E.—l.

Before. After. Preparatory and Standard I. classes ... ... 54,936 ... 41,944 Standard 11. class ... ... ... ... 16,170 ... 16,953 Standard 111. class ... ... ... ... 15,766 ... 17,812 Standard IV. class ... ... ... ... 11,053 ... 14,065 Standard V. class ... ... ... ... 6,449 ... 9,714 Standard VI. class ... ... ... ... 2,880 ... 4,720 Passed Standard VI. ... ... ... ... 658 ... 2,704 Total ... ... ... ... 107,912 ... 107,912 The failures, which amounted to 11*8 per cent, of the school roll, were 208 per cent, of the passes and failures reckoned together; and the passes, which were 44-9 per cent, of the school roll, were 79-2 per cent, of the passes and failures, and 708 per cent, of the number in standard classes. The following table contains information with respect to passes and failures arranged according to districts; the mean number of marks assigned to the schools of each district for class subjects, and the mean number for additional subjects are also stated in it:—

TABLE F.—Inspection Statistics.

The information contained in Table F with respect to passes and failures is given in fuller detail in Table G.

TABLE G.—Passes and Failures.

The passes in the Standards from I. to VI. respectively, if reckoned as percentages of the whole roll number, are about 12"1, 11-3, 9-4, 6-6, 3-6, and I*9. The failures, if reckoned as percentages of the passes and failures taken together in each class, are about 9 per cent, of the candidates for Standard 1., 15 per cent, for Standard 11., 27 per cent, each for Standards 111. and IV., 33 per cent, for Standard V., and 24 per cent, for Standard VI. It appears, therefore, that more difficulty is experienced in preparing pupils for the fifth than for any other standard.

VI

Education Districts. S 1 a R .2 O O <D 3J hi 3 co Ph Absent. Q O Failed. Passed. o <D ai O P4 O j en is "S IS •A m 33! Ill iucldandl Uaranaki .. Wanganui Wellington fiawko's Bay Nlarlborough kelson 20,030 2,390 6,503 9,411 5,221 1,660 5,343 1,513 1,930 19,447 4,505 21,980 7,301 7,507 863 2,372 3,662 1,871 597 1,737 442 672 6,991 1,500 8,250 2,943 79 1 29 11 17 8 87 13 45 82 45 212 29 091 130 228 175 109 52 121 86 101 635 188 409 225 844 104 286 209 389 72 145 57 33 590 135 390 243 2,520 416 971 633 658 107 471 239 199 2,796 625 2,233 759 8,989 876 2,617 4,721 2,177 770 2,782 676 886 8,353 1,946 10,492 3,162 21-9 32-2 27-1 11-6 23-2 17-8 14-4 25-0 18-2 25-1 24-3 17-5 19-4 43-G 3G-7 40-2 50-0 41-7 4C-2 52-1 44-7 45-8 43-0 47-7 43-0 4.8-2 46-7 48'1 1 50-0 40-0 47-7 48-0 31-8 41-0 55-0 58-0 53-3 58-0 49-1 28-9 ? 43-8 33-9 39'0 37-2 40'0 57-0 56-0 63-0 51-2 3-rey Westland.. Nforth Canterbury South Canterbury Dtago Southland For the colony 107,912 39,473 658 3,150 3,497 12,087 48,447 20-8 44-9 Mean 47-5 Mean 46-4

Passes in Standards. Failures in Standards. Education Districts. I. II. III. IV. v. vi.: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Luckland 'aranaki Vanganui .. Vollington .. iawko's Bay larlborough Jelson key Vestland forth Canterbury louth Canterbury )tago Southland 2,437 284 789 1,171 653 175 587 177 177 2,374 478 2,654 1,030 2,364 229 767 1,195 584 201 555 152 196 2,187 464 2,443 872 1,912 227 452 1,043 420 145 595 140 186 1,798 461 2,142 642 1,344 101 337 736 270 139 506 121 169 1,115 307 1,644 302 029 24 178 399 175 78 303 59 105 597 137 1,023 179 303 11 94 177 75 32 230 27 53 282 99 580 71 271 36 140 25 163 16 41 24 27 205 35 213 50 485 100 212 128 129 34 87 45 30 478 81 384 86 723 159 253 180 154 43 114 52 48 944 210 592 290 560 77 219 139 110 25 90 07 33 619 140 470 176 363 35 97 111 76 20 78 39 43 401 125 423 132 118 q a 50 50 20 23 61 12 18 89 34 151 25 For the colony 12,992 12,209 10,103 7,151 3,886 2,040 1,306 2,279 3,762 2,731 1,949 GGl