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DETAILED TABLES BELATING TO PBIMABY EDUCATION,

The following tables relate to primary education for the year 1926. Table A1. —Number of Public Schools, December, 1926, classified according to Grade.

Table B1. —School Attendance at Public Schools in 1926.

—— —— - - >» ■ 2 «- <£ >, . i£ • •3 MS £ 3 o Grade of School •« 3 g m S _§ and 9l-S5a > d , g^5 Average Attendance. 3 § a > 3 2 ® §) 3 /d 0 © on < EH £ B £ £ U O OB EH 0 1-8 .. 70 8 20 30 31 21 19 16 13 228 1 9-20 .. 219 56 58 61 78 52 113 82 51 770 II 21-35 .. 154 30 40 31 52 25 91 58 53 534 |"A 36-50 .. ..110 29 21 12 14 13 50 27 29 305 III<! B 51-80 .. 70 22 29 19 21 10 47 23 27 268 I C 81-120 .. 43 9 7 14 14 8 19 17 4 135 f A 121-160 .. ..16 4 9 6 5 4 8 5 5 62 IVH B 161-200 .. ..4 4 5 3 7 2 5 1 1 32 I C 201-240 .. .. 6 2 3 3 6 3 10 2 5 40 fA 241-280 .. ..9 1 3 1 5 2 3 1 25 B 281-320 .. .. 4 .. 2 1 4 .. 3 3 2 19 [C 321-360 .. ..8 1 3 1 6 1 4 4.. 28 fA 361-400 .. .. 8 2 3 4 .. .. 3 3 1 24 VI<| B 401-440 .. ..11 1 .. 2 2 .. 5 3 2 26 LC 441-480 .. .. 5 4 .. 1 1 .. 11 fA 481-520 .. .. 8 .. 1 3 1 .. 13 B 521-560 .. .. 6 .. 2 2 3 .. 2 4 .. 19 C 561-600 .. .. 2 1 2 1 .. .. 6 1 1 14 D 601-640 .. ..4 1 1 1 4.. 3 3 1 18 E 641-680 .. .. 7 2 1 1 .. 1 12 TrrT J F 681-720 .. 1 •• 2 1 .. 4 V11<! G 721-760 .. .. .. 1 .. •• 2 .. 1 .. .. 4 H 761-800 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 6 I 801-840 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ,T 841-880 .. 1 1 K 881-920 L 921-960 .. 1 •• •• 1 Totals for 1926 .. 768 172 210 196 262 142 399 256 196 2,601 Totals for 1925 .. 757 171 211 191 258 143 394 257 198 2,580 Difference .. +11 +1 -1 +5 +4 -1 +5 -1 -2 +21 Note.—Part-time schools and main schools with side schools attached are counted separately, and are included in the separate grades determined by the separate average attendance of each school.

(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) Average Attendance for Minmhovo Mean of Average Weekly Eoll Whole Year (Mean of of Four Quarters, 1926. Average Attendance of Four Average Quarters). Attendance : a8 Education District. Pupils Pupils Percentage at at VGrtt " e 31st De- 31st De- Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. inor. cember, cember, ±to11 ' lswb 1925. 1926. Auckland.. .. .. 65,070 65,888 34,042 31,308 65,350 30,593 27,878 58,471 89-5 Taranaki.. .. .. 11,474 11,674 5,883 5,459 11,342 5,351 4,928 10,279 90-6 Wanganui .. .. 17,218 17,220 £8,909 8,100 17,009 8,064 7,259 15,323 90-1 Hawke'sBay .. .. 16,277 16,492 <18,438 7,581 16,019 7,713 6,879 14,592 91-1 Wellington .. .. 26,972 27,452 13,953 12,846 26,799 12,578 11,480 24,058 89-8 Nelson .. .. .. 7,143 7,118 13,682 3,308 6,990 3,357 3,000 6,357 90-9 Canterbury .. .. 36,887 37,384 $18,678 17,569 36,247 16,819 15,734 32,553 89-8 Otago .. .. .. 21,360 21,177 jl0,765 9,839 20,604 9,738 8,853 18,591 90-2 Southland .. .. 12,323 12,402 J 6,337 5,637 11,974 5,664 5,007 10,671 89-1 Totals, 1926 .. .. 216,807 110,687 101,647 212,334 99,877 91,018 190,895 89-9 Totals, 1925 .. 214,724 .. 110,461 101,435 ;211,896 101,242 92,346 193,588 91-4 Difference .. .. +2,083 +226 +212 +438 -1,365 -1,328 -2,693 -1-5