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VIII

The tables of ages and standards throw light on the numbers of new pupils entering in the year and of pupils finally leaving the schools. Table B taken by itself is misleading. The number of admissions shown in that table is 49,190, and the number of cases of "leaving " is 46,093 (including 7,244 which is the difference between the roll-number at the end of 1891 and the roll-number at the beginning of 1892). The census statistics show that, taking one year with another, the annual addition of new pupils cannot be much more than 16,000. The very much greater number (49,190) shown in Table Bis accounted for by the practice of regarding as a new-comer a pupil who returns after an absence of a complete quarter, and by the migration of families from district to district. From a comparison of the tables of ages for 1891 and 1892 (assuming the accuracy of the returns of age) it is certain that at least 15,674 new pupils under the age of ten years entered in 1892, and that at least 12,577 pupils above the age of ten really left during the year. From a comparison of the tables of standards for the two years one could only make sure of the admission of 14,754 new pupils and the retirement of 11,657. With respect to the 11,657, it is ascertained from the tables that 3,656 remained at school until they had passed the Sixth Standard; 2,032 left after passing the Fifth; 2,547 after passing the Fourth; 2,363 after passing the Third; 1,059 after passing the Second. It is probable that the number actually leaving school during the year did not exceed 13,000, and the position as to standards of 11,657 out of this number is known, and may be stated as follows: Out of 100 pupils leaving, 31J have passed Standard VI.; 17J have passed Standard V.; 22 have passed Standard IV. ; 20 have passed Standard III.; 9 have passed Standard 11. A small proportion of the pupils leave to enter schools for secondary instruction. The number of schools rose during the year 1892 from 1,255 to 1,302, and the mean of the average attendance per school from 76 - 7 to 77 - 5. In 1878 the mean number of children per school was 67 - 7.

TABLE J.—Number of Schools, December, 1892. (In this enumeration every couple of half-time schools is reckoned as one school, except in the column for number of such schools.)

The number of teachers rose from 3,219 to 3,340, the addition to the number of men being 33, and to the number of women 88. The mean number of children (average attendance) for one teacher (not counting sewing-mistresses) rose from 31-4 to 31-7.

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