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5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of public schools classified according to grade and of junior [high schools and departments. The yearly average attendance is also shown : —

Table C1.—Number of Public Primary Schools and of Junior High Schools and Departments.

Table C 2, below, gives the number of schools other than public primary schools in the years 1931 and 1932

Table C2.—Number of Schools other than Public Primary Schools.

6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (D to F) give some details as to numbers on the roll at recognized educational institutions, numbers of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms, and median ages of full-time pupils in the various standards and forms.

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Total Average Attendance^ Number of Schools.* Primary Department.* Total.. Attendance. — 1 In each In each In each In each In each In each In each In each Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. Subgrade. Grade. 0 (1-8) .. .. 204 204 1,316 1,316 .. .. 1,316 1,316 1 (9-20) .. .. 752 752 11,024 11,024 ... .. 11,024 11,024 II (21-35) .. .. 471 471 12,758 12,758 .. .. 12,758 12,758 IIIa (36-50) .. .. 309 1 f 13,136 f .. ~| f 13,136 "V IIIB (51-80) .. .. 267 J> 16,511 y 42,348«! 49 l r 80-! 16,560 > 42,428 IIIo (81-120) .. .. 134 J L 12,701 j L 31 J [ 12,732 j IVa (121-160) .. .. 71 1 f 9,718 | f 373 1 f 10,091 ] IVb (161-200) .. .. 40 }■ 146 <! 7,032 y 636 >-1, 7,668 y 25,971 IVo (201-240) .. .. 35 J L 7,673 j I 539 J [ 8,212 J Va (241-280) .. .. 26 ] f 6,698 ") f 605 "j f 7,303 ] Vb (281-320) .. .. 28 77-i 8,307 |> 22,744-1 465 1,589-! 8,772 > 24,333 Vo (321-360) .. .. 23 J L 7,739 J I 519 J I 8,258 J VIa (361-400) .. .. 22 | f 8,257 f 405 ] f 8,662 1 VlB (401-440) .. .. 29 62-; 11,962 25,359-! 453 )■ 858<i 12,415 S- 26,217 VIo (441-480) .. .. 11 J (_ 5,140 J L •• J I 5,140 VIIA (481-520) .. .. 23 1 f 11,321 1 f 73 1 f 11,394 < VIIb (521-560) .. .. 19 10,118 .. 10,118 VIIc (561-600) .. .. 21 11,901 600 12,501 VIId (601-640) .. .. 12 7,298 43 7,341 VILe (641-680) .. .. 8 y 95-! 5,190 y 54,418<| .. y 716-< 5,190 y 55,134 mi- (681-720) .. .. 5 3,393 .. 3,393 VIIo (721-760) .. .. 4 2,877 .. 2,877 VIIh (761-800) .... 1 753 .. 753 VIIi (801-840) .. .. 2 J L 1,567 J (_ .. J (_ 1,567 Junior high schools and depart- 11 11 2,568 2,568 141 141 2,709 2,709 ments Totals, 1932 .. .. 2,528 2,528 196,958 196,958 4,932 4,932 201,890 201,890 Totals, 1931 .. .. 2,534 2,534 197,528 197,528 4,962 4,962 202,490 202,490 Difference -6 ; -6 -570 -570__ _ -30 -30 -600 -600 * Fifteen half-time and forty-two schools with side schools attached are counted as separate schools. t The average attendance shown under this heading is the average attendance for the year ended 31st August, 1932, computed and adjusted in accordance with the regulations governing the staffing of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1932, was : Primary departments, including Forms I and II of all junior high schools and departments, 193,872 ; secondary departments and Form III of the separate junior high school, 4,768. t The average attendance shown under this heading includes any pupils in Standard VII or in special classes. § This refers to secondary classes conducted mainly in rural areas in district high schools—that is, in primary schools to which are attached secondary departments. Form III of the separate junior high school is included in these figures.

(All schools not marked as " private " are State controlled.) Number of Schools in December, Number of Schools in December, 1931. 1932. Type of School. Type of Education Boys' Girls' Mixed „ . . Boys' Girls' Mixed „ . , Schools. Schools. Schools. 10 ™- Schools. Schools. Schools. 10tal - | . Junior high schools or depart- Intermediate .. 1 1 8 10 2 1 8 11 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. .. .. 82 82 .. .. 80 80 trict high schools Secondary .. .. .. Post-primary .. 12 14 16 42 10 12 16 38 Combined .. .. .. Post-primary .. 1 1 .. 2 3 3 .. 6 Technical .. .. .. Post-primary .. .. .. 22 22 .. .. 21 21 Native village .. .. Primary .. .. .. 139 139 .. .. 135 135 Native mission (private) .. Primary .. .. .. 11 11 .. .. 11 11 Native post-primary (private) . . Primary a n d 5 5 1 11 4 5 1 10 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary ..3 5 1 9 3 4 1 8 schools (private) Private primary .. .. Primary .. 45 41 219 305 40 41 228 309 Endowed schools and registered Post-primary 19 32 .. 51 20 33 1 54 private secondary schools Specialf .. .. Primary .. ' 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 5 * Ten of these in 1932 were junior-high-school departments. t Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school attached to a boys' welfare institution, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for the Blind is privately controlled.