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5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of public schools classified according to grade. The average attendance for the year ended 31st August is also shown :—

Table C1.—Number of Public Primary Schools.

Table C 2, below, gives the number of schools other than public primary schools in the years 1933 and 1934 :—

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 at recognized educational institutions, numbers of full-time pupils m the various standards and forms, and median ages of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms.

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Total Average Attendance.t Number of Schools.* 1 —— ' Grade of School and „ . ~ , , . Secondary _ Range of Average Pnmar y Department.} D epartme£t.§ Totals - Attendance. — ;— In each In each In each In each In each In each In each In each Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. 0 (1-8) .. .. 216 216 1,-422 1,422 .. .. 1,422 1 499 1 (9-20) .. .. 781 781 11,137 11,137 .. .. 11,137 11J37 II (21-35) .. .. 488 488 12,783 12,783 .. .. 12,783 12,783 HIA (36-50) .. .. 301 1 12,433 "1 •• 1 12,433 IIIB (51-80) .. .. 260 [> 691 15,466 43 174 15,509 y 40 078 IIIc (81-120) .. .. 130 j 12,005 J 131 j 12.136 J IVA (121-160) .. .. 59 1 7,735 ] 374 1 8,109 1 IVB (161-200) .. .. 42 y 133 7,050 J- 21,513 504 VI,626 7,554 y 23 139 IVo (201-240) .. .. 32 J 6,728 ! 748 J 7,476 J Va (241-280) .. .. 29 1 7,177 502 1 7,679 1 Vb (281-320) .. .. 29 y 85 8,296 y 24,409 324 [>1,223 8,620 y 25,632 Vo (321-360) .. .. 27 J 8,936 j 397 j 9,333 J VIA (361-400) .. .. 33 1 12,130 ) 582 1 12,712 i VIB (401-440) .. .. 15 f 62 6,113 128 !> 710 6,241 y 25 121 Vic (441-480) .. .. 14 j 6,168 J J 6,168 I VIIA (481-520) .. .. 22 *] 10,680 ' 80 ] 10,760 1 VIIB (521-560) .. .. 21 10,943 42 10 985 Vile (561-600) .. .. 17 9,622 151 g'773 VIID (601-640) .. .. 6 3,667 .. 3'667 VIIe (641-680) .. .. 5 V- 76 3,253 V 41,843 .. I 273 3253 I 42,116 VIIF (681-720) .. .. 2 1,419 1419 VIIG (721-760) .. .. 2 1,428 l'428 VIIH (761-800) .. .... VIIi (801-840) .. .. 1 J 831 J J '831 Totals, 1934 .. .. 2,532 2,532 177,422 177,422 4,006 4,006 181,428 181,428 Totals, 1933 .. .. 2,517 2,517 183,148 183,148 4,049 4,049 187,197 187,197 Difference .. .. +15 +15 -5,726 -5,726 -43 -43 -5,769 -5,769 * Thirteen half-time and fifty-three schools with side schools attached are counted as separate schools. j t The average attendance shown under this heading is the average attendance for the year ended 31st August, 1934, computed and adjusted m accordance with the regulations governing the staffing of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1934, was : Primary departments. 173,783secondary departments 4,564 $ The average attendance shown under this heading includes any pupils in Standard VII or in special classes. fclhis refers to secondary classes conducted mainly in rural areas in district high schools—that is, in primary schools to which are attached secondary departments.

(All schools not marked as "private" are State controlled.) Number of Schools in December, Number of Schools in December, 1933. 1934. Type ol School. T JT e of Education , given. Boys' Girls' Mixed T . . Boys' Girls' Mixed ™ . , Schools. Schools. Schools. 10Tai - Schools. Schools. Schools. Total * Chatham Islands .. .. Primary .. .. .. 4 4 .. .. 5 5 Intermediate schools or depart- Intermediate .. j 2 1 11 14 2 1 13 16 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. .. . . 81 81 .. .. 82 82 trict high schools Secondary .. . . . . Post-primary .. 10 12 16 38 10 12 16 38 Combined .. .. .. Post-primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 .. 6 Technical .. .. .. Post-primary .. .. .. 21 21 .. .. 21 21 Native village .. . . Primary .. .. . . 137 137 .. _ _ j3§ jgg Native mission (private) .. Primary .. .. .. n 11 °' jj jj Native post-primary (private). . Primary and 4 5 1 10 4 5 1 10 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary 3 4 ] 8 3 4 1 8 schools (private) Private primary .. .. Primary .. 41 36 232 309 39 29 239 307 Endowed and registered private Post-primary 21 33 1 55 20 34 1 55 secondary schools Specialf .. .. .. Primary 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 j 5 o .* Sl eV i n^°l theS ? in ,3-934 were intermediate departments. t Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one~a school attached to a boys welfare institution, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for the Blind is privately controlled.