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Table H6 CLASSIFICATION and AGES of Maori Scholars attending PUBLIC SCHOOLS at the 1st July, 1944

Table H8 CERTIFICATES held by Teachers in Native Primary Schools (Probationary and Junior Assistant Teachers are excluded)

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Class P. S. I. S. n. S. in. S. IV. j Form I. j Form II. Form III. Total. IS. •s £ a s. 3 s. R ! • e J o a & S & S & S & .a & ! n & .a & ~ & 3 M CS pq 5S pq o W O M . O FO O oq O pq g pq <J> 5 and under 6 509 529 2 511 529 6 „ 7 832 722 9 10 841 732 7 „ 8 765 676 124 158 2 6 891 840 8 „ 9 463 319 308 344 89 127 6 4 1 867 794 9 „ 10 199 139 314 230 254 284 65 84 5 7 837 744 10 „ 11 66 54 145 120 268 254 252 247 49 96 5 7 785 778 11 „ 12 23 13 55 53 174 149 265 230 199 232 39 61 2 4 .. .. 757 742 12 „ 13 12 3 25 17 60 49 1 85 146 207 222 148 164 31 59 .. .. 668 660 13 „ 14 4 1 10 10 30 25 92 70 169 126 190 187 113 112 3 2 611 533 14 „ 15 5 1 7 7 30 17 58 50 119 114 125 127 7 10 351 326 15 „ 16 1 .. 2 7 5 22 12 34 37 5 7 69 63 16 years and over 1 1 2 1 1 2 6 7 2.. 12 11 Totals .. 2,8732,456 997 943 885 901 896 801 697 739 524 547 311 346 17 197,2006,752 1?940 1,786 1?697 1,436 657 36 13,952 Percentage 38-2 13-9 12-8 12-2 10-3 7'7 4-7 0-2 100-0 Median age, in 7 1 7 0 9 2' 8 11 10 410 211 611 3 12 512 2 13 413 314 1 14 0 14 914 9 .. years and months Note.—For the purpose of this table half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.

1944. Class of Certificate. M. P. Total. A 1 . . 1 B .. .. .. .. 40 14 54 C .. .. .. .. 84 137 221 D .. .. .. .. 13 27 40 Total certificated teachers .. .. 138 178 316 Uncertificated teachers .... 8 39 47 Grand total .. .. 146 i 217 363