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During the year it was necessary to provide £2,792 for the replacement of school-buildings destroyed by fire. This amount was recovered from the Government Fire Insurance Fund together with £2,357 on account of expenditure of the previous year. The increase in " credits-in-aid " represents a substantial portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Clyde Quay School site, Wellington, and also assistance given by the Unemployment Board for the erection of school-buildings. The following table shows the capital expenditure on new buildings, additions, sites, and teachers' residences for the years ended 31st March, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936 : — 1932-33. 1933-34. 1934-35. 1935-36. £ £ £ £ Public schools .. 36,290 57,664 35,105 87,908 Secondary schools .. 22,909 2,568 14,679 23,516 Technical schools .. 4,110 1,504 12,851 59,350 Training colleges .. .. .. .. 610 Native schools .. 869 2,698 5,419 8,399 Child - welfare institutions .. .. .. .. .. 221 Gross total.. 64,178 64,434 68,054 180,004 Less credits-in-aid .. 7,050 7,778 10,894 48,547 £57,128 £56,656 £57,160 £131,457 5. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of public schools classified according to grade. The average attendance for the year ended 31st August is also shown : —

Table C1. —Number of Public Primary Schools.

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Total Average Attendance.! Number of Schools.* G lang 0 °o? C A h^age d ***** Department.* D S e e p SnS. § Totals. Attendance. 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) .. .. 171 171 1,145 1,145 .. .. 1,145 1,145 1 (9-20) .. .. 769 769 10,831 10,831 .. .. 10,831 10,831 II (21-35) .. .. 523 523 13,568 13,568 .. .. 13,568 13,568 Illi (36-50) .. .. 285 "I 11,812 "] [ .. ~) f 11,812 "I IIIb (51-80) .. .. 256 j> 675 15,332 j> 101 J- 15,433 V 39,940 IIIo (81-120) .. .. 134 j 12,527 J I 168 J 1 12,695 I IVa (121-160) .. .. 60 1 8,068 1 f 716 1 f 8,784 1 IVb (161-200) .. .. 39 j> 135 6,768 j> 22,656<J 640 J>2,029<; 7,408 i> 24,685 IVo (201-240) .. .. 36 J 7,820 J I 673 J I 8,493 Vα (241-280) .. .. 27 i 6,845 ") . f . 775 ] f 7,620 i Vβ (281-320) .. .. 21 J- 80 5,985 )■ 23,412-J 417 j>1,862«; 6,402 j> 25,274 Vα (321-360) .. .. 32 J 10,582 J I 670 J I 11,252 I VIA (361-400) .. .. 30 1 11,192 ") f 291 } f 11,483 1 VIb (401-440) .. .. 21 j> 64<J 8,627 j> 25,808-<; 124 y 415<! 8,751 y 26,223 Vic (441-480) .. .. 13 j L 5,989 J 1 .. J 1 5,989 I VIIa (481-520) .. .. 22 f 10,711 ~| f 95 i f 10,806 * VIIb (521-560) .. .. 20 I I 10,538 172 I 10,710 VIIo (561-600) .. .. 16 7,835 38 7,873 VIId (601-640) .. .. 3 3,044 .. 3,044 VIIe (641-680) .. .. 3 j> 69«; 1,980 j> 37,781«; .. y 305<| 1,980 y 38,086 VHP (681-720) .. .. 3 I I 2,117 I •■ 2,117 Vila (721-760) .... 1 I 730 .. 730 VIIh (761-800) VIIi (801-840) .. .. 1 j L 826 j L •■ J L 826 Totals, 1935 .. 2,486 2,486 174,872 174,872 4,880 4,880 179,752 179,752 Totals, 1934 .. 2,532 2,532 177,422 177,422 4,006 4,006 181,428 181,428 Difference .. .. -46 -46 -2,550 -2,550 +874 +874 -1,676 -1,676 * Ten half-time and forty-one 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, 1935. computed and adjusted m accordance with the regulations governing the starting of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1935, was: Primary departments, 173,998 ; secondary departments, 4,862. 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.