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io. SIZE OF CLASSES. The following table shows the average number of children per adult teacher in public primary schools.

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

N.B. —The average attendance shown for each grade of school in the above table does not correspond with that shown in 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 that table.

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

Table K3.— Change in Average Number of Pupils per Adult Teacher in Public Primary Schools.

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AveraL Avera^e Number Number of Adult Teachers. Attend nee of children P er Adult for Year Class-teacher. Grade of School. , ended 31st ... Head i ™ August, 1935 Teachers Teachera I teachers (M™«y I 034 - * 935 - leacnera. excluded . | teacners. on j y)> 0 (1-8) .. .. 161 .. 161 1,085 7 7 I (9-20) .. .. 749 .. 749 10,579 14 14 II (21-35) .. .. 575 .. 575 13,343 23 23 IIIa (36-50) .. .. 540 .. 540 11,515 21 21 IIIb (51-80) .. .. 528 .. 528 14,940 27 28 IIIc (81-120) .. .. 409 .. 409 12,042 28 29 IV (121-240) .. .. 677 .. 677 22,213 30 33 V (241-360) .. .. 605 .. 605 22,164 34 37 VI (361-480) .. .. 720 65 655 26,277 37 40 VII (481 and over).. .. 1,084 74 1,010 40,714 38 40 All schools .. 6,048 139 5,909 174,872 28 30

February, 1930. February, ]935. February, 1936. , I Number of Chfldren. ! *s≥. 01 **°-* *e≥. 04 i percent - *s≥. 01 percent - Under 31 .. .. 331 10-0 616 20-6 296 10-3 31-40 .. .. 845 27-0 1,011 33-8 802 28-0 41-50 .. 1,175 37-0 1,007 33-7 1,173 40-9 51-60 ..760 24-0 349 11-6 550 19-2 61 and over .. .. 48 2-0 9 0-3 45 1-6 Total .. .. 3,159 100-0 2,992 100-0 2,866 100-0

Average Attendance Number of Number of Pupils per Year. I for Year ending Adult Teachers. Adult Teacher. 31st August I I 1932 .. .. •• 194,930 6,292 30-9 1933 . .. .. 183,148 6,072 30-2 1934 .. .. 177,422 6,442 27-5 1935 .. .. 174,872 6,048 28-9