E.—l.

Table C1.—Number of Public Primary Schools.

Table C 2, below, gives the number of schools other than public primary schools in the years 1936 and 1937 : —

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

6. ENROLMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. The following tables (I) 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, the ages and classification of pupils, and median ages of fulltime pupils in the various standards and forms in the different types of schools,

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Total Average Attendance.t Number of Schools.* VngeofAvetlf Department.* T ° tals " 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) .. .. 138 138 891 891 .. .. 891 891 1 (9-20) .. .. 701 701 9,984 9,984 .. .. 9,984 9,984 II (21-35) .. .. 467 407 12,081 12,081 .. .. 12,081 12,081 IIlA (36-50) .. .. 281 "1 f 11,596 "| f 11,596 ~j TIIb (51-80) .. .. 275 696 i 16,472 -{ 87 y 231<! 16,559 )- 40,993 IIIc (81-120) .. .. 140 J L 12,694 j I 144 J 12,838 J IVa (121-160) .. .. 65 1 f 8,309 1 f 607 f 8,916 j IVb (161-200) .. .. 40 '> 145 ■{ 6,711 [>23,287 -( 489 J-l,728-{ 7,200 V 25,015 IVo (201-240) .. .. 40 J I 8,267 J I 632 J I 8,899 j Va (241-280) .. .. 27 "1 f 6,623 f 419 1 f 7,042 Vb (281-320) .. .. 30 y 74 8,616 { 447 )-l,224-{ 9,063 y 21,969 Vc (321-360) .. .. 17 j L 5,506 J t 358 j I 5,864 J VIa (361-400) .. .. 37 "l f 13,656 1 f 576 ) f 14,232 1 VIb (401-440) .. .. 16 y 68 <j 6,585 }-26,786 J 153 y 946-{ 6,738 27,732 Vic (441-480) .. .. 15 J I 6,545 j L 217 J L 6,762 . VIIa (481-520) .. .. 28 1 f 13,404 1 f .. 1 13,404 VIIb (521-560) .. .. 20 10,215 330 10,545 Vllo (561-600) .. .. 13 7,307 .. 7,307 VIID (601-640) .. .. 15 8,816 34 8,850 VIIb 641-680 .. .. 4 2,446 .. 2,446 VIIF (681-720) .. .. 1 89 644 )>48,814 J. .. }> 364-sj 644 y 49,178 Vila (721-760) .. .. 2 1,369 .. 1,369 VIIh (761-800) .. .. 3 2,200 .. 2,200 VIIi (801-840) .... 1 766 .. 766 VIIJ (841-880) .... 1 780 .. 780 VIIk (881-920) .. .. 1 J I 867 J 1 I • • j I 867 . Totals, 1937 .. 2,378 2,378 183,350 183,350 4,493 4,493 187,843 187,843 Totals, 1936 .. 2,444 2,444 181,981 181,981 4,605 4,605 186,586 186,586 Difference .. .. —66 —66 +1,369 +1,369 —112 —112 +1,257 +1,257 * Nine half-time and thirty-nine 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, 1937, computed and adjusted in accordance with the regulations governing the staffing of schools. The unadjusted total average attendance for the year ended 31st December, 1937, was: Primary departments, 182,797; secondary departments, 4,575. 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.

(All schools not marked as " private" are State controlled.) Number of Schools in December, Number of Schools in December, 1936. 1937. Type of School. T yP e °? v^ UCatl0n " Boys' Girls' Mixed Boys' Girls' Mixed * Schools. Schools. Schools. A0TaL Schools. Schools. Schools. 10LaL Chatham Islands .. .. Primary .. .. .. 5 5 .. .. 5 5 Intermediate schools and depart- Intermediate ..2 1 13 16 2 1 13 16 ments* Secondary departments of dis- Post-primary .. . . .. 84 84 .. .. 86 86 trict high schools Secondary .. .. .. Post-primary .. 11 12 17 40 11 12 17 40 Combined .. .. .. Post-primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 .. 6 Technical .. .. .. Post-primary .. .. .. 21 21 .. .. 21 21 Native village .. .. Primary .. .. .. 140 140 .. .. 141 141 Native mission and boarding Primary .. 1 .. 11 12 .. .. 11 11 (private) Native post-primary (private) .. Primary and 3 5 .. 8 3 5 .. 8 post-primary Lower departments of secondary Primary .. 3 3 .. 6 3 3 .. 6 schools (private) Private primary .. .. Primary .. 41 34 234 309 43 39 224 306 Endowed and registered private Post-primary 20 35 1 56 20 36 1 57 secondary Specialf . . .. .. Primary ..1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 * Eleven of these in 1937 were intermediate departments. f Two of these are schools for the mentally backward, one a school for the blind, and one a school for the deaf. The New Zealand Institute for the Blind is privately controlled.