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DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO PRIMARY EDUCATION.

The following tables relate to primary education for the year 1928.

Table A1.—Number of Public Schools, December, 1928, classified according to Grade.

Table B1.—Attendance at Public Schools in 1928.

fl t>, . ® - CQ 5 9 "o °0 Grade of School 'S 3 2 w ° 3 fl anri •£ W> ■ <° «8 £,cirH ana c35c6® r-iimcj Average Attendance. 3 9 5f £ o 5 S op <1 EH gm £ 53 O O cob m 0 1-8 .. .. 72 14 20 34 29 31 20 22 11 253 1 9-20 .. .. 237 50 70 57 73 48 120 79 53 787 II 21-35 .. .. 147 38 29 24 58 23 88 56 51 514 f A 36-50 . . .. 107 27 27 13 15 13 39 29 27 297 B 51-80 .. 74 17 24 20 18 11 49 19 22 254 [C 81-120 .. 38 13 8 13 16 9 15 14 7 133 fA 121-160 .. ..14 4 8 6 5 3 10 6 5 61 IV-i B 161-200 .. ..7 2 5 3 5 2 6 1 1 32 [c 201-240 .. ..5 1 2 4 8 2 10 2 5 39 fA 241-280 .. ..9 2 5 1 2 1 3 2 1 26 V<| B 281-320 .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 5 .. 4 2 1 19 [C 321-360 .. .. 8 1 5 5 4 . . 3 5 .. 31 fA 361-400 .. ..4 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 19 V.I<! B 401-440 .. 11 2 1 2 5 1 2 2 ] 27 IC 441-480 .. .. 5 2 .. 3 2 .. 12 fA 481-520 .. .. 9 .. 1 2 2 .. 1 1 .. 16 B 52.1-560 .. .. 4 .. 1 3 1 .. 4 1 .. 14 C 561-600 .. ..4 1 1 2 2.. 3 4 1 18 D 601-640 .. .. 6 1 1 .. 3 . . 4 . . 1 16 E 641-680 .. .. 6 .. 1 .. 3 1 11 VTT J F 681-720 .. .. 2 1 .. 3 2 1 9 V11< | G 721-760 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 H 761-800 .. .. . . 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 4 I 801-840 .. . . 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 J 841-880 . . K 881-920 . . .. . . .. . .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 L 921-960 .. Totals for 1928 .. 776 175 212 191 260 146 395 253 190 2,598 Totals for 1927 .. 777 174 209 199 256 143 393 259 191 2,601 Difference .. —1 +1 j +3 | —8 +4 +3 +2 —6 —1 —3 Note.—Part-time schools and main schools with side schools attached are counted separately, and are included in the separate grades determined by the separate average attendance of each school.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including the Three Junior High Schools conducted by the Auckland Education Board.) Average Attendance for Poll NnmhftVR Mean of Average Weekly Roll Whole Year (Mean of of Four Quarters, 1928. Average Attendance of Four Average Quarters). Attendance — as Education District. p u Pupilg i Percentage at at ot A ™rage 31st De- 31st De- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. 1 Total. cember, cember, itou, ly/s. 1927. 1928. Auckland.. .. .. 67,621 67,600 34,835 31,480 66,315 31,481 28,221 59,702 90-0 Taranaki.. .. .. 11,719 11,830 5,998 5,636 11,634 5,395 5,Q40 10,435 . 89-7 Wanganui .. .. 17,266 17,129 8,858 8,042 16,900 7,954 7,144 15.098 89-3 Hawke'sBay .. .. 16,567 16.443 8,497 7,674 16,171 7,599 6,774 14,373 88-9 Wellington .. .. 28,042 28,152 14,272 13,219 27,491 12,863 11,803 24,666 89-7 Nelson .. .. .. 7,023 6.973 3,594 3,233 6,827 3,299 2,944 6,243 91-4 Canterbury .. .. 37,890 37,373 18,843 17,772 36,615 17,108 16.014 33,122 90-5 Otago .. .. .. 21,370 20,957 10,641 9,834 20,475 9,861 9.051 18,912 92-4 Southland .. .. 12,447 12,337 6,341 5,625 11,966 5,774 5,095 10,869 90-8 Totals, 1928 .. .. 218,794 111,879 102,515 214,394 101,334 92,086 193,420 90-2 Totals, 1927 .. 219,945 .. 111,789 102,453 214,242 100,071 91,019 191,090 89-2 Difference .. .. -1,151 +90 +62 +152 +1,263 +1,067 +2,330 +1*0