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Table D.—Numbers on the Roll at Recognized Educational Institutions (exclusive of University Colleges and Kindergarten Schools).

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' Total Children. Adolescents. Adults. Number Number ~ , on the Roll on the . : i Type of School. on the Roll on I I . 1 I 1 1st July, 1st July, Under , 10-11 j 11-12 12-13 ! 13-14 14-15 ! 15-16 16-17 ; 17-18 18-19 | 19-20 20-21 21 Years 1936. 1937. 10 Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. ' Years. Years. Years. Years, j Years. Years. and ove i_ ! 1 I I l I I ' Public primary scliools .. .. 199,000 197,000 110,111 23,827 22,830 21,264 13,340 4,724 854 43 7 Special classes for backward 551 561 109 78 84 117 106 47 15 3 2 children Native scliools, village (primary).. 9,098 9,521 5,397 984 1,015 892 721 395 106 9 2 Native schools, mission and board- 674 662 374 65 63 59 53 27 13 6 1 1 ing (private primary)* Public primary schools, Chatham 166 163 .81 22 19 19 10 11 . . 1 Islands Secondary schools, lower depart- 210 215 56 26 45 41 23 15 8 1 ments Private primary schools* .. 26,549 26,510 14,054 3,098 3,183 3,064 2,007 836 204 47 14 2 .. 1 Intermediate schools and depart- 4,420 4,566 1 78 905 1,685 1,256 505 125 10 1 ments Secondary departments of district 4,749 4,949 .. .. 6 242 1,147 1,568 1,180 559 190 45 12 high schools Secondary schools .. .. 15,650 15,327 .. 18 677 3,219 4,242 3,760 2,160 974 214 53 7 3 Combined schools .. .. 2,233 2,330 .. .. 2 76 449 737 541 310 159 41 10 5 Technical high and day schools .. 9,163 9,408 .. .. 5 303 2,326 3,322 2,322 744 265 67 18 10 26 Technical schools and combined 12,481 13,430 .. .. 30 61 142 798 1,960 2,698 2,444 1,558 1,014 650 2,075 schools (part-time students at day and night classes) Native schools, secondary* — Primary .. .. .. 107 120 12 7 17 7 20 26 18 12 1 Post-primary . . . . 307 393 .. .. 1 6 32 79 115 87 41 8 4 4 16 Endowed and registered private 4,801 5,202 .. 1 9 208 902 1,274 1,320 946 398 125 11 3 5 secondary* Correspondence school — Primary .. .. .. 1,587 1,701 996 196 143 144 108 55 22 19 6 3 9 Secondary .. .. .. 786 961 .. 1 5 63 223 224 159 103 63 34 31 24 31 Training colleges . . . . 1,185 1,346 . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . • 75 253 281 230 507 Schools for mentally backward, &c. 218 227 14 26 38 37 47 24 10 13 8 4 1 5 School for the deaf .. .. 115 108 35 11 10 10 11 10 8 12 1 New Zealand Institute for the 28 31 11 3 3 2 3 1 7 1 Blind — Grand totals .. .. 294,078 294,731 131,251 28,423 28,431 28,977 26,145 18,920 12,747 7,784 4,650 2,357 1,444 939 2,663 v ■ y i Estimated population (inclusive of .. 1,587,393 fl38, 600 115,000 28,900 29,400 29,500 28,100 26,900 27,300 28,300 {28,500 Maoris) at 1st July, 1937 * Native mission schools are registered private primary schools, and three Native secondary schools are registered private secondary schools, but in this table these schools are considered, respectively, mission schools and Native post-primary schools. t Estimated population five years of age but under ten years of age. J Estimated population twenty-one years of age and under twenty-two years of age.