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Table C1. —Number of Public Primary Schools and of Junior High Schools and Departments.

It will be noticed that the total number of primary schools has apparently decreased by sixty-seven. The decrease is almost wholly in the numbers of schools in Grades 0, I, and 11, and is due partly to the fact that in 1930 special classes were counted as separate schools, but are not now included in the total. This accounts for thirty-one of the decrease. The remainder (thirty-six) is much greater than any decrease in recent years, and is accounted for partly by consolidation of schools, but to a much greater degree by the closing by Education Boards of small country schools in consequence of a falling-ofi in attendance. Table C 2, below, gives the number of schools other than public primary schools in the years 1930 and 1931 : —

Table C2.—Number of Schools other than Public Primary Schools.

6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (D to F) give some details as to numbers on the roll, number of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms, median ages of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms.

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Total Average Attendance^ Number of Schools.* — Vnge°'o?Av~ Department.» Attendance. ; In each In each In each In each In each In each In each In each | Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. j Grade. Subgrade. Grade. _J ; I 0 (l-S) .. .. 213 213 1,240 1,240 .. .. 1,240 1,240 1 (9-20) .. .. 759 759 10,996 10,996 .. .. 10,996 10,996 II (21-35) .. .. 470 470 12,753 12,753 .. .. 12,753 12,753 IIIa (36-50) .. .. 304 "1 f 12,834 1 f | f 12,834 IIIB (51-80) .. .. 265 708«; 16,627 J- 43 > 159<J 16,670 y 42,818 IIIc (81-120) .. .. 139 J I 13,198 j I 116 J I 13,314 j IVa (121-160) .. .. 74 1 f 10,286 1 f 322 ] f 10,608 1 IVb (161-200) .. .. 37 y 143<! 6,861 y 24,4I6<; 700 H,494<; 7,561 y 25,910 IVo (201-240) .. .. 32 J I 7,269 J L 472 J I 7,741 J Va (241-280) .. .. 23 *) f 5,833 } f 453 ] f 6,286 VB (281-320) .. .. 23 V 79<! 6,788 y 23,701<; 553 y 7,341 y 25,150 Vc (321-360) .. .. 33 J L 11,080 j L 443 j I 11,523 J VIA (361-400) .. .. 20 1 f 7,702.1 f 451 1 f 8,153 VIB (401-440) .. .. 25 y 10,447 23,879<| 511 J- 10,958 y 24,841 VIo (441-480) .. .. 12 j L 5,730 j l .. J t 5,730 j VIIa (481-520) .. .. 19 j f 9,366 i f 97 ) f 9,463 - VIIB (521-560) .. .. 21 11,280 .. 11,280 VIIc (561-600) .. .. 23 13,364 497 13,861 VIId (601-640) .. ... 9 5,526 38 5,564 Vila (641-680) .. .. 10 I , r J 6,638 , 55,524J .. , fi „ 0 j 6,638 . VIIF (681-720) .. .. 5 (" ■ 3,450 h 1 .. f 632 1 3,450 > ° bJ5b Vila (721-760) .. .. 4 2,931 .. 2,931 VIIH (761-800) .. .. 3 2,168 .. 2,168 Vlli (801-840) .. .... VIIJ (841-880) . . . . 1 J L 801 J I .. J 1 801 Junior high schools and depart- 10 10 2,360 2,360 266 266 2,626 2,626 merits — Totals, 1931 .. .. 2,534 2,534 197,528 197,528 4,962 4,962 202,490 202,490 Totals, 1930 .. .. 2,601 2,601 196,115 196,115 4,426 4,426 200,541 200,541 Difference -67 -67 +1,413 +1,413 +536 +536 +1,949 +1,949 * Twenty-one half-time and thirty-three schools with side schools attached are counted as separate schools. »• The average attendance shown under this heading is the average attendance for the year ending 31st August, 1931, computed and adjusted in accordance with the regulations governing the staffing of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1931, was: Primary departments, including Forms I and II of all junior high schools and departments, 197,324 ; secondary departments and Form III of the separate junior high schools, 5,099. t The average attendance shown under this heading includes any pupils in Standard VII or in special classes. § This refers to secondary classes conducted mainly in rural areas in district high schools —that is, in primary schools to which are attached secondary departments. Form III of the separate junior high schools are included in these figures.

(All schools not marked as " private " are State controlled.) Number of Schools in December, Number of Schools in December, 1930. 1931. Type of School. Type of Education Boys' Girls' Mixed Boys' Girls' Mixed rI , , , Schools. Schools. Schools. 10taI ' Schools. Schools. Schools. 10tal - Junior high schools or depart- Intermediate .. .. .. 9 9 .. .. 10 10 ments* Secondary departments of die- Post-primary .. .. .. 81 81 .. .. 82 < 82 trict high schools Secondary .. .. .. Post-primary.. 13 15 16 44 12 14 16 I 42t Combined .. .. .. Post-primary .. .. .. .. .. 1 ] .. 2 Technical .. .. .. Post-primary .. .. .. 23 23 .. .. 22 22f Native village .. .. Primary .. .. .. 138 138 .. .. 139 139 Native mission (private) .. Primary .. .. .. 11 11 .. .. 11 11 Native post-primary (private) .. Primary and 6 5 1 12 5 5 1 11 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary .. 3 5 1 9 3 5 1 9 schools (private) Private primary .. .. Primary .. 47 42 217 306 45 41 219 305 Endowed schools and registered Post-primary .. 18 32 .. 50 19 32J • • 51 private secondary schools Special§ .. L _ Primary 2 1 2 5 _ 2 1 2 I 5 * Bight of these in each year were junior-high-school departments. t The decrease of two in the number of secondary schools and of one in the number of technical schools is apparent only, their place being taken by the two combined schools. t One of these schools was temporarily closed during 1931 as a result of the Hawke's Bay earthquake. § Three of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The Institute for the Blind is privately controlled.