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Table K2.—Size of Classes in Schools of Grade IV and over.

Table K3. -Change in Average Number of Pupils per Adult Teacher in Public Primary Schools and Forms I and II of Junior High Schools and Departments.

It will be seen that no change in the average number of children per adult classteacher was recorded this year, but when all adult teachers in the schools were considered (Table K 3), there was a slight drop in the number of pupils per adult teacher. Although the number of large classes was not materially reduced during the year, the retention of additional assistants helped considerably in this direction, and it would appear that for the ensuing year (see Table K 3) there will be a still greater improvement. ii. CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHERS. The following tables give the status in regard to certificates of teachers in primary schools, junior high schools and departments, secondary departments of district high schools and Native schools, and the classification of teachers in secondary, technical, and combined schools : —

Table L1.-Status in regard to Certificates of Teachers in Primary Schools and Forms I and II of Junior High Schools and Departments as in December.

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February, 1927. February, ] 932. February, 1933. Number of Children. N aSL o1 ; p » c ™"- I Under 31 193 7 258 8-0 387 12'8 31_40 . • 726 24 758 24-0 911 300 41_50 ' .. 1,087 37 1,197 38-0 1,106 36'5 51_60 .. .. .. 817 27 825 26-5 575 19'0 61 and over .. •. 158 5 107 3*5 52 1 - 7 Total .. .. 2,981 100 3,145 lOO'O 3,031 100

Average Attendance Number Qf Numbf)r of pupUs Year - end f g Adult Teachers. Adult Teacher. 31st August. 1925 . .. •• 194,741 6,002 32-4 1926 .. •• 192,588 6,183 31-1 1927 .. .. 192,284 6,230 30-8 1928 .. -■ 195,411 6,341' 30-8 1929 .. .. 195,359 6,438 30-3 1930* .. .. 196,115 6,479 30-3 1931* .. .. .. 197,528 6,276 31-5 1932* .. .. •• 196,958 6,384 30-9 * Prior to 1930 only pupils and adult teachers in those junior high schools under the control of the Auckland Education Board were included.

1930. 1931. 1932. Number. Number. Number. I r " centage. centage. I centage. I. Certificated teachers .. .. 5,921 91 5,674 90 6,316 99 II. Uncertificated teachers — (1) Holding licenses.. .. 7 .. 4 ■■ 1 (2) Unlicensed .. .. 199 3 125 2 67 1 (3) Probationary assistants . . 352 6 473 8 * Total uncertificated .. 558 9 602 10 68 1 Totals of I and II .. .. 6,479 100 6,276 1 100 6,384 100 * Probationary assistants were not allotted to schools in 1932, their positions being filled at the beginning of each term by ex-students without permanent positions to enable them to obtain at least one term's employment during the year. At the end of the year there were 490 of these ex-students in probationary assistants' positions, of which number only 2 were uncertificated.