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have obtained some educational qualification approved by the Director of Education ; (3) give satisfactory evidence as to moral character and health ; and (4) pay fees at the rate of £7 7s. per term for tuition and training. Of the 1,183 students in attendance at training colleges in 1929, 591 were in their first year, 542 in the second, and 50 in the third year. Each of the 50 thirdyear students was aiming to qualify as a specialist teacher in some particular subject. Eleven were qualifying as teachers of science ; 1, mathematics ; 9, drawing and handwork; 3, mathematics and science both ; 14, music and eurhythmies ; and 12, physical training : total, 50. The number of students who left training colleges in 1929 was 592, and their examination status was as follows : Class A certificate, 1 ; Class B certificate, 96 ; Class C certificate, 405 ; Class D with partial success towards Class C, 78 ; Class D, 1 ; credited with some subjects towards a teacher's certificate, 11. Grading of Teachers. The total number of teachers graded as at the 31st December, 1929, was 7,348, including 38 New Zealand teachers employed in Island Schools (Fiji, Western Samoa, and Cook Islands). The total for the previous year was 7,203. Appeals against grading were lodged by 200 teachers, as compared with 148 for the previous year. Of the latter number, 61 appeals were withdrawn, 56 were disallowed, and 31 were upheld. Status of Teachers in Eegard to Certificates. The table below gives a summary of the position with regard to the number of primary-school teachers holding teachers' certificates in the last three years : —

Primary Teachers in Public Schools.

The numbers of teachers holding certificates of the various classes in 1928 and 1929 were as follows : —

1927. 1928. 1929. Number. Number. ■ r " Number. r centage. centage. centage. I. Certificated teachers .. .. 5,730 92 5,916 93 5,969 93 II. Uncertificated teachers — (1) Holding licenses .. .. 35 1 14 * 8 (2) Unlicensed .. .. 465 7 411 6 461 7 Total uncertificated .. . . 500 8 425 7 469 7 Totals of I and II .. .. 6,230 100 6,341 100 6,438 100 ♦No significant percentage.

1928. 1929. Class of Certificate. — — —r — M. F 1 Total. M, F. Total. I I ' * i c > 4ht 11| A ...... 50 9 59 42 10 52 B .. .. .. 570 339 909 630 391 1,021 C .. .. .. 1,127 2,311 3,438 1,140 2,359 3,499 D .. .. .. 371 1,063 1,434 342 987 1,329 E ...... 10 66 76 10 58 68 Total .. .. 2,128 3,788 5,916 2,164 3,805 5,969