✨ School Efficiency Report
BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1867,
QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31.
SCHEDULE AS TO EFFICIENCY OF SCHOOLS EXAMINED.
| List of Schools Examined. | Date of Examination | Number Present | Site, Buildings and Premises | Books and Apparatus | Organisation and Discipline | Religious Knowledge | Elementary | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christchurch, St. Michael’s | Nov. 11 | 133 | A | A | A | A | A | Arithmetic much improved. |
| 2 | Wesleyan | Oct. 23 | 144 | A | A | A | A | A | Steady progress throughout. |
| 3 | St. Andrew’s | Nov. 4 | 61 | B | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 4 | St. Luke’s | Nov. 5 | 68 | B | A | B | A | B | Room inconvenient as to shape, light, and draft. |
| 5 | R. Catholic | Nov. 22 | 87 | A | B | A | B | B | ... |
| 6 | Lyttelton Church of England | Dec. 11 | 59 | A | A | A | A | B | ... |
| 7 | Wesleyan | Nov. 11 | 65 | A | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 8 | Kaiapoi Wesleyan | Nov. 12 | 38 | B | A | A | A | A | Much improved. |
| 9 | R. Catholic | ... | 12 | B | B | B | B | ... | ... |
| 10 | Woodend School | Oct. 14 | 45 | B | A | B | B | A | The shape and arrangement of the room obviate organization. Inconvenience and disorder result from want of proper desks and from bad organization. Incommensurate results. |
| 11 | Saltwater Creek | Nov. 15 | 22 | R | C | C | B | A | ... |
| 12 | Leithfield | ... 16 | 35 | A | A | B | C | C | Incommensurate results. |
| 13 | Ashley Bank | ... 16 | 13 | B | A | A | A | A | Careful and successful teaching. |
| 14 | Rangiora Boys | ... 17 | 53 | A | A | A | A | A | Improvements in more general accuracy of the lower classes. |
| 15 | Fernside | Nov. 19 | 37 | A | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 16 | Cust Valley | ... 19 | 27 | B | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 17 | Oxford | ... 20 | 42 | B | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 18 | Harewood | ... 20 | 30 | B | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 19 | Eyreton | ... 21 | 20 | A | A | A | A | ... | ... |
| 20 | Courtney | Oct. 10 | 18 | A | A | B | A | A | Much improved. |
| 21 | Akaroa | Dec. 18 | 24 | B | C | B | B | ... | Not enough books. Attendance falling off. |
| 22 | Duvauchelle’s Bay | ... 18 | 25 | B | C | B | A | B | Not enough books; results very moderate. |
| 23 | Okain’s Bay | ... 20 | 25 | A | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 24 | Little Akaloa | ... 19 | 24 | B | B | B | B | B | Short of books. |
| 25 | Riccarton | Nov. 7 | 47 | A | A | B | A | B | Much improved as to attendance and efficiency; but sufficient attention is not paid to the junior classes. |
| 26 | Prebbleton | Oct. 3 | 22 | B | B | C | A | A | Attainments improved. Children awkward; want drill exercise. |
| 27 | Upper Heathcote | Nov. 29 | 27 | A | A | B | A | A | ... |
| 28 | Tai Tapu | Dec. 12 | 34 | B | B | B | A | A | Room inconvenient; attendance and efficiency increasing. |
| 29 | Heathcote Valley | Nov. 22 | 42 | B | B | B | A | B | ... |
| 30 | Lower Heathcote, Ferry Road | ... 6 | 21 | A | B | B | B | B | ... |
| 31 | Avonside | ... 25 | 53 | B | A | B | A | B | Improving. |
| 32 | Papanui, St. Paul’s | Oct. 25 | 100 | B | A | A | A | A | ... |
| 33 | Wesleyan | Nov. 18 | 26 | B | B | B | A | A | Improving. Awkward shape of room interferes with order and progress. |
| 34 | North Road School | ... 14 | 29 | B | B | B | A | A | Improving, as above. |
| 35 | Harewood Road | ... 18 | 24 | B | A | B | A | A | Room, etc., inconvenient; results creditable. |
| 36 | St. Albans | Oct. 2 | 64 | B | A (New Teacher) | A | A | A | ... |
| 37 | Geraldine | Dec. 4 | 17 | B | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 38 | Arowhenua | ... 2 | 32 | B | A | B | B | B | Premises still unfenced. |
| 39 | Timaru | ... 5 | 65 | B | B | B | A | B | Long and serious illness of the Mistress accounts for the falling off. |
| 40 | Waimate | ... 6 | 24 | B | B | B | B | ... | ... |
Total: 1724
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