OVERCROWDED SCHOOL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19320, 6 May 1926, Page 11

OVERCROWDED SCHOOL.

ROLL AT NEWTON CENTRAL. REORGANISATION NEEDED. The overcrowding of the Newton Centre] School, concerning which complaints have been made recently, was discussed yesterday by the Auckland Education Board. The senior inspector and the advisory inspector reported that, there was more than ten square feet of floor space per child in the school. The rooms were wellventilated and were of the latest design. In sonic of the rooms the space was not Uiuc used to tb" hest advantage, 'the onlv real overcrowding was in standard two. The inspectors, advised reorganisation of the various classes so as to make better use of the available space, and recommended that about 20 children fiom standard two should be taught in a separate room. A report was also submitted showing that some of the children could have been absorbed by schools. Jhe roll number of Newton < entia was and the average attendance was 421. or 66 in excess of the schoobs normal The floor space was 42r7 square fJt \t Newton East, there was room for 150 additional children, at Newton West for 15. and at Grey Lynn for 45. The chairman. Mr. A. Burns, remarked that plans were at present being prepared for additions to the school, and later it Was intended to combine Newton East and Central in one big school.