8.—2.

No. 2.—DETAILED TABLES RELATING TO PRIMARY EDUCATION.

Table A1.—Number of Public Schools, December, 1918, classified according to Grade.

Table B1. —School Attendance at Public Schools for 1918.

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Grade of School and Average Attendance. t '4 M ca <j g a S <! En S a 3 a 3 £__ ri cS n co _ O .2 % _L a o cc B. a o Bos ■£ 3 la ■§ : _ 6 3 _ en cd _s O O o^ cj O _ Eh 0 1-8 1 9-20 II 21-35 TTT fA 36-80 111 (B 81-120 fA 121-160 IV< B 161-200 I C 201-240 fA 241-280 V J B 281-320 v ) C 321-300 { D 361-400 VT J A 401-450 1 (B 451-500 "A 501-550 B 551-600 C 601-650 D 651-700 sm J E 701-750 V1J -] F 751-800 | G 801-850 H 851-900 | I 901-950 ( .1 951-1,000 .. V-t 39 7 187 34 159 40 153 62 22 10 6 2 11 1 6 13 1 3 2 3 4 3 I .. 6 1 3 2 1 4 6 2 4 1 1 1 14 65 32 54 II 9 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 12 43 21 34 11 5 1 2 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 . T 38 69 51 48 9 8 8 6 1 2 5 i i 2 3 1 2 2 2 20 44 21 27 8 4 4 2 1 1 I 14 13 13 170 107 [ 76 47 672 96 ' 61 43 524 91 J 58 55 572 2.1. I 10 7 109 12 8 5 ' 59 8 6 (i 47 8 .. I 27 2 3 .. 28 1 1 2 21 5 3 1 22 6 4 1 17 3 1 1 II 3 1 14 2 2 .. 11 2 3 .. 12 .6 5 1 18 1 1 .. 14 7 1 .. 1 6 1 1 2 I . . .. 1 VI II Totals for 1918 637 153 637 153 205 205 147 147 259 259 133 133 388 258 | 185 2,365 388 Totals for 1917 640 156 640 156 203 203 145 145 265 265 129 129 383 260 187 2,368 383 Difference .. -3 -3 +2 +2 — -3 -3 +2 +2 -6 -6 +4 +4 +5 -2 -2 -3 +5 ~2 -2 i

Ixclui ling loooni lary •eparti lonts o: 'istrict 100 Is.) Education Districts. Roll Ni Pupils at 81st Decern ber 1917. imbers. Mean of < of Foi .verage Weekly Roll ir Quarters, 1918. Girls. Total. Averag Wholi Average i ge Attendance for ,_„. le Year (Mean of . ATX.* ° Attendance of Four Attendance Quarters). Percentage of the Mean oi Average Weekly Girls. Total. Roll of Four Quarters, 1918. Pupils at 31st December, 1918. Boys. Boys. Auckland.. Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 51,817 9,816 15,065 13,048 24,039 6,728 33,464 22,207 11,990 51,817 9,816 .15,065 13,048 24,039 6,728 33,464 22,207 11,990 53,259 10,091 15,484 13,495 24,862 6.980 34,090 22,339 12,080 27,301 5,180 7,908 6,869 12,752 3.605 17,131 11,335 6,155 .25,163 52,464 4,680 9,800' 7,241 15,1.49 6,334 13.203 11,675 24,427 3,295 6,900 16,102 33,233 .10,515 21,850 5,691 1.1,846 24,032 4,602 7,110 6,126 11,617 3,217 15,148 10,408 5,470 21,809 45,841 i 87-4 4,111 8,713 I 88-4 6,448 13,558 j 89-5 5,607 11,733 , 88-9 10,349 21,968 I 89-9 2,881 6,098 88-4 14.124 29,272 88-1 9,537 1.9,945 91'3 5,005 10,475 88-4 Totals, 1918 Totals, 1917 188,174 188,174 192,680 98,236 96,688 90,696 188.932 88;86l 185,549 87,730 87,175 79,871 107,601 88'7 79,335 166,510 89-7 536 1,091 -1-0 Difference 4.506 1,548 1.835 3,383 555 I