E.—l.

Table K3.—Change in Average Number of Pupils per 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 two teachers in these schools are not the holders of teachers' certificates.

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Average Attendance Number of Number of Pupils per Year. for Year ending t> u t= „!„>,. 31st August. Teachers. Teacher. 1935 .. .. .. .. 174,872 6,048 28-9 1936 .. .. .. .. 181,981 6,113 29-8 1937 .. .. .. .. 183,350 6,226 29-4 1938 .. .. .. .. 176,152 6,363 27-7

1936. 1937. 1938. Number - centre. Number - centre. N » mber - cenSgeI. Certificated teachers .. .. 6,053 96-63 5,737 89-93 5,698 87-38 II. Uncertificatedteachers .. .. 211 3-37 642 10-07 823 12-62 Totals .. .. .. 6,264 100-00 6,379 100-00 6,521 100-00

1937. 1938. Class of Certificate. — I M. F. Total. M. F. Total. ! A ...... 70 9 79 72 12 84 B .. .. .. 900 437 1,337 915 477 1,392 C .. .. .. 1,206 2,285 3,491 1,219 2,223 3,442 D .. .. .. 205 620 825 188 591 779 E ...... 1 7 8 1 5 6 Totals .. .. 2,382 3,358 5,740 2,395 3,308 5,703

1937. 1938. Class of Certificate. ——— M. F. Total. M. F. Total. A ...... 13 4 17 8 7 15 B .. .. .. 102 81 183 121 85 206 C .... .. 10 6 16 14 9 23 D .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 2 B '...... ...... Totals .. .. 125 92 217 145 101 246 I . . ..... .... ..