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DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO PRIMAEY EDUCATION. The following tables relate to Primary Education for the year 1917. The extract from the Minister's Eeport (E.-l) relating to primary education is not being republished this year in this paper.

Table A1. —Number of Public Schools, December, 1917.

Table B1. —School Attendance at Public Schools for 1917.

[Classified aooi irding to Part EH: lied luoai )101 lot, t. 191/ Grade of School and Average Attendance. 5, S ! >, X, in 1 « a 2 Q i fa a I a 8 I o a 3 3 o GO in (I 1-8 I 9-20 II 21-35 TTT (A 36-80 IB 81-120 [A 121-160 IV-( B 161-200 [ G 201-240 'A 241-280 „ j B 281-320 I (! 321-360 I D 361-400 VT J A 401-450 IB 451-500 fA 501-550 15 551 600 (1 601-650 L) t>5.1 700 inT , ii 701-750 V11 ) F 751-800 0 801-850 H 85.1-1)00 1 901-950 .1 051-1,000 .. 37 196 153 161 17 6 14 8 8 5 2 3 3 0 3 9 35 40 53 8 4 i 2 13 <i3 37 .->() 13 8 2 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 Lβ 38 25 28 14 4 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 39 65 55 47 15 6 7 3 6 3 4 2 III 42 25 25 9 4 3 2 2 17 100 98 88 23 12 5 9 2 3 4 4 2 3 17 71 63 59 II 8 I 2 o 2 1 2 3 4 4 1 13 52 4(1 55 7 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 .177 662 53 (i 566 117 56 43 30 29 22 21 14 10 20 9 7 24 10 7 4 2 1 4 2 1 ;s 7 7 5 3 2 1 i 1 1 i 2 2 2 I 2 1 1 I 2 2 Totals for 1917 640 156 203 145 265 129 383 260 187 2,368 Totals f«r 1916 033 152 201 157 267 121 381 261 182 2,355 Difference .. +7 +4 +2 -12 +2 -1 +5 + 13 -2 +8 ire eounf :h sclioo ted sepa: .1. •ately, and are i Lcludcd in Note. —Part-time schools and main scl the respective grades determined by the se lools wi' tparate c ;h side-si ,verage i shook attached t Atendance of eai

(E: icluding Secondar; Departments of D: listrict Hi| ;h Schools.) Mean of Average We ol Pour Quarten sekly Boll 3,1917. Average Attendance for Whole Tear (Mean ol Average Attendance of Four Quarters). Average Attendance as Percentage of the Mean of Average Weekly Roll of B'our Quarters, 1917. Education Districts. Roll Numbers. Pupils Pupils at belonging 31st De- at 31st cember, Decem1916. ber, 1917. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland.. Taranaki .. Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 50,048 9,384 14,699 12,838 23,449 6,600 32,939 21,918 11,894 51,817 9,816 15,065 13,048 24,039 0,728 33,464 22,207 11,990 26,651 5,040 7,825 6,678 12,422 3.550 17,020 11,347 0,155 24,456 4,590 7,077 0,190 11,271 3,229 15,897 10,470 5,675 51,107 9,630 14,902 12,868 23,693 6,779 32,917 21,823 11,830 23,823 4,476 7,070 5,962 11,307 3,219 15,257 10,540 5,521 21,588 4,028 0,328 5,509 10,153 2,868 14,151 9,660 5,050 45,411 8,504 13,398 1.1,471 21,460 6,087 29,408 20,200 10,571 88-9 88-3 89-9 89-1 90-6 89-8 89-3 92-6 89-4 Totals, 1917 Totals, 1910 183,769 188,174 96,088 94,608 88,80.1 87,062 185,549 181,670 87,175 84,336 79,335 76,644 160,510 100,980 89-7 88-0 Difference 4,405 2,080 1,799 3,879 2,839 2,091 5,530 1-1