E. —2.

Table A2.-ATTENDANCE at Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1941.

Table A8.—AGE AND ATTAINMENT of Pupils leaving Primary Schools during 1941.

Table A15.-REGISTERED PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Number of Schools, Pupils, and Teachers at the End of 1941.

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(Excluding Form III pupils of Intermediate Schools, Secondary Departments of District High Schools, but including pupils in special classes and Standard VII.) Average Attendance for Ti-ll Nmvihova Mean ol Average Weekly Roll Whole Year (Mean of of Three Terms, 1941, Average Attendance of Three Average Terms), Attendance as Education District. Pupils Pupils Percentage at at of Avera S e 31st De- 31st De- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. cember, cember, rton, ly^i. 1940. 1941. - . _ . __ Auckland .. .. 66,140 66,708 34,351 32,132 66,483 30,238 28,079 58,317 87-73 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,032 10,924 5,517 5,144 10,661 4,872 4,511 9,383 88-01 Wanganui .. .. 14,617 13,893 7,014 6,424 13,438 6,185 5,614 11,799 87-88 Hawke's Bay .. .. 13,952 13,912 7,071 6,453 13,524 6,218 5,598 11,816 87-38 Wellington .. .. 26,098 26,041 13,263 12,173 25,436 11,739 10,688 22,427 88-17 Nelson .. .. .. 6,487 6,390 3,195 3,021 6,216 2,863 2,672 5,535 89-04 Canterbury .. 32,090 32,052 16,225 14,775 31,000 14,531 13,114 27,645 89-18 Otago .. .. .. 16,894 16,670 8,484 7,748 16,232 7,596 6,948 14,544 89-60 Southland .. .. 11,103 10,985 5,546 5,134 10,680 5,121 4,728 9,849 92-32 Intermediate schools and de- 5,450 6,408 3,392 3,116 6,508 3,148 2,891 6,039 92-7,9 partmentB — Totals, 1941 .. 208,869 203,983 104,058 106,120 200,178 92,511 84,843 177,354 88-60 Note.—The corresponding figures for the socondary departments of district high schools will be found in Table G 1 on page 8 of this paper, and the corresponding figures for Form III of the separate intermediate schools in Table B 1 on page 5 of this paper.

In Form II. Age. With Primary School Without Primary In orm 1 - Certificate. School Certificate. Boys. Cirls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. .. . . 810 467 146 94 200 91 14 „ under 15 .. .. .. .. 2,820 2,427 275 259 592 443 13 „ „ 14 .. .. .. .. 3,496 3,939 21 27 57 49 12 „ ,,.13 .. .. .. .. 726 1,030 2 5 10 8 U „ 12 .. .. .. .. 58 50 1 .. 6 2 Under 11 years . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 J Totals, 1941 .. .. .. .. .. 7,910 7,913 445 385 867 594 Totals, 1940 .. .. .. .. .. 7,704 7,397 483 387 799 609 Difference .. .. .. .. +206 +516 —38 —2 +68 —15 In Standard IV. In Standard III. * n 1 or Totals. Age _ _ Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. . 15 years and over .. ..40 23 12 4 11 6 1,219 685 1,904 14 „ under 15 .. 241 169 78 45 22 15 4,028 3,358 7'386 13 „ ,,14 .. 26 13 10 12 4 9 3,614 4,049 7,663 12 „ 13 .. 9 5 6 7 5 4 758 1,059 1,817 11 „ „ 12 ..7 7 4 1 4 8 80 68 148 Under 11 years .. .. 1 3 4 2 36 30 43 36 79 Totals, 1941 .. 324 220 114 71 82 72 9,742 9 255 18 997 Totals, 1940 .. 342 200 122 68 82 50 9,532 8' 711 18 243 Difference .. -18 +20 -8 +3 .. +22 +210 +544 +754

Roll Number at End of Year. g Number of Teachers. Number of Schools. — § A T3 tr L, .2 2 -§ Total Roll. g S 3.2 a- 13 ®' a District. —; «_ tg jg Sm *2 §"jl8 is £ o -d o .2flm go 0 0 So <u "1 rr 6 « 5«o ogo §go «8o §-g W> : « flc " ° 0cZ3 Oo3 §:§,§ 5 3.S SSS p 3m a® « »• d | ■ - - rc5d^r^6^Cl O oH §^ r d X T, ■$ > \ I g aM 6 " m I 6 ° 8 § g 5 M.| F. M. F. M. | F. Totals, 1941.. 21 232 51, 304 93924,195 3,48013,78514,82928,614 25,246 6 46 59 696 49 116 Totals, 1940.. 22 232 52 306 994 24,049 3,411 13,70814,746 28,454 25,356 10 57 67 718 60 140 Difference -1 .. -1 —2 -55 +146 +69 +77 +83 +160 -140 -4 -11 -8 -22 -11 -24