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g. NUMBER OF PUPILS AND ADULT TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND FORMS I AND II OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIFFERENT EDUCATION DISTRICTS. The following table gives the number of children attending public primary schools and Forms I and II of junior high schools and departments in the different education districts and the number of adult teachers in these schools at the end of 1932. The figures are exclusive of the secondary departments of district high schools.

Table J.

The foregoing table gives a complete picture of the pupils, schools, and departments and teachers concerned with primary instruction in each education district. The relative responsibilities of each Education Board can thus be seen, but in Auckland, Wellington, and Otago districts two intermediate departments which are controlled by High School Boards are included. io. SIZE OF CLASSES. . As will be seen from the following table, the average number of children per adult teacher in the public primary schools is not unreasonably high.

Table K1.-Average Number of Children per Adult Class-teacher in Public Primary Schools.

N.B. —The average attendance shown for each grade school in the above table does not correspond with that shown m table C 1, owing to the fact that in Table C 1 part-time and side schools are taken separately, thus altering the grades of various schools for the purpose of the tiicit table.

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Education District. Enrolment. Department! Adult Teachers. Auckland .. .. .. 64,822 758 1,934 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,524 170 '369 Wanganui .. .. .. 15,782 218 508 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 15,442 193 472 Wellington .. .. .. 27,347 248 811 Nelson .. .. .. 6,529 133 242 Canterbury .. .. .. 34,813 379 1,034 Otago.. .. .. .. 19,608 247 'ô38 Southland .. .. .. 11,413 182 376 Totals •• 207,280 2,528 6,384

Total . w i. p i - r, rti , Average Avera g e Number of Child. Number of Adult Teachers. Attendance ren P er Adult Class " Grade of School. for Year teacher. ended 31st All Head 0I ag „ August, 1932 Teachers. Teac *iers teacher " (Primary 1931. 1932. excluded. only). 0 (1-8) 185 .. 185 1,200 6 6 1 ( 9 - 20 ) •• •• 740 .. 740 10,882 15 15 T I"! •• •• 509 509 12 > 57 5 26 25 IIIa (36 50) .. .. 589 .. 589 12,828 22 22 IIIb (51-80) .. .. 534 .. 534 15,887 30 30 mo (81-120) .. .. 382 .. 382 11,961 32 31 IV (121-240) .. .. 680 .. 680 23,705 36 35 V (241-360) .. .. 580 .. 580 22,654 41 39 VI (361-480) .. .. 590 56 534 23,245 44 44 VII (481 and over) .. .. 1,503 104 1,399 59,453 44 43 Junior high schools and depart- 92 2 90 2,568 28* 29* ments (Forms I and II only) All schools.. .. 6,384 162 6,222 196,958 32 32~~ * These figures are low on account of the inclusion of 20 and 25 manual who devote part of their time to secondary departments.