E.—2.

1941. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.—2 of 1940.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

page Report of Chief Inspector of Primary Schools .. 2 Report of Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools .. 5 Report of Superintendent of Technical Education .. 7 Primary Education. Table A 1. Number of Public Primary Schools ciassified, &o. .. • . . • 9 Table A2. Attendance at Public Primary Schools, &c. 9 Table A 3. Age and Sex of Pupils .. 10 Table A 4. Standard Classes, &c. .. 10 Table A 5. Average and Median Age of Pupils .. 11 Table A 8. Age and Attainment of Pupils who left School .. . . .. •• ..II Table A 9. Destination of Children .. •• 11 Table A 10. School Staff .. . . .. 12 Table A 14. Ages of Pupils in Private Primary Schools.... . . .. • • ..12 Table A 15. Registered Private Primary Schools 13 Table A 16. Lower Departments of Secondary Schools .. .. . ■ . • • • 13 Table A 17. Correspondence School Roll, &c. .. 13 Intermediate Education. Table B 1. Roll and Classification of Pupils, Staffs, &c. .. . . .. .. 14 Table 82. Ages of Pupils .. .. .. 14 Secondary and Technical Education. Some Particulars relating to Post-primary Education .. .. .. •■ 15 Table D 1. Average Attendance, Roll, Free-place Holders, Staff, Boarders, &c. . . . . 16 Table D 2. Age of Pupils .. .. 18 Table D 3. Years of Attendance of Pupils . . 19

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PAGE Table D 4. Age of Pupils at Date of Admission .. J9 Table D 5. Courses of Instruction . . 20 Table 1) 8. Correspondence School Roll, &c. .. 22 Table El. Part-time Pupils according to Occupations 22 Table E 2. Ages of Part-time Pupils . . 22 Table F. Part-time Pupils attending Special Manualtraining Centres .. .. .. 23 Table G 1. Average Attendance, Roll, Free-place Holders, Staff, &c., District High Schools .. 24 Table Jl. Roll, Staff, &c., Private Secondary Schools 26 Table J2. Ages of Pupils Private Secondary Schools 27 Training of Teachers. Table K I. Number of Students .. ..28 Financial Tables. Tabic L 1. Receipts and Bank Balances of Education Boards .. .. .. .. .. 2!) Table L 2. Payments and Bank Balances of Education Boards .. . . .. 29 Table L 4. Administration and Incidental Expenses of Education Boards .. .. .. 30 Table M I. Receipts of Secondary Schools, &c. 31 Table M 2. Payments of Secondary Schools, &.c. 33 Table M 3. Receipts of Combined Schools .. 35 Table M 4. Payments of Combined Schools .. 35 Table M 7. Receipts by Controlling Authorities, Technical High Schools, &c. .. .. 36 Table M 8. Payments by Controlling Authorities, Technical High Schools, &c. .. .. 37 Table M 10. Hostels —Income and Expenditure 38