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9. NUMBER OF PUPILS AND TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE DIFFERENT EDUCATION DISTRICTS. The following table gives the number of children attending public primary .schools and intermediate schools and departments in the different education districts and the number of teachers in these schools at the end of 1938. The figures are exclusive of the secondary departments of district high schools.

Table J.

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 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.

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Education District. Enrolment. Department's Teachers. Auckland .. .. .. 67,510 695 2,075 Taranaki .. .. .. 11,161 150 364 Wanganui .. .. .. 15,220 188 498 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 15,112 180 482 Wellington .. .. .. 26,894 219 816 Nelson .. .. .. 6,599 132 265 Canterbury .. .. .. 33,774 342 1,033 Otago .. .. .. .. 18,320 221 612 Southland .. .. .. 11,412 163 381 Totals.. .. .. 206,002 2,290 6,526

Total Number of Teachers. . Ave ™g e Attendance . XT , „,._,, f nr Vfinr Average Number Grade of School. . o f Children per AH „ August, 1938 CW teacher. *-*- sas fSs.- (p otr I (1-8) .. .. 126 .. 126 867 7 II (9-24) .. .. 752 .. 752 11,390 15 III (25-70) .. .. 1,283 .. 1,283 28,705 22 IV (71-190) .. .. 1,055 .. 1,055 29,483 28 V (191-350) .. .. 816 25 791 26,604 34 VI (over 350) .. .. 2,331 156 2,175 79,103 36 Totals .. .. 6,363 181 6,182 176,152 28

Vk 191-830 " •• 81 1 f 5.367 ] { 535 ) f 6,102 1 Vi (231-27oj .. .. glliJ ?> 27,198 g 1,972 |'J AIM VU 351-390 - - 21 6,966 ] \ 396 1 \ 7 362 VlB 391-430 .. .. 24 8,704 76 8,880 VIo 431-470 26 10,420 495 10,915 vi; I7-510 :: : 22 9, 60 6 ei Mβ? VTtt 511 5501 27 12,693 •• 12,693 VIf 55li90 " 18 6 626 422 7,048 |