✨ Education Inspector's Report
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
(MARCH 31—APRIL 27, 1871.)
INSPECTOR’S MONTHLY REPORT.
To THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
SIR,
I have the honour to submit a Summary Report on the schools inspected during the month.
Lower Heathcote, Ferry Road ... March 31 ... Present 55 ... In good order.
Pigeon Bay ... April 3 ... Present 7 ... Very heavy rain prevented the attendance of more than a few children. Examination postponed. The copybooks and other work inspected showed considerable improvement.
Duvauchelle’s Bay ... April 4 ... Present 46 ... There is an increase in the attendance. The cleanliness and order are highly commendable; the attainments, very elementary at present, are satisfactory. The buildings and premises have been repaired and improved.
Akaroa ... April 5 ... Present 29 ... The subjects of instruction and the standard of attainment are at present very elementary. There appears to be fair promise of improved efficiency under the new master.
South Selwyn ... April 14 ... Present 32 ... The discipline has considerably improved, but the subjects of instruction are not, at present, well balanced; there is too wide a gap between the attainments of successive classes; the Bible Knowledge, Tables, and Arithmetic are fair; the other subjects less satisfactory.
Scotsburn ... April 17 ... Present 10 ... The registration is unsatisfactory for want of a proper register; the Bible Knowledge is deficient for want of bibles. The other attainments are fair, allowance being made for the protracted harvest and the unfavourable weather. A chimney has been built, and other improvements have been made in the building.
Waihi Crossing ... April 18 ... Present 89 ... New school; first visit. The attainments very moderate, but fair for the time and circumstances; some suggestions as to improved organization are made on the form of report. The buildings are far from satisfactory; there is no fireplace in the schoolroom, and the dwelling is only partly, and that badly, lined; a comfortless habitation, in which the chimneys smoke so as to prevent a fire on the coldest days.
Timaru ... April 19 ... Present 73 ... The general results are very satisfactory; the copybooks, however, are mostly too difficult for those using them; hence, although the books are clean and neat, the writing is less satisfactory than the other subjects. The “back-smoke” from the dwelling-house is a source of inconvenience in the schoolroom.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1871, No 51
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