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io. SIZE OF CLASSES. The following table shows the average number of children per adult teacher in public primary schools. *

Table K1. —Average Number of Children per Adult Class-teacher in Public Primary Schools.

N.B. —The average attendance shown for each grade of school in the above table does not correspond with that shown in Table C 1, owing to the fact that m Table C 1 part-time and side schools are taken separately, thus altering the grades of various schools for the purpose of that table.

Table K2.—Size of Classes in Public Primary Schools of Grade IV and over.

Table K3.— Change in Average Number of Pupils per Adult Teacher in Public Primary Schools.

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Total Average Number of ChildNupaber of Adult Teachers. Attendance ren P er Classfor year teacher. Grade of School. 1 J — ended 31st — — Head August, 1934 ass (P o r sr I933 - 1934 - 0 (1-8) .. •• 201 .. 201 1,337 6 7 1 (9-20) .. •• 745 .. 745 10,638 15 14 II (21-35) .. .. 558 .. 558 12,558 24 23 IIIA 36-50) .. .. 581 .. 581 12,099 21 21 IIIb (51-80) .. .. 562 ., 562 15,204 28 27 111c (81-120) .. .. 395 .. 395 11,213 31 28 IV (121-240) .. .. 686 .. 686 20,858 34 30 Y (241-360) .. .. 691 .. 691 23,344 38 34 VI (361-480) .. .. 749 63 686 25,059 44 37 VII (481 and over).. .. 1,274 82 1,192 45,112 42 38 All schools.. .. 6,442 145 6,297 177,422 30 28

February, 1929. February, 1934. February, 1935. Number of Children. Number of p r Cent . Number of Per Cent . of PerCent. Classes. Classes. Classes. Under 31 .. .. 233 8 729 23-4 616 20'6 31_40 .. 860 28 978 31-5 1,011 33*8 41-50 1,138 37 1,017 32-7 1,007 33-7 51-60 .. .. •• 788 25 376 12-1 349 11*6 61 and over .. .. 66 2 10 0*3 9 0 3 ; —— —— ' Totals .. .. 3,085 100 3,110 100 2,992 100

Average Attendance Number of Number of Pupils per Year. : for Year ending Adult Teachers. Adult Teacher. 31st August. I - - _j 1931 .. .. ..I 195,168 6,191 31-5 1932 .. .. •• 194,930 6,292 30-9 1933 .. .. 183,148 6,072 30-2 1934 .. .. .. •• 177,422 6,442 27-5 ■■ . I j. ' . ' ■ ■ r ' '■ M r :;■ 1 '