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Staffs of Primary Schools. (Table El in E.—2.) The number of teachers employed in the primary departments of public schools in 1920 was 5,755, as compared with 5,626 in 1919. Of the total number, 5,175 were adult teachers (1,675 males and 3,500 females) and 580 were pupilteachers (114 males and 466 females). The increase in numbers took place in the adult staff, there being 69 more male teachers and 106 more female teachers than in 1919. There were 46 fewer pupil-teachers than in the previous year, but this decrease was more than compensated for in the increased number of probationers. In addition to the staff of adult teachers and pupil-teachers 580 probationers were employed—l 44 more than in 1919. Of the total, 95 were males and 485 were females, the number of males having increased by 50 per cent. The following table shows the number of adult teachers in each grade of school classified under the headings of sole, head, or assistant teachers : —

Number of Adult Teachers employed in Primary Departments of Public Schools, December, 1920.

The number of pupils per teacher in the several grades or groups of schools is shown below, two pupil-teachers being counted as equivalent to one adult teacher, and probationers being disregarded : —

Total Average Average Number Attendance. of C * Ud ™" P 6r I eacher. Grades 111-VII (two or more teachers) .. .. .. 153,755 38 Grades V-VII (six or more teachers) .. .. .. 89,174 43 All schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 179,261 32 The average number of pupils per teacher in all schools remains at thirty-two, this comparatively low figure being dominated, of course, by the large number

I Assii Teac Solo Teachers. Head Teachers. stant jhers. Total Adult Teachers. Grade of School. M. F. M. F. M. E. F. Total. M. Grade 0. (1-8) 1. (9-20) II. (21 -35) IIIa. (36-80) IIIb. (81-120) IV. (121-240) V. (241-400) VI. 401-480) VII. (over 480) 9 142 148 474 212 313 24 16 9 9 385 136 115 6 112 1 87 5 21 90 1 4 2 46 105 44 262 18 527 236 277 419 129 791 9 148 221 413 117 158 192 65 352 142 151 474 622 340 561 679 1,092 242 , 359 278 j 436 424 ! 616 129 | 194 792 1,144 All grades 393 945 819 158 463 2,397 1,675 3,500 5,175

Grade of School. T f. a } *"*"& Attendance. Average Number of Children per Teacher. Grade of School. Total Average Attendance. Average Number of Children per Teacher. 0. (1-8) .. 1,057 1. (9-20) .. 10,591 II. (21-35) .. 14,858 IIIa. (36-80) .. 29,904 IIIb. (81-120 j .. 12,355 IVa. (121-160) .. 8,094, IVb. (161-200) .. 7,475). IVo. (201-240) .. 5,753) Va. (241-280) .. 6,724 Vb. (281-320) .. 8,181 Vc. (321-360) .. 7,0371 Vix (361-400) .. 6,802J VIA. (401-440) .. 3,816) VIb. (441-480) .. 6,395) 6 15 27 27 32 39 VIIa. (481-520) .. VIIb. (521-560) .. VIIo. (561-600) .. VIId. (601-640) .. VIIe. (641-680) .. VIIp. (681-720) .. Vila. (721-760) .. VIIh. (761-800) .. VIIi. (801-840) .. VIIj. (841-880) .. VIIk. (881-920) .. VIIl. (921-960 .. 5,916] 4,701 7,886 9,058 7,180 I 4,118.1 5,273 2,981 1,609 588 909^ 44 42 45