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Table A2.—ATTENDANCE at Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1943

Table A8.—AGE AND ATTAINMENT of Pupils leaving Primary Schools during 1943

TABLE A15.—REGISTERED PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS Number of Schools, Pupils, and Teachers at the End of 1943

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(Excluding Form III pupils of Intermediate Schools, Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including pupils in special olasses and Standard VII) Average Attendance for Roll Numbers. "-©an ot Average Weekly Roll Whole Year (Mean of of Three Terms, 1943, Average Attendance of Three Average Terms). Attendance Education District. j pupi]|j p " ~ Percentage at at of Average 81st De- 81st, De- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. „ | cember, cember, Kou,ltf43. I 1942. 1943. Auckland .. .. 66,774 66,291 33,335 31,200 64,595 29,540 27,473 57,013 88-26 Taranaki .. .. .. 10,859 10,887 5,498 5,062 10,560 4,948 4,574 9,522 90-17 Wanganui .. .. 13,837 13,726 6,971 6,338 13,309 6,244 5,640 11,884 89-29 Hawke's Bay .. .. 13,754 13,856 6,937 6,300 13,237 6,119 5,547 11,666 88-13 Wellington .. .. 26,405 26,629 13,134 12,045 25,179 11,803 10,597 22,400 88-96 Nelson .. .. .. 6,355 6,322 3,143 2,938 6,081 2,833 2,647 5,480 90-12 Canterbury .. .. 31,358 31,153 15,490 14,515 30,005 13,998 13,045 27,043 90-14 Otago •• •• 16,437 16,208 8,145 7,497 15,642 7,278 6,671 13,949 89-11 Southland .. .. 10,834 10,318 5,198 4,887 10,085 4,737 4,385 9,122 90-45 Intermediate schools and 7,229 8,608 4,616 4,059 8,675 4,320 3,772 8,092 93-28 departments — Totals, 1943 .. 203,842 203,998 102,467 94,901 197,368 91,820 84,351 176,171 89-26 Note. —The corresponding figures for the secondary departments of district high schools will be found in 1 able G 1 on page 17 of this paper, and the corresponding figures for Form III of the separate intermediate schools in Table B 1 on page 14 of this paper.

In Form II. Age. With Primary School Without Primary * n orm *" Certificate. School Certificate. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. .. .. 837 480 132 80 198 92 14 „ under IS .. .. .. .. 2,801 2,380 227 249 490 348 .) ..14 •• .. .. 3,662 4,210 27 17 25 20 J? » » 13 1,039 1,487 3 4 11 11 H „ » ■ 12 33 60 .. 1 3 3 Under 11 years .. .. .. .. .. .. j Totals, 1943 .. .. .. .. .. 8,372 8,617 389 351 728 474"" Totals, 1942 .. .. .. .. ..8,356 8,393 487 436 832 565 Difference .. .. .. .. .. +16 +224 -98 -85 -104 -91 In Standard IV. In Standard III. In Ste 1 °^ a ( f r ' i 11 or Totals. Age — : . Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. .. 41 22 10 4 5 4 1,223 682 1 905 14 „ under 15 .. 219 115 70 33 22 8 3,829 3,133 6*962 13 „ „ 14 .. 12 10 6 5 3 2 3,735 4,264 7't)99' 12 „ 13 .. 3 3 . .. 3 1 1,059 1,506 2,565 11 „ ,.12 .. 4 1 2 3 2 2 44 70 114 Under 11 years .. .. .. .. 3 2 9 11 13 ]3 26 Totals, 1943 ... 279 151 91 47 44 28 9,903 9 668 19 571 Totals, 1942 .. 322 194 116 83 63 44 10,176 19'891 Difference .. .. —43 —43 —25 —36 —19 —16 —273 —47 ~~^320~

Roll Number at End of Year. g Number of Teachers. Number of Schools. — — — — S — S ,CJ T3 .i o m •■§ Total Roll. S"Sj2 •Hj3o5 m-®® District. — —: a« 5 a 5» - £ §.1| 5 11 J s o 111 111 ill -M IS 4 fl I g" ° s » l3| 111 III 111 I s I* I® A 4 3 I — _ 6&al jg M | a ° < £ g g 5 M. F. M. | F. M. [F. Auckland .. 4 57 16 77 187 7,406 1,162 4,281 4,474 .8,755 7,727 .. 12 14 194 16 ag Taranaki .. .. 11 2 13 .. 1,318 56 652 722 1,374 1,242 39 .. ' 4 Wanganui .. 2 18 7 27 98 1,668 354 1,059 1,061 2,120 1,898 .. 5 4 50 13 10 Hawke'sBay 2 14 6 22 37 1,497 245 866 913 1,779 1,572 .. 3 6 37 7 9 Wellington .. 2 42 8 52 153 4,482 939 2,532 3,042 5,574 4,905 5 3 12 124 .. 30 Nelson .. .. 5 1 6 547 17 279 285 564 486 16 !! ' 2 Canterbury .. 5 51 11 67 271 4,700 841 2,851 2,961 5,812 5,049 3 14 15 127 9 9s Otago .. I 23 3 27 43 1,980 196 1,064 1,155 2,219 1,924 .. 3 7 67 10 Southland .. 1 10 11 45 1,086 .. 530 601 1,131 988 .. 3 4 31 ' [ Totals, 1943 17 231 54 302 834 24,684 3,81014,11415,21429,328 25,791 8 43 62 ~685 ~~45 T31 Totals, 1942 19 230 51 300 74524,140 3 t 58213,86814,59928,467 24,663 6 42 60 685 40 127 Difference —2 | I +3 +2 +89 +544 +228 +246 +615 +861 +1,128 +2 +1 +2 .. +5 +4