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Girls' Resident Schools.—These provide for girls an all-round training in housecraft, child welfare, the growing of food, Native handwork, and Christian teaching. Boys' Resident Schools. —Those are of two classes ; professional and technical. In the former; pastors and pastor-teachers are trained ; while in the latter training is given in tropical agriculture and in technical subjects. Girls' Day Schools and Boys' Day Schools.—These are mainly in the more densely populated districts. In addition to the usual subjects, religious teaching, sewing, handicraft, and music are given emphasis.

The Grade II Administration Schools These, the core of the general education system, are staffed entirely by Samoans, including the school Inspectors. The staff is trained at the Teachers' Training-school in Apia. The schools are conducted in the vernacular. Emphasis is placed on Samoan customs, Samoan history, Native handicrafts, work on school plantations, and health. Pupils graduate from the Grade II to the Grade 111 schools by competitive examinations. Annual refresher courses gre held for all teachers, and during one of the two term holidays sub-refresher courses are held in the different inspectorates. The Grade 111 Administration Schools These are the most advanced schools on the Samoan side of education. Two are boys' resident schools, being one each in the islands of Upolu and Savai'i. The girls' school is situated in Apia. The Upolu Boys' School, at Avele, is now under the headmastership of a European teacher from New Zealand. Steps are being taken to obtain the services of European teachers for the Malifa Girls' School and for the Savai'i Boys' School, which is at Vaipouli. The remainder of the staff are Samoans, The medium of instruction in these schools is English, but the vernacular is not neglected. Basic English has recently been introduced, and up to the present has been satisfactory. The curriculum comprises all of the ordinary school subjects, but special emphasis is placed on plantation work, health, Native handicrafts, Samoan history, and Samoan customs, including Samoan forms of ceremonial address. The pupils leaving the Grade 111 schools find positions in every walk of life. Some pass on to the post-primary school or the Teachers' Training-school, and later become nurses, teachers, Native medical practitioners, pastors, or traders. The course in the Training-school is one of two years, but a few of the brightest are retained for a third year in order to be trained to fill the higher positions of masters in the Grade 111 Schools or positions as School Inspectors. Le Ifi Ifi European School. —This is the only European school conducted by the Administration, and is situated in Apia, where the small percentage of Europeans reside. Eive qualified New Zealand teachers fill the key positions. The state as at 31st March, 1945, of schools operated by the Administration was as follows :—

Education is not compulsory in Samoa and there is no age limit. A small fee is paid for lodging and for food at the two boys' resident schools, otherwise education is free. Prior to New Zealand administration there were three Government schools, all in the main township of Apia. At the present time one hundred and ten Administration schools serve all villages in the Territory.

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Misglons Pastor Boys' Girls' Student Mixed Pastor Burop. Native -p 5] Schools. Colleges. Colleges. Colleges. Colleges. Schools Teaohers. Teachers. Teachers. 1 '' London Missionary Society 162 6 1 1 1 162 4 25 13,434 Roman Catholic .. 87 2 11 3 7 7 97 25 24 3,758 Methodist .. .. 71 3 1 1 .. .. .. 86 3 .. 4,255 Latter Day Saints .. .. .. .. 2 15 .. .. .. .. 33 1,025 Seventh Day Adventist 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1 4 300 32(5 11 13 7 15 8 7 351 33 86 22,772

Schools. | Number. Boll Numbers. Staff. Grade II .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 11,803 224 Grade. Ill .. .. .. .. .. 3 190 9 Teachers' Training-school .. .. .. .. 1 50 2 European school .. .. .. .. .. 1 600 18 Post-primary school .. .. .. .. .. 1 20 1 113 12,663 254 Samoan School Inspectors .. , . .. .. .. .. 9 Superintendent of Schools .. . .. .. .. .. 1 113 12,663 264