E.—2.

Table C6.—Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1918, in Public Schools.

Table C7 .—Number of Children who left the Primary Schools in 1917.

Table D1. —Registered Private Primary Schools for 1918.—Number, Average Attendance, Roll, Classification, and Ages of Pupils.

Table D2 .—Registered Private Primary Schools for 1918. —Staffing and Examination Statistics.

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Numbor of 86 Pupils. Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Endorsed I Cei-tifi (included tency Cer Jompetoncy icatos in Cornpertiflcates). Education District. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 3,528 ! 704 1,083 989 2,154' 602 2,647 1,588 831 I 2,877 554 818646 1,452 362 1,824 1,290 577 81-5 78-7 75-5 65-3 67-4 60-1 68-9 81-2 69-4 408 70 146 165 333 108 504 170 139 11-6 9-9 13-5 16-7 15-5 17-9 19-0 10-7 16-7 13 8 34 22 133 22 59 3 9 0-4 11 3-1 2-2 6-2 3-7 2-2 0-2 1-1 Totals 14,126 10,400 73-6 2 ,043 14-5 . . , 303 , , , 2-1 Note.—Oompetenoy certificates a endorsement has been made. ippear to havi e been em lorsed in s some distri icts only y ivhen appli ication for

Distriot. Those wlic s passed S6. Percentage of Total Boll. Those who - S6 but i the Age ol did not pass .cached 1 14 Yoars. 1 not pass .died 4 Yoars. 98 Percentage of Total Boll. Total K umber leaving the Primary Schools. Percentage of Total Boll. Auokland .. Taranaki Wanganui .. Hawke's Bay Wellington .. Nelson Canterbury .. Otago Southland .. Boys. 1,317 182 329 313 823 149 964 621 346 Girls. 1,220 198 296 278 747 107 858 532 271 4-7 3-8 4-0 4-4 6-3 3-7 5-4 5-2 5-1 Boys. 798 131 268 179 235 124 570 285 174 Girls. 667 99 220 197 201 56 462 253 138 Girls. 667 99 220 197 201 56 462 253 138 2-8 2-3 3-2 2-8 1-7 2-6 3-0 2-4 2-6 4,002 610 1,113 967 2,006 436 2,854 I ,691 929 7-5 6-1 7-2 7-2 8-0 6-3 8-4 7-0 7-7 Totals 5,044 4,507 2,293 2-6 5-0 2,704 14,608 I 7-6

4 o 1 «5 o (r I-i i a I I I i < PH o Boll Number. 9 O H Pupils in Preparatory Class. OS | ! Hr\ § p * Ages of Pupils. Under 7. 7 to 10, Over 10. u »<s u §> o3 h »as ! : Il ! is I ; If I : p I If l I P rH gO *, £=> * £*S Education District. I Auckland laranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson .. Canterbury Otago .. Southland 47 13 1.9 16 33 8 45 18 11 4,503 1,039 1,328 1,363 2,968 545 3,313 1,640 742 2,291 521 745 675 1,510 282 1,874 775 369 2,888 636 824 894 1,870 342 1,991 1,070 519 5,179 1,157 1,669 1,569 3,380 024 3,865 1,845 888 1,710 411 572 522 975 200 1,215 518 257 1,070 266 312 273 605 121 773 367 164 1,564 391 500 511 1,131 232 1,423 650 282 2,539 500 757 785 1,644 271 1,669 828 442 Totals 6,380 32 0,684 | 33 9,435 47 210 17,441 9,042 11,034 20,076 3,957 | 20

Staffs. Exai iinination Eesi ■Its. Education District. Average Number of ] N ber Attendance. Teachers. , 0 j ««. Pupils MaIes - males. Pel'Teacher. Number of 88 Pupils presented for Examination. Certificates ol if Proficiency. Certificates o) E Competency Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Auckland Taranaki . . . • Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 4,503 4 148 30 1,039 3 35 27 1,328 6 51 22 1,363 | 5 47 26 2,968 10 97 28 545 .. 22 25 3,313 13 115 26 1,640 .'. 66 25 742 3 28 26 326 70 94: 115 265 59 320 146 76 265 55 63 76 199 42 225 117 34 81 79 67 66 75 71 70 80 45 41 6 14 23 32 9 65 17 20 13 10 15 20 12 15 20 12 26 Totals 17,441 44 639 26 1,471 1,076 74 227 16