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III.—DETAILED TABLES, ETC. Table A1.—Number of Public Schools, December, 1912.

Table B1. —School Attendance at Public Schools for 1912.

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[Classified accon ting ti Part I of First Sol le to tl ucatio: Amendmi mt Aci ., 1908.] Grade of School and Average Attendance. •a i i < I H '3 I i S m ™ o o I ." 1 n ® 2 a a -a = o ? S — w s I i i 1 J I h 1! 6 2 * ® - o o o o o m Eh H 6 0 I II III IV V VI] VIII VIII ] ix{ 1-8 9-15 16-25 26-35 36-80 81-120 (VIA 121-160 ]VIb 161-200 (VI Iα 201-250 I VIIb 251-300 VIIIa 301-350 J VIIIβ 351-400 (VI He 401-450 (IXa 451-500 ■I IX b 501-550 llXc 551-600 /Xa 601-650 Xβ 651-700 Xc 701-750 Xd 751-800 Xe 801-850 Xp 851-900 Xβ 901-950 Xh 951-1,000 \Xi 1,001-1,050 42 119 146 87 118 20 12 8 8 7 5 4 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 1 2 13 19 19 32 5 1 2 1 8 31 42 26 60 I I* 7 1 5 3 2 2 2 9 23 33 24 36 10 6 4 7 2 4 2 3 14 23 22 14 28 12 3 4 5 4 1 39 26 9 6 8 2 1 1 1 13 31 27 13 24 6 4 3 1 1 1 3 12 6 1 6 1 2 1 7 in 8 2 4 2 i 5 25 48 32 53 23 7 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 12 13 37 24 55 16 35 18 57 4 13 1 7 1 2 1 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 J 11 164 32 395 88 472 37 312 40 484 10 122 5 54 4 31 3 40 1 28 2 24 1 17 8 12 }. ? 13 3 8 1 5 8 2 162 393 480 283 462 127 58 33 34 27 24 13 16 7 12 4 12 5 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 i 1 2 1 1 :: -i i 2 1 a i i '2 i i "l 1 Tc Ti Ti 'otals for 1912 .. 'otftls for 1911 .. 596 574 94 95 206 201 170 176 133 127 93 89 125 126 33 32 34 36 220 214 84 245 84 238 181 2,214 174 2,166 2,166 Difference .. 22 -1 5 -6 6 4 -1 1 -2 7 7 48 Note.—Part-time si included in the respective :hooh gradi >, and es deti mail irmini i seb id by )ols v .he se ith side-set unite averai ools »e atti itl;icl indam ied, are cou ;e of each scl inted separately, hool. ind are

(Including Seconi lary •epartments o: •istr: icl if-'l Schools.) Education Districts. •*£* ™ begging S«f 4"rif« dU the Dg at 0 E f nd liotlt &. Ye°ar. ■ Roll Numbers. Average Attendance for Whole Year (Mean of Average Attendance of Four Quarters). Boys. Girls. Total. Percentage of the Mean of Average Weekly Roll of Four Quarters. Pupils at Beginuiug of Year. 1912. 1911. 5 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson 37,953 5,658 13,208 16,002 9,498 2,170 5,530 1,802 1,055 19,392 5,259 18,834 9,805 21,887 2,516 7,968 8,771 5,035 1,007 2,694 800 407 8,600 1,947 7,057 3,839 15,407 2,088 6,073 6,668 3,402 776 1,974 651 263 6,158 1,279 5,090 2,591 44,423 6,086 15,103 18,105 11,131 2,401 6,250 1,951 1,199 21,834 5,927 20,801 11,053 43,906 6,156 15,100 17,954 10,829 2,364 6,244 1,969 1,163 21,600 5,740 20,677 10,790 20,295 2,853 7,125 8,537 5,083 1,136 2,986 920 542 10,012 2,661 9,817 5,011 18,419 2,509 6,245 7,661 4,641 981 2,576 824 500 9,115 2,452 8,837 4,544 38,714 5,362 13,370 16,198 9,724 2,117 5,562 1,744 1,042 19,127 5,113 18,654 9,555 88-2 871 88-5 90-2 89-8 89 6 891 88-6 89-6 88-6 891 902 88-6 88-2 88-3 88-9 901 88-5 91-6 88-6 871 901 890 900 91-7 89-5 Grey Westland North Canterbury .. South Canterbury .. Otago Southland Totals for 1912.. Totals for 1911.. 146,166 141,103 72,528 70,512 52,420 49,967 166,264 161,648 164,492 159,299 76,978 74,953 69,304 67,233 146,282 142,186 88-9 89-3 r «*Difference j.. 5,063 2,016 2,453 4,616 5.193 2,025 2,071 4,090 -0-4