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boarding schools, viz.: 2 boys, and 5 girls, distributed as follows:
Christchurch ....... 10 { Of which 4 are boarding and 6 day schools
Lyttelton ........... 3 1 boarding and 2 day schools
Kaiapoi ............. 3 1 boarding and 2 day schools
Rangiora ............ 1 Day school
Riccarton ........... 1 Day school
Woodend ........... 1 Day school (infant)
Geraldine ........... 1 Boarding school
Pigeon Bay .......... 1 Boarding school
Port Levy ........... 1 Day school
There are 31 Sunday schools, distributed as follows:
Christchurch ...... 4
Lyttelton ......... 1
Governor’s Bay ..... 0
Kaiapoi ........... 0
Kaiapoi, Island ..... 1
Rangiora .......... 1
Woodend ........... 0
Akaroa ............ 0
Pigeon Bay ........ 0
Okain’s Bay ....... 1
Little Akaloa ....... 1
Duvauchelle’s Bay . 0
Riccarton ......... 1
Upper Heathcote ... 1
Lower Heathcote ... 1
Heathcote Valley .. 1
Papanui ........... 1
Harewood Road ..... 1
Purarakauui ....... 1
St. Alban’s ....... 0
Oxford ............ 1
Timaru ............ 1
Thus it would appear that the whole number of schools in the province counting week-day schools and boarding schools, private and public, together with the Sunday schools is 90, of which there are:
Public Boarding Schools ......... 5
Private Boarding Schools ........ 7
Public Day Schools only ....... 32
Private Day Schools ........... 15
Sunday Schools ................ 31
90The week day schools may be further classified as superior, ordinary, and elementary. By the term superior schools, are meant schools where the ordinary branches of a liberal and commercial education in the case of boys, and in that of girls where modern languages, music, and other accomplishments form a part of the regular course, and in which a higher scale of fees is charged; by ordinary schools, those in which there are children above the age of seven, fairly proficient in reading, writing and arithmetic, and by elementary, such as consist mainly of children below the age of seven, and of the class generally called dames’ or infant schools.
Under the first head may be classed among the public schools:
Christ’s College Grammar School
Christchurch Academy
Lyttelton Presbyterian High School
With 10 private schools, of which 2 are exclusively boys’ schools, 6 exclusively girls’ schools, and 2 mixed; making in all 13 superior schools.
Under the head of Ordinary Schools may be classed the following public schools:
| Name of School. | Whether Boys’, Girls’, or Mixed. | Where Situate. | Religious Denominations. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael’s | boys | Christchurch | Ch. England |
| St. Michael’s | girls | " | Wesleyan |
| Christchurch Wesleyan | mixed | " | Presbyterian |
| N. Christchurch Presbyterian | boys | " | " |
| S. Christchurch Presbyterian | girls & infants | " | " |
| Lyttelton Church | mixed | Lyttelton | Ch. England |
| Governor’s Bay | " | Governor’s Bay | Wesleyan |
| Kaiapoi | " | Kaiapoi | Presbyterian |
| Kaiapoi, Island | " | Do., Island | Ch. England |
| Kaiapoi, Island | " | " | Wesleyan |
| Rangiora | boys | Rangiora | Ch. England |
| Rangiora | girls | " | " |
| Woodend | mixed | Woodend | Wesleyan |
| Akaroa Church | " | Akaroa | Ch. England |
| Akaroa Presbyterian | " | " | Presbyterian |
| Okain’s Bay | " | Okain’s Bay | Ch. England |
| Little Akaloa | " | Little Akaloa | " |
| Duvauchelle’s Bay | " | Duvauchelle’s Bay | " |
| Riccarton | " | Riccarton | " |
| Prebbleton | " | Prebbleton | " |
| Lincoln | " | Lincoln | Presbyterian |
| Upper Heathcote | " | Watercross Bridge, Lincoln Road | Ch. England |
| Upper Heathcote Wesleyan | " | Lincoln Road | Wesleyan |
| Heathcote Valley | " | Heathcote Valley | Ch. England |
| Papanui Church | " | Papanui | " |
| Papanui Wesleyan | " | " | Wesleyan |
| Harewood Road | " | Harewood Road, Papanui | Ch. England |
| Purarakauui | " | North Road, 7 mile peg | " |
| St. Alban’s | " | St. Alban’s | Wesleyan |
| Oxford | " | Oxford | Ch. England |
| Timaru | " | Timaru | " |
| Arowenua | " | Arowenua | Presbyterian |
To which may be added seven private schools, making 40 ordinary schools.
The elementary public schools are:
| Name of School. | Whether Boys’, Girls’, Infants’, or Mixed. | Where Situate. | Religious Denomination. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke’s School | Infant | Christchurch | Ch. Eng. |
| Lyttelton Infant School | Infant | Lyttelton | Ch. Eng. |
| Lower Heathcote School | Mixed | Ferry Road | Ch. Eng. |
and five elementary private schools, making in all eight elementary public and private schools.
The whole number of children on the books at the end of April last, appears to have been:
In public schools ....... 1651
In private ditto ........ 452
2103It is difficult from returns accessible to the Commission to estimate the proportion which these
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