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WELLINGTON. Sir,— Wellington, February, 1915. We have the honour to submit our report for 1914 on the work and condition of the primary schools in the Wellington District. Statistics. —The total number of schools in active operation at the end of the year was 166, as compared with 169 in 1913; six schools having been closed —vi/.., Akitio, Korokoro South, Maungapakeha, Mitehelltown, Pencarrow, Weraiti, and. three, Kelburn, Mangapari, and Mangaroa, having been opened. Visits of examination and inspection were paid to eighteen private schools. Particulars as to standard numbers and average ages are set out in the following tables :—
giving a total of 184 schools in all, with 2.1,569 pupils in attendance. The following table shows variations in roll number of each standard as compared with 1913: —
Tabic showing average ages of pupils in preparatory and standard classes compared with Dominion averages: —
Classes. Number on ! Pre f nt at , the Roll. ; _ Annual . Examination. Avorago Ago of I'npils in each Class. 166 Public schools— Standard VII VI V IV III II I 265 255 1,463' , 1,441. 2,029 2,006 2,149 2,127 2,328 2,304 2,472 2,428 2,334 2,287 6,651 6,329 Yrs» nios. 14 10 13 10 12 8 12 0 10 11 9 8 8 10 6 11 Preparatory Totals 19,691 19,177 9 9* Eighteen private schools— Standard VI V IV III II I Preparatory 141 184 191 227 246 252 637 136 175 182 215 234 240 582 14 3 13 2 12 1 11 2 9 11 9 0 6 2 Totals 1,878 1,764 10 10* * Mean of avorage a; ;e.
Year. „ , , Prepara- Standard Standard Standard | S tandard OCtlOOIS. tQry j u jjj Iv Standard Standard V. VI. Standard VII. Totals. 913 914 169 166 6,402 6,651 2,321 2,334 2,235 2,472 2,203 2,328 2,213 2,149 1,771 2,029 1,416 1,463 304 265 18,865 19,691 -3 + 249 + 13 + 237 + 125 -64 + 258 + 47 -39 + 826
Average Age for Preparatory. Standard I. Standard Standard II. III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard Standard VI. VII. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. ominion, 1913 7 1 9 1 Wellington, 1914 6 11 8 10 Yrs. mos. i Yrs. moa. Yrs. mos. 10 2 j II 3 12 2 9 8 i 10 11 12 0 I Yrs. mos. 13 2 12 8 Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 14 0 15 0 13 10 14 10 Percentage of children in preparatory classes—Dominion, 36-2 ; Wellin ;ton, 33-2.