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9. NUMBER OF PUPILS AND ADULT TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIFFERENT EDUCATION DISTRICTS. The following table gives the number of children attending public primary schools and intermediate schools and departments in the different education districts and the number of adult teachers in these schools at the end of 1936. The figures are exclusive of the secondary departments of district high schools.

Table J.

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

Table K 1.— Average Number of Children pes 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 in Table C 1 part-time and side schools are taken separately, thus altering the grades of various schools for the purpose of that table.

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Education District. j Enrolment. , Adult Teachers. Auckland .. .. .. 67,285 750 1,967 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,617 164 366 Wanganui .. .. .. 15.699 208 481 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 15,376 184 457 Wellington .. .. .. 27,414 239 777 Nelson .. .. .. 6,771 136 242 Canterbury .. .. .. 34,999 371 1,007 Otago .. .. .. .. 19,197 233 593 Southland .. .. .. 11,814 175 374 Totals.. .. .. 210,172 2,460 6,264

Average Average Number Number of Adult Teachers. ! Attendance ! of Children per Adult ! "fnrVear Class-teacher. Grade of School. ■ to . r , ! ended 31st All Head Class August, 1936 Teachers. Te£ }°>f™ j teachers , 1 (Primary 1935. 1936. excluded, j only). 0 (1-8) .. .. 122 .. 122 799 7 7 I (9-20) .. .. 718 .. 718 10,023 14 14 II (21-35) .. .. 544 .. 544 12,943 23 24 IIIa (36-50) .. .. 556 .. 556 11,659 21 21 IIIB (51-80) .. .. 557 .. 557 15,886 28 29 IIIo (81-120) .. .. 398 .. 398 11,759 29 30 IV (121-240) .. .. 675 .. 675 22,842 33 34 V (241-360) .. .. 612 .. 612 22,954- 37 38 VI (361-480) .. .. 711 65 646 26,389 40 41 VII (481 and over). . .. 1,220 83 1,137 46,727 40 41 All schools .. 6,113 148 5,965 181,981 30 31