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Holders of Teachers Certificates in the Service of Education Boards at 31st December, 1910, and at 31st December, 1911.

The following table gives a comparative view of the number of persons holding certificates who were employed in all forms of public instruction on the 30th June of the years named: —

Comparative Table of Certificates held by Persons employed in Public Instruction as at the 30th June-

It is satisfactory to note that the total increase in the number of certificated teachers is entirely due to the increase in the number of certificates of the three higher classes, A, B, C. Training of Teachers. (See also E.-2, Appendix D, Tables PI to P5.) The four training colleges in the chief centres of population all had approximately their full number of students during the year. Of the 389 students in attendance 339 had already completed their course as pupil-teachers or probationers before entering the training college, or had obtained a University degree or taken a two-years course at an agricultural college (Division A students) ; forty-three had qualified for admission by passing the Matriculation or some higher University examination, but were without previous teaching experience (Division B students) ; and seven, although they had not qualified by examination, had been teaching in small schools for two years or more (Division C students). The number of the division first mentioned above has shown an increase of 20 per cent, during the year, this increase being compensated by a corresponding decrease in the other divisions. This is very satisfactory, and entirely in accord with the intentions of the Government. Of the total of 389 students, 131 were men and 258 were women. The following table shows the percentages for the past three years :—

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1910. 1911. A B C !) B i (Mass of Certificate. M. F. Total. I 29 11 j 40 154 62 216 .. 405 227 632 532 837 i 1,369 95 393 488 M. 20 172 419 505 84 / " F. 3 47 280 887 366 Total. 23 219 699 1,392 450 Total .. .. i 1,215 I 1,530 i 2,745 I ] ! 1,200 I 1,583 2,783 i

Number of Teachers holding Certificates. Glass. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. A B C D E Total, A, B, C, and D .. 86 87 94 99 105 1L6 119 201 208 232 266 300 352 392 197 294 415 544 648 761 939 1,650 1,593 1,479 1,412 1,420 1,486 1,488 721 642 595 555 522 | 480 441 2,134 2,182 2,220 2,351 2,473 2,715 2,938 ») A, B, C, D, and E 2,855 2,824 : 2,815 2,906 2,995 i I 3,195 3,379