✨ Education Statistics Report
During its last Session, also, the Council repealed the clause by which the annual grant payable by the Board towards the maintenance of District Schools, was limited to £75, and a vote was passed for a sum of money considerably in excess of that voted during previous years for this purpose.
The sums now paid quarterly to the several District Schools under the Ordinance of 1864, vary according to the number of children in average attendance at each school, provision being made for the granting of bonuses in cases where an increase in general efficiency is shewn.
The statistics of attendance for the year 1870, shew that the total number of scholars at Ordinary Schools aided by the Board, was, during the December Quarter, 3662, being an increase of 306 on the number for the same quarter of 1869.
The average attendance during the December Quarter, 1870, was 2626, an increase of 264 on the same quarter of the previous year.
The annexed table shews the total and average attendance of children during the years 1867-68,69-70, at Ordinary Schools in receipt of aid from the Board, as well as the sums spent in the maintenance of such schools, and the amount of School Fees received :-
| Year. | Total Number of Children. | Average Attendance of Children. | Sums spent on the Maintenance of Ordinary Schools. | School Fees Received. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 4039 | 1728 | £3947 16 8 | £3354 14 4 |
| 1868 | 4178 | 1845 | 4299 12 2 | 3607 7 3 |
| 1869 | 4654 | 2208 | 4506 14 9 | 3991 10 5 |
| 1870 | 4946 | 2328 | 4567 11 0 | 4103 7 4 |
The total amounts paid during the year 1870 out of the Provincial Treasury on account of Education, were distributed as follows :-
| Maintenance of Superior Schools | £ 300 0 0 |
| Maintenance of Ordinary Schools | £ 4567 11 0 |
| Expenses of Department | £ 651 1 3 |
| Scholarships | £ 684 11 1 |
| Contingencies | £ 90 16 1 |
| Establishment of New Schools | £ 1008 1 11 |
| Total | £ 7362 1 4 |
During the same period sums amounting to £300 were paid into the Treasury as local contributions.
The total amounts paid on account of Education during the years 1867-68-69, were respectively £6403 3s. 4d., £7571 13s. 3d., and £7501 2s. 6d.
If from the total amount spent during 1870 the sums spent on the maintenance of Superior Schools, on Scholarships, and on the establishment of New Schools be deducted, the current expenditure on Ordinary Schools will be found to be £5309 8s. 4d. The average attendance of children being 2328, the current expense to Government in educating each child has been £2 5s. 7d., a reduction of 1s. 11d. on the current expense during 1869, during which year the cost was £2 7s. 6d. ; during 1868, £2 14s. 7d. ; during 1867, £2 14s. ; and during 1866, £2 16s. 9d.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 24A
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Annual Report of the Board of Education for 1870-71
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