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1911. 1912. Combined rolls of Native schools .. .. .. .. 5,174 5,237 Combined average weekly roll number .. .. .. 5,245 5,241 Combined average yearly attendance .. .. . . 4,563 4,588 Percentage of regularity of attendance .. .. .. 86-8 87-5 The increase in the development of the Native village schools since the year 1881, when they were transferred to the control of this Department, is shown in the following table : —
Table Ha. —Schools, Attendance, and Teachers.
It will be seen that there has been an increase of 80 per cent, in the number of schools, and this does not take into account many schools which have been transferred to the various Boards of Education during the period covered by the table. The average attendance has risen from 1,406 to 4,090. while the average percentage of regularity (86-9) is the highest yet reached. In this connexion it is worthy of note that in forty-two schools an average of over 90 per cent, was reached. Table H 2, in the Appendix, supplies detailed information in regard to the roll number and average attendance. The number of Maoris attending public schools on the 31st December, 1912, as compared with the number attending at the 31st December, 1911, was — 1911, 4,685 ; 1912, 4,193. Details are to be found in Table H5. The total number of children of Maori or of mixed race on the rolls of primary Native schools, public schools, Native mission schools, and secondary Native schools, together with such pupils as were receiving special technical training at the end of the year 1912, is given in the following schedule :—
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Year. 1881 1886 1891 1896.. 1901.. 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907.. 1908 1909 1910.. 1911 .. 1912 Number of Teachers. -Number Average °' Mean of Average Attendance s . ch o°' a Average "'SS™ 1 ! B "", Teachers in Charge. Assistant Teachers. ctEnd ] weekly Boll. wh ° le , Percentage Sewing . ,, ' ; iir , ? t» „ mistresses. Ye » r - I | Weekly EoU. Mn|e FenlaJe Male Fcmale I I I 60 1,406 .. 54 6 .. 4 48 69 2.343 2,020 86-2 60 9 .. 26 30 66 2.395 1,837 76-7 59| 8f 1 26 37 74 2,874 2,220 77-3 64f lit .. 61 16 89* 3,257 2,592 79-6 70f 18f .. 09 15 98* 3,650 i 3,005 82-3 77f 20t .. 83 11 97* 3,805 3,012 79-2 76f 20f .. 79 13 95* 3,794 3,083 81-3 73f ! 21t .. 85 11 95 4,097 3,428 83-7 74f i 22f .. 87 15 98 4,235 3,607 85-2 78t 21f 2 94 11 99 4,321 3,561 82-4 82f 18f 2 105 3 95 4,479 3,781 84-4 76 19 2 104 5 .. 94 4,308 i 3,680 85-4 76 18 3 101 5 .. I 99 4,325 3,714 85-9 78 21 3 106 4 .. | 104 4,621 3 990 863 81 22 3 119 3 ..108 1 702 i 090 86-9 86 22 4 122 2 48 30 37 16 15 11 13 il 16 II 3 5 5 4 3 2 * Includes two subsidised schools. t Includes two teachers jointly in charge of one school.
I Actual Number. Number per 10 000 of -Maori Population at Census of 1911 (49,829). T. Primary schools — (a.) Government Native schools (b.) Mission schools .. (c.) Public schools 1,694 174 1,918 942-0 35-0 985-9 II. Secondary schools II. (Special technical training — 9,781 369 16 1,962-9 740 3-2 Totals 10,166 2.040-1