EXAMINATION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 22, 27 September 1895, Page 15

EXAMINATION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

(Daily Times, September 20 ) AT yesterday's meeting of the Otego Education Board the following letter on the abjve subject was read :—: — EJucation Office, Sep'ember 14, 1895. The Secretary Oiago Education Board. Sir, — We have the honour to inform you that we examined S t Joseph's Convent School on tbe 30th and 31st of July, and St Patrick's School (Forbury) on the Ist and 2nd August. Our reports on these schools are attached hereto. We may say that until the last meeting of the board we were under the impression that these reports had, in the usual course, been returned to the Education Office. Early in the year Bishop Moran explained to us that, as the Christian Brothers' Schools are not under the control of the New Zealand Catholic authorities, the petition for tbe examination of Catholic schools did not include those taught by the Christian Brothers. The Dunedin Christian Brothers' School was, therefore, not examined.— We have ( fco., P GOYEN, } , . W. S. Fitzqeeald, ) Injectors. The report on the St Joseph's School referred to by the inspectors showed that 89 pupils were examined and 67 passed. In Standard

VI 2 were examined and both passed, in Standard V 12 were examined and 10 passed, in Standard IV 8 were examined and 6 pa«sed, in Standard 111 22 were examined nnd 15 passed, in Standard II 22 were examined 15 passed, in Standard I 23 were examined and 19 passed. The report on class subjects waa as follows :— Grammar, " satisfactory " ; history, " fair " ; geography, " very fair " ; science t " good, so far as the classes had gone " ; objects lessons, " moderate.' 1 ' The inspectors made the following remarks on " additional sub jects"; — Repitition and recitation, "sitisfactory" ; drill and exercises, "fiir"; singing, "g od"; needlework, "sifsfactary as ta quality " ; comprehension of the language of reading lesson, satisfactory." The report of St Patrick's School showed that 94 pupils had been examined and 81 passed. In S andard VI 1 was examined and 1 passed, in Standard V, 9 were examined and 7 passed, in Standard IV 12 were examined and 9 passed, in Standard 111 15 were examined and 13 passed, instndard II 28 were examined and 24 passed, and in S'andard 129 wjre examined and 27 passed. The remarks made by the inspectors on the class subjects were as follows :—Grammar, "fair"; history, " sa'iefactory " ; geography, "fair"; object lessons, "moderate"; mental arithmetic, "very fair.' 1 On tha " additional subjects " tbe following remarks were made — Repetition and recitation, " poor " ; drill and exercise, '' moderate " ; singing, "good"; needlework, "satisfactory as to quality, deficient" as to quantity " ; comprehension of the language of reading lessons "fair."