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18. Educational Activities The following table shows the roll numbers at the various schools for each of the last five years :
Attendances at Administration schools during the year have been satisfactory, although epidemics of whooping-cough and influenza necessitated the closing of schools for periods. New Native-style class-rooms have been erected as follows : two at Ngatangiia School, Rarotonga ; two at Oneroa, one at Ivirua, one at Tamarua (all Mangaia) ; and one at Araura School at Aitutaki. Rethatching and repairs have been carried out at all schools where required. On the equipment side the shortage of blackboards has now been overcome, and attention has also been given to providing increased seating-accommodation. Teaching aids and apparatus, carpenter's and other tools, domestic-science equipment, sewingmachines, &c, have been supplied from New Zealand free of cost to the Administration. Films received on loan from the New Zealand National Film Library were shown throughout the year, and, in addition to the children, there have been encouragingly large attendances of adults.
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| Roll Numbers. Maud. C/iKnnl OLllUUt. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. (a) Government Schools Rarotonga Avarua (including European class) Arorangi 415 432 437 502 503 273 280 281 269 276 Ngatangiia 209 216 205 230 230 Titikaveka 196 188 190 199 212 Aitutaki Araura 512 562 593 604 641 Atiu Atiu 216 204 198 221 221 Mangaia Oneroa 223 218 238 270 276 Ivirua 105 106 138 146 160 Tamarua 71 68 77 79 75 Mauke Mauke 161 172 189 177 185 Pukapuka Pukapuka 166 143 118 127 179 Totals .. 2,547 2,589 2,664 2,824 2,958 (b) London Missionary Society Schools Mitiaro Mitiaro 40 38 64 22 42 Manihiki -.. Tukao 18 22 18 19 20 Tauhunu 54 52 44 45 77 Rakahanga Rakahanga 64 64 64 114 102 Penrhyn Omoka 89 89 122 115 81 Tetautua 69 18 45 36 48 Palmerston Palmerston 34 21 17 20 17 Totals .. 368 304 374 371 387 (c) Roman Catholic 5 [ission Schools Rarotonga St. Joseph's Convent 162 169 165 165 193 Atiu Atiu Catholic 65 58 59 71 68 Mauke Mauke Catholic 46 43 37 41 46 Manihiki Tukao Catholic 22 20 20 22 20 Tauhunu Catholic 9 8 8 8 8 Bakahanga Rakahanga Catholic 19 8 8 12 20 Totals .. 319 306 297 319 355 Grand totals 3,234 3,199 3,335 3,514 3,700