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1928. NE VV ZEALAN D

EDUCATION: PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E. —2, 1927.]

Presented, to both, Houses of the General Assembly by Command, of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. Detailed TABLES relating to Primary Education. I'age Table. I'age Appendices. AI. Number of Public Schools according to Grade .. 2 Appendix A 81. Attendance at Public Schools .. ..2 Report of Chief Inspector of Primary Schools .. 1!) 82. Average Attendance of various Grades of School 3 Cl. Age and Sex of Pupils on Rolls of Public Schools 4 Appendix B— G2. Number of Pupils in various Standards at Public ' Re of Edu(;ation Bo]U . ds Schools .. . • • • .. .) i al l l C 3. Average Age of Pupils at Public Schools .. 6 Auckland .. .. . . .. 2b C 4. Proficiency Examination Results .. .. 6 taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 27 C 5. Number of Children who left Public Schools in Wanganni .. .. .. .. 28 1926 .. .. .. .. . . 7 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 30 C sa. Number of Children who left Public Schools in Wellington .. . . .. .. 32 1927 .. .. .. -■ •• " I Nelson .. .. .. .. ..33 C 8. Destination of Children who left Public Schools Canterbury 34 in 1927 .. .. • • .. 8 Ot'i<*o 36 Dl. Registered Private Primary Schools—Number " a. of Schools, Pupils, and Teachers .. .. 9 1 Southland 38 El. Number of Teachers in Public Schools .. 9 E2. Classification of Teachers in Public Schools .. 10 Balance-sheets of Education Boards— E 3. Class of Certificate held by Teachers in Public Auckland .. 40 Schools .. .. •• ■ • 10 Taranaki 41 E 4. Amount of Salaries received by Teachers in • • ' Public Schools .. .. .. -.11 I Wangam,. .. 42 E 5. Grade of Salary received by Teachers in Public Hawkcsßay .. .. .. ..43 Schools .. .. -■ .. 12 I Wellington .. .. .. ..44 Fl. Receipts and Bank Balances of Education Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 45 Boards.. . . . . • ■ .. 13 Canterbury .. .. .. 46 V 2. Payments and Bank Balances of Education Otago .. . . .. .. 47 Boards.. .. .. •• ..'lB Southland .. .. .. ..48 F 3. Payments of Education Boards on account oi Administration and of Incidental Expenses of Schools I* Appendix C— F4. Office Staffs of Education Boards .. ..15 Training.CollegesReports of Principals of Training Colleges— Detailed Taj.lesrelating to. Training Colleges. . Auckland .. .. ..49 Table. Wellington .. .. .. .. 50 Pl. Number of Students in Training Colleges .. 16 Christcliureh .. .. .. ..51 P 2. Initial Status on their Admission of Students Dunedin 52 who left in 1927.. .. .. ..16 P3, Examination Status of Students who left in 1.927 17 P 4. Highest Status on Admission of Students who Appendix U - entered Training Colleges in 1927 .. ..Is Report of Supervisor of Musioal Eduoation .. 54

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