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Te Ao Hou, June 1965, Page 5

Adult maoris who are studying for School Certificate or comparable examinations now total nearly 300, according to Mr John Waititi, assistant officer for Maori education in the Education Department. Mr Waititi knows of 273 from study groups but he believes many others have enrolled in night classes in their centres or are working by correspondence. The groups and the numbers attending are: Henderson 40, Huntly 18, Morrinsville 20, Hamilton 50, Murupara 40, Wellington 25, Auckland Technical Institute 20, Wanganui 15, Taihape 10, Tamaki 10, individual students know to the department, 25. The figures are likely to increase soon because of interest in East Coast areas in the ‘back-to-school’ movement. All centres with evening classes report interest still high, good attendances and evidence of application to spare-time study. Maori adult students have Pakehas studying alongside them in all night classes. This has answered the only criticism that the movement had drawn, that it was too exclusive, says Mr Waititi.