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PRIM A R V E§D UCAT I O N. Number of Public Schools. The number of public schools open at the end of 1927 was 2,601, the same number as in the previous year. In the following table the schools are classified according to their grade, and the yearly average attendance and the number of children per teacher are shown.

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Grade of School, and Average Attendance. Total Average Atten dance. * Average Number of Children per Adult Teacher in Primary Department. Number of Schools. Primary Secondary Department. Department. Total. 0 (1-8) 1 (9-20) II (21-35) IIIa (36-50) IIIb (51-80) IIIo (81-120) IVa (121-160) .. IVb (161-200) .. IVo (201-240) Vα (241-280) Vβ (281-320) .. Vc (321-360) VIa (361-400) VIb (401-440) Vic (441-480) VIIa (481-520) VIIb (521-560) VIIo (561-600) VIId (601-640) .. VIIe (641-680) .. VIIf (681-720) Vila (721-760) .. VIIh (761-800) VIIi (801-840) .. VIIj (841-880) VIIk (881-920) .. VIIl (921-960) 247 785 515 299 265 135 59 32 37 ■ 25 22 22 26 25 16 12 19 15 14 16 3 5 4 1 1 1,486 11,022 13,587 11,983 16,251 85 12,875 134 7,897 121 5,608 264 7,961 692 6,413 326 6,(509 120 7,448 397 9,768 466 10,450 164 7,243 183 6,015 63 10,314 102 8,784 94 8,623 246 10,542 2,129 3,651 3,092 815 807 1,486 11,022 13,587 11,983 10,336 13,009 8,018 5,872 8,653 6,739 6,729 7,845 10,234 10,614 7,426 6,078 10,416 8,878 8,869 10,542 2,129 3,651 3,092 815 807 7 15 25 18 30 35 } 35 } " L 53 J I 40 1 911 911 Totals, 1927 Totals, 1926 2,601 2,601 192,284 192,588 3,457 3,220 195,741 195,808 32 Difference - 304 + 237 - 67 * Head teachers are counted as class-ti Schools. In previous reports all head teaoh; jachers up to >rs were count i and including ted ay class-tea' Grade V schi :hers. iols that are ni ot District High