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The table below shows the mean average roll number for every fifth year from 1878 to 1903, and for each of the last twelve years ; the table gives also the total average attendance for each year, the average attendance as a percentage of the roll (including secondary departments of district high schools), and the number of teachers employed in the public schools.
Schools, Attendance, and Teachers.
An estimate of the actual roll number of all children receiving primary education can be obtained by taking into account children in attendance at public schools (exclusive of secondary departments of district high schools), Native schools, schools at the Chatham Islands, registered private primary schools, and the lower departments of secondary schools. The figures will then be— Average Weekly Roll Ntjmbeb. Public schools (less secondary departments of district high 1914. 1915. schools).. .. .. .. .. .. 173,470 178,827 Native-village and Native mission schools .. .. 5,053 5,373 Chatham Island schools .. .. .. .. 98 88 Registered private primary schools .. .. .. 16,309 16,281 Lower departments of secondary schools .. .. 362* 417* Special schools 732 731 Total average weekly roll of primary scholars .. 196,024 201,717 * Number on roll at end of year. Attendance. (E.-2, Tables 81, 82, 83, and El.) The following figures show the average attendance at public schools in the Dominion during the years 1914 and 1915 : — Inoluding Seoondary Excluding" Seecondary Departments of Departments of Distriot High Schools. Distriot High Schools. Year 1915 163,092 160,895 Year 1914 158,134 156,211 Increase in 1915 .. .. .. .. 4,958 4,684 Increase per cent. .. .. .. .. 3'l 3"0 It will be seen that the increase per cent, in the average attendance was 3-1, as compared with 3-2 in the average weekly roll number. The figures for 1914 were 3-6 and 4-7 respectively, so that in both cases the increase was not so great as in the preceding year. The increase in actual figures in the average attendance was 6,892 in 1914 and 4,958 in 1915. The difference is largely accounted for by the
Number of Teaohers. Year '' ""J?* °'«e iSchtls. Wcek'y Average Attendance, Whole Year. Average Attendance as Percentage of Weekly Roll. Adults. Pupil-teach. irs. I M. F. Total. I M. F. Total. 1878 .. .. .. 748 1RS3 .. .. .. 971 90,859 1888 .. .. .. 1,158 113,636 1893 .. .. .. 1,375 125,692 1898 .. .. .. 1,655 133,782 1903 .. .. .. 1,786 134,748 1905 .. .. .. 1,851 138,471 1906 .. .. .. 1,921 140,320 1907 .. .. .. 1,963 141,940 1908 .. .. .. 1,998 145,974 1909 .. .. .. 2,057 151,142 1910 .. .. .. 2,096 154,756 1911 .. .. .. 2,166 159,299 1912 .. .. .. 2,214 164,492 1913 .. .. .. 2,255 169,530 1914 .. .. .. 2,301 175,570 1915 .. .. .. 2,338 181,229 •48,773 69,838 +90,108 1100,321 111,630 113,047 120,265 121,958 120,026 127,160 132,773 135,738 142,186 146,282 -151,242 158,134 163,092 76-9 79-3 79'8 83-4 83'9 86-9 86-9 84-6 87-1 87-8 87'7 89-3 88-9 89-2 90-1 90'0 707 905 1,039 1,107 1,234 1,270 1,302 1,314 1,332 1,331 1,406 1,456 1,493 1,555 1,603 1,628 1,591 454 656 887 1,096 1,370 1,726 1,835 1,887 1,955 2,021 2,208 2,252 2,351 2,550 2,659 2,820 3,077 1,161 ! 118 1,561 159 1,926 219 2,203 238 2,604 | 229 2,996 147 3,137 ! 151 3,201 153 3,287 172 3,352 161 3,614 166 3,708 174 3,844 I 179 4,105 162 4,262 142 4,448 139 4,668 141 332 450 571 730 694 913 825 1,063 831 1,060 552 699 528 679 518 67.1 478 650 476 637 530 696 526 §700 528 §707 476 §638 474 §616 470 §609 485 §626 i * Average of throe quarters. I Btrict average J Worki ig average. § Exclui sive of mi ale and female \ 'male p: ■obationers. •s.