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1935. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-2 of 1934.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTEN TS.

page 1. Report of Chief Inspector of Primary Schools .. 2 2. Report of Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools .. 5 3. Report of Superintendent of Technical Education 8 Primary Education. 4. Tables relating to Primary Education and Reports (Extracts) of Education Boards— Table A 1. Number of Public Primary Schools classified, &e. .. . . . . 15 Table A2. Attendance at Public Primary Schools, &c. .. .. .. 15 Table A3. Age and Sex of Pupils .. 16 Table A 4. Standard Classes, &c. .. 17 Table A 5. Average Age of Pupils .. .. 18 Table A 6. Median Ages of Pupils .. 18 Table A 7. Proficiency Examination Results .. 19 Table A 8. Age and Attainment of Pupils who left School .. .. .. 19 Table A 9. Destination of Children .. .. 20 Table A 10. School Staff .. .. .. 21 Table A 11. Classification of Teachers .. 21 Table A 12. Details of Classification of Teachers 21 Table A 13. Adult Teachers according to Grade of Salary .. .. .. .. 22 Table A 14. Registered Private Primary Schools 22 Table A 15. Ages of Pupils in Private Primary ' Schools .. .. .. .. 23 Table A 16. Lower Departments of Secondary Schools .. . . . . 24 Table A 17. Correspondence School Roll, &c. .. 24 Reports of Education Boards .. 25 Intermediate Education. 5. Tables relating to Intermediate Schools and Departments— Table B 1. Roll and Classification of Pupils, Staffs, &c. .. .. .. 29 Table 82. Ages of Pupils .. .. .. 29 Secondary and Technical Education. 6. Some Particulars relating to Post-primary Education .. .. .. .. 30 7. Tables relating to Full-time Pupils in Post-primary Schools (exclusive of District High Schools) — Table D 1. Average Attendance, Roll, Free-place Holders, Staff, &c. .. .. . . 31 Table D2. Age of Pupils .. .. 33 Table D 3. Years of Attendance of Pupils .. 34 Table D 4. Age of Pupils at Date of Admission 34 Table D 5. Courses of Instruction .. .. 35 Table D 6. Subjects taken by Pupils .. 37 Table D 7. Pupils Boarding away from Home.. 38 Table DB. Correspondence School Roll, &c. .. 39 8. Tables relating to Part-time Pupils in Post-primary Schools and to Manual Instruction— Table El. Pupils according to Occupations .. 40

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8. Tables relating to Part-time Pupils, &c.—contd. page Table E2. Ages of Pupils .. .. . . 40 Table E .3. Free-place and other Pupils according to Year of Attendance . . 40 Table E 4. Combined Roll, Day and Evening Classes.. .. .. .. .. 41 Table P. Pupils attending Special Manualtraining Centres .. .. 42 9. Tables relating to Secondary Departments of District High Schools— Table G 1. Average Attendance, Roll, Freeplace Holders, Staff .. .. 43 Table G 2. Ages of Pupils .. .. 45 Table G3. Years of Attendance of Pupils .. 45 Table G4. Age of Pupils at Date of Admission 45 Table G5. Subjects taken by Pupils .. 46 10. Scholarships. (There were no National Scholarships in 1934.) 11. Tables relating to Private Secondary Schools— Table Jl. Roll, &c., Staff .. .. .. 47 Table J2. Ages of Pupils .. .. .. 48 Training of Teachers. 12 and 13. As there were no Training Colleges open 49 in 1934, no figures are available. Financial Tables. 14. Education Boards— Table Ll. Receipts and Bank Balances .. 50 Table L2. Payments and Bank Balances .. 50 Table L 3. Office Staffs .. .. .. 51 Table L 4. Administration and Incidental Expenses .. .. .. .. 51 Table L 5. Statements of Income and Expenditure, &e. .. .. .. 52 15. Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools and Classes— Table Ml. Receipts of Secondary Schools, &c. 62 Table M2. Payments of Secondary Schools, &c. 64 Table M 3. Receipts of Combined Schools .. 66 Table M 4. Payments of Combined Schools .. 66 Table M 5. Balance and Assets and Liabilities of Secondary Schools, &c. .. 67 Table M 6. Incidental Expenses .. 68 Table M 7. Receipts by Controlling Authorities, Technical High Schools, &c. .. .. 69 Table M 8. Payments by Controll ing Authorities, Technical High Schools, &c. .. 70 Table M 9. Statement of Receipts and Payments, Education Board Manual Classes .. .. 71 Table M 10. Hostels—lncome and Expenditure 72 Table Mil. Hostels—Average Income and Expenditure per Boarder .. .. 73 Table M 12. Hostels —Balance-sheets .. 74 16. Statement of Affairs and Balance-sheet of the Whanganui College Board of Trustees .. 76