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1948 NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION OF MAORI CHILDREN [In continuation of E.-3, 1947]

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

CONTENTS PAGE No. I.—Report of the Senior Inspector of Maori Schools.. .. .. .. 1 No. 2.—Detailed Tables : Table H 1. Number of Maori Schools classified according to Grade, &c. .. .. ..7 Table H 4. Number of Maori Pupils attending Maori Secondary Schools, &c. .. .. 8 Table H 4a. Number of Scholarship - holders enrolled at Public and Private Secondary Schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Table H 5. Number of Maori Children attending Public Schools .. .. .. 9 Table H 6. Classification of Maori Children at Public Schools .. .. 10 Table H 7. Ages and Standards of Children at Maori Primary Schools .. .. 11 Table H 8. Certificates held by Teachers in Maori Primary Schools .. .. ..12 No. 1 REPORT OF THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF MAORI SCHOOLS Sir, — Ist June, 1948. I have the honour to present the following report on Maori schools for the year 1947 1. Schools and Staff In 1947 the number of Maori schools under the control of the Education Department was 160, an increase of 1 over the number for 1946. The schools at Mokai and Te Rena were taken over from the Auckland Education Board, while the Maori school at Tokata was consolidated on Te Araroa Maori District High School. The total enrolment at the end of the year was 13,170, an increase of 516 over the figures for December, 1946. The average weekly enrolment was 12,640 (12,345 in 1946) and the percentage of regularity was 88. Of the 13,170 children on the roll at the end of the school year, 12,036 were Maori and 1,134 European. These figures show an increase of just over 4 per cent, on the figures for 1946,