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Table D.—ROLL NUMBERS at Educational Institutions (exclusive of University Colleges and Kindergarten Schools)

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Number Number Children. Adolescents. Adults. r „ , i on the Roll on the Type of School. on the Roll on * -™! ~\ i j ' j j j 1 j j j 1st July, 1st July, Under 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21 Years 1942. 1943. 10 Years, i Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years, i and over. i I j : ! I Public primary schools .. 189,117 186,003 106,579 21,270 20.119 19.181 13,745 4,390 670 49 Special classes for backward 769 784 130 92 126 144 150 75 24 15 28 children • Native village schools (primary).. 11,013 10,914 5,898 1,191 1,140 1,117 933 499 108 23 4 1 Native mission and boarding 650 638 336 71 60 65 59 43 3 1 .. .. ... schools (private primary)* Public primary schools, Chatham 133 126 50 14 17 20 12 9 3 1 Islands Secondary schools, lower depart- 147 181 43 21 j 18 48 30 17 4 ments j Private primary schools* .. 26,148 27,674 14,393 3.256 I. 3,335 3,264 2,317 861 191 50 5 2 Intermediate schools and depart- 7,474 8,810 .. 123! 1,615 3,173 2,800 929 151 18 1 ments Secondary departments of district 5.640 5,923 .. .. 1 95 871 1,988 1,763 828 318 53 4 1 1 high schoolsl] Secondary schools .. .. 14,682 15,690 .. .. 5 285 2,235 4,874 4,375 2,598 1,049 250 17 2 ~C~mbined schools .. .. 2,930 3,122 .. .. 1 63 465 903 914 503 229 41 2 1 Technical high and day schools .. 9,016 10,055 .. .. 1 109 1,441 3,756 3,125 1,217 314 57 17 7 11 Part-time students at day and 11,305 12,798 .. .. 34 24 127 495 1,445 2,510 2,482 1,480 789 463 2,949 night classes Native secondary schools* — Primary .. ' .. .. 38 28 .. .. 2 4 8 9 5 Post-primary .. .. 370 375 .. .. .. 2 18 73 118 91 51 15 5 2 Endowed and registered private 6,113 6,809 .. .. 5 161 1,050 1,936 1,817 1,191 560 75 8 3 3 secondary schools* Correspondence school — Primary .. .. .. 1,800 1,874 1,059 148 163 163 131 90 44 26 15 3 6 5 21 Secondary .. .. .. 679 641 .. .. .. 16 103 208 146 104 30 23 9 2 Training-colleges .. .. 1,463 1,775§ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 274 625 481 230 165 Schools for mentally backward, &c. 206 190 20 13 14 28 37 28 18 16 7 4 1 4 School for the deaf .. .. 107 126 50 13 10 13 11 11 9 9 New Zealand Institute for the Blind 25 34 9 3 6 1 2 8 4 1 Grand totals .. .. 289,825 294,570 128,567 26,215 26,672 j 27,976 26,545 21.202 14,937 9,251 j 5,367 2,629 1,339 720 3,150 k . J\ Estimated population (inclusive of .. 1,632,669 132,500f 109,000 . 27,900 ! 28.200 28,600 28,800 28,800 28,300 28,000 26,100i Maoris) at 1st July, 1943 i i * Native mission schools are registered private primary schools, and some Native secondary schools are registered private secondary schools, but in this table these schools are considered, respectively, missions schools and Native post-primary schools. t Estimated population five years of age but under ten years of age. } Estimated population twenty-one years of age and under twenty -two years of age. § There were 98 students in the armed forces or engaged in essential work. || Includes 72 pupils in 1943 attending Native District High Schools.