2,043 290 278 554 427 13 „ 14 .. .. .. .. 3,560 4,141 27 40 57 30 12 „ „ 13 .. .. .. .. 677 1,044 4 6 17 16 11 „ 12 .. .. .. .. 00 69 . . . . 10 9 Under 11 years .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 Totals, 1942 .. .. .. .. .. 8,356 8,393 487 436 832 565 Totals, 1941 .. .. .. .. .. 7,910 7,913 445 385 867 594 Difference .. .. .. .. +446 +480 +42 +51 —35 —29 In Standard I V. In Standard III. ln Bta /^ e r r d11 or Totals. Age. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. ..41 19 19 4 4 5 1,330 710 2,046 14 „ under 15 .. 231 145 76 56 24 15 4,321 3,564 7,885 13 „ „ 14 ..18 17 8 7 3 2 3,679 4,237 7,916 12 „ „ 13 .. 8 5 2 .. 3 708 1,074 1,782 11 „ „ 12 .. 21 6 9 11 3 1 103 96 199 Under 11 years .. .. 3 2 2 5 29 18 35 28 63 Totals, 1942 .. 322 194 116 83 03 44 10,176 9,715 19,891 Totals, 1941 .. 324 220 114 71 82 72 9,742 9,255 18,997 Difference .. —2 —20 +2 +12 —19 —28 +434 +460 +894

Eoll Number at End of Year. g Number of Teachers. Number of SehoolB. — ; — J —; — g ■§ Total Roll. g a "8 % a a is '-d a £< -^ , o£oo£o a - , District. -7 — - - H« 3* Sri - J S.2 ° .§3° 38s a«i _2i II f| 61 | •gal °6's ill III ill IP I |l II « ri 3 I -* r t 3 a 3O53n"0n°^ H 9 o 'S if S 1 T! -g ceo «co goo g 3 O O g O <1 M. F. M. P. M. F Totals, 1942 19 230 51 300 745 24,140 3,58213,86814,59928,467 24,063 6 42 60 685 40 127 Totals, 1941 21 232 51 304 93924,195 3,48013,785 14,82928,614'25,246 6 46 59 696 49 116 Difference -2 -2 .. -4 -194 -55 +102 +83 -230 -147 -583 .. -4+1 -11 -9 +11