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

ii. CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHERS. The following tables give the status in regard to certificates of teachers in primary schools, intermediate 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 Intermediate Schools and Departments as in December.

Table L2. —Certificates held by Teachers in Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments as in December.

Table L3.—Certificates held by Assistant Teachers in the Secondary Departments of District High Schools.

The difference between the totals here and in Table H 3 is due to the fact that three teachers in these schools are not the holders of teachers' certificates.

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I Average Attendance Number of Number of Pupils per Year - for Year ending Adult Teachers. Adult Teacher. 31st August. 1934 .. .. .. .. 177,422 6,442 27-5 1935 .. .. .. .. 174,872 6,048 28-9 1936 .. .. .. .. 181,981 6,113 29-8 1937 .. .. .. 183,350 6,226 29-4

1935. 1936. 1937. Number. ' P ® r " Number. Number. r " j centage. [ centage. I centage. I. Certificated teachers .. .. 6,154 99-3 6,053 96-63 5,737 ' 89-93 II. Uncertificated teachers .. .. 44 0-7 211 3-37 642 10-07 Totals .. .. .. 6,198 100-0 6,264 100-0 6,379 100-0 Note.—One uncertificated teacher held a license to teach.

1936. 1937. Class of Certificate. M. F. Total. M. F. | Total. ! A ...... 64 7 71 70 9 79 B .. .. 919 477 1,396 900 437 1,337 C .. .. .. 1,232 2,510 3,742 1,206 2,285 3,491 D .. .. 212 623 835 205 620 825 E ' !. 2 7 9 1 7 8 Totals .. .. 2,429 3,624 6,053 2,382 3,358 5,740 !

1936. 1937. Class of Certificate. ; M. F. | Total. M. | F. Total. A 10 5 15 13 4 17 B .. .. .. 96 71 167 102 81 183 C .... 14 6 20 10 6 16 D ...... 1 2 3 1 1 E .. Totals .. .. 121 84 205 125 92 217