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The following table shows the number of adult teachers in each grade of school classified under the headings of sole, head, or assistant teachers.
Number of Adult Teachers employed in Primary Departments of Public Schools, December, 1918.
Note The numbers of sole and head teachers do not agree with the numbers of schools in each grade as shown in the summary on page 5, for the reason that all half-time schools and side schools are placed in that summary in the grades strictly according to the average attendance of each school counted separately, while for salary purposes in the case of half-time schools, and for salary and staffing purposes in the case of main schools with side schools attached the grade is determined in tho one case by the average attendance of each school group, and in the other by the combinod average attendance of the. main and side schools together. The number of pupils per teacher in the several grades or groups of schools is shown below, two pupil-teachers being counted as equivalent to one adult teacher, and probationers being disregarded :—
, r , , . Average Number Total Average , n,?,, .... s oi Children per Attendance. m v Teacher. Grades HI-VII (two or more teachers) ... .. ..145,349 38 Grades V-VII (six or more teachers) .. .. ..84,381 42 All schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 169,156 33 The average number of pupils per teacher in all schools (taking two pupilteachers as being equal to one adult teacher) was thirty-three, the figure being the same as in the previous year, it will be observed, however, from the above figures that less than 63,000 children are included in the groups in which.the average number of children per teacher was thirty-two or less, while over 106,000 are in the groups having one teacher for from forty-two to forty-seven pupils, in many of the large schools classes are much larger than the average figure indicates. The average number in schools of Grades V to VII was four less in 1918 than in 1917 ; this is possibly on account of the attendance being unusually low and the staffs not being reduced. As a step towards reducing the size of classes provision was made, which became applicable in 1919, for additional assistance being employed in large schools for every additional forty pupils, instead of for every additional fifty, as had previously been the case. It is realized that in the case of the larger schools much yet remains to be done in the direction of reducing the size of classes to a number more compatible with efficiency.
Grade of School. Sole Teachers. M. F. Head Teachers. Assistant Teachers. —, . M. F. M. F. Total Adult Teachers. Grade 0. (1-8) 1. (9-20) II. (21-35) IIIa. (36-80) IIIb. (81-120) TV. (121-240) V. (241-400) VI. (401-500) VII. (over 500) 5 136 114 487 145 373 31 32 3 8 .. 11 344 166 1 514 99 7 4 205 111 1 24 288 87 6 83 418 24 I 43 148 77 .. ' 170 652 M. F. Total. 5 J 136 j 141 114 487 ! 601 148 : 392 : 540 376 | 712 1,088 103 | 212 315 135 I 2S9 424 170 ! 424 594 67 149 216 247 652 . (-99 All grades 295 1,028 745 I 189 325 2,236 745 189 1,365 I 3,453 I 4,818 295 1,028 3.5
Grade of School. 0. (1-8) . . | 1. (9-20) II. (21-35) .. IIIa. (36-80) .. IIIb. (81-120, .. IVa. (121-160) .. IVb. (161-200) .. IVo. (201-240) .. Va. (241-280) .. Vb. (281-320) .. Vc. (321-360) . . Vd. (361-400) .. m , , . Average Number total Average c m-i i ~ j _- a l i ... , B of Children per Grade of School. Attendance. „, , ' 1 eachers 1,013 7 VIa. (401-450) .. 9,438 15 VlB. (451-500) .. 13,356 25 VIIa. (501-550) .. 28,679 26 Villi. (551 600) .. 10,254 32 VIIc. (601-650) .. 7,9681 Vlln. (651-700) .. 7,9171 46 VIIb. (701-7.50) .. 6,150J -< VIIf. (751-800) .. 7,580\ VIIg. (801-850) .. 6,863[ .„ VIIh. (851-900) .. 7,170 4 " J VIIi. (901-950) .. 5,952J Total Aver Attcndanc Average Number of Children per ° 6, Teacher. 4,516) 7,019, 5,111 6.7,35 11,581 9,224 5,018 4,515 801 1,390 906 I i
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