Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 21A

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✨ School Inspection Reports

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St. Andrew’s, Christchurch ... March 18 ... Present 53 ... Very creditable.

Lyttelton Wesleyan School ... March 21 ... Present 52 ... Satisfactory.

Christchurch, St. Michael’s ... March 22 ... Present 108 ...
The aim here is to maintain a matter-of-fact standard of attainment good enough to pass muster without any very glaring cause of complaint. But, with every appliance, and the help of three adult teachers, this school, ably conducted by a skilful, zealous, and intelligent schoolmaster, would achieve very different results, and take its stand as a model school for the province. The master confines his attention too much, almost entirely, to the first class. The lower classes do not show the impress of any better guidance than that of the assistants, who have not profited by any training from the master; their work has not been turned to good account; their classes have decreased in numbers.

St. Luke’s ... March 23 ... Present 83 ...
The discipline has much improved. The classes have acquired greater accuracy in rudimentary knowledge.

Halswell ... March 25 ... Present 36 ...
The usual interruption of the harvest season accounts for temporary inaccuracy.

Upper Heathcote ... March 28 ... Present 31 ... Improving.

Riccarton School ... March 28 ... Present 42 ... Visited, and partly examined. Order good; accuracy improving.

Lyttelton Church School ... March 29 ... Present 44 ...
Considerable improvement is observable. The school presented a very orderly appearance at first up at class, but order is not well sustained during the preparation of lessons at the seats. The younger children require more effective instruction. A reconstruction of all the classes and a change of books might enliven the school work. The best places were taken by two pupils from other schools, Jones and Clarkson.

Lower Heathcote School ... March 30 ... Present 30 ...
The numbers are not yet increasing. Considerable improvement is observable. The discipline is better, but still weak. An under-current of chit-chat hinders progress, but escapes notice. The Riccarton and Heathcote Valley schools visited this week afford a striking contrast as to the well-sustained order of the children at their seats. In the Reading lessons greater attention is requisite to the correction of mistakes, and greater precision in the corrections themselves both in these lessons and in the Spelling. The copybooks are more creditable. The register is very neat.

Heathcote Valley ... March 30 ... Present 44 ...
Good order is the rule, and it is well kept up. The attainments are satisfactory.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

J. P. RESTELL,
Inspector of Schools.

CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the Lyttelton Times Office, Gloucester Street, by WILLIAM HUES, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.

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🎓 Report on Arowhenua School (continued from previous page)

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Discipline, Method, Attendance Register, Visitors’ Book

🎓 Report on St. Andrew’s, Christchurch

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Attendance, Performance

🎓 Report on Lyttelton Wesleyan School

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Attendance, Performance

🎓 Report on Christchurch, St. Michael’s

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Attendance, Performance, Teaching Methods

🎓 Report on St. Luke’s

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Discipline, Rudimentary Knowledge

🎓 Report on Halswell

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Harvest Season, Accuracy

🎓 Report on Upper Heathcote

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Improvement

🎓 Report on Riccarton School

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Order, Accuracy

🎓 Report on Lyttelton Church School

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Order, Instruction, Pupils
👱🏽 Names

Jones, Pupil from another school
Clarkson, Pupil from another school

🎓 Report on Lower Heathcote School

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Discipline, Order, Reading, Spelling

🎓 Report on Heathcote Valley

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Order, Attainments

🎓 Inspector of Schools Report

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsSchool Inspection, Report, Inspector
👩‍💼 Officials

J. P. Restell, Inspector of Schools

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