RETURN No. 3.

COMPARATIVE VIEW of the Ages and Proficiency of the Children in the Public Schools of the Province of Nelson,
for the Year ending June 30th, 1858.

| SCHOOLS. | Ages of Children, from Under Five Years to Fourteen and upwards. | | | | | | | | | | Reading. | | | Writing. | | | | Slate. | 1. | 2. | 3. | Arithmetic. | | | Geography. | Grammar. | History. | Music. | Observations. |
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| | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 1. | 2. | 3. | | 1. | 2. | 3. | 1. | 2. | 3. | | | | | |
| 1 Nelson-Boys' | . | . | . | 6 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 11 | . | 2 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 11 | . | Mental Arithmetic, Dictation, Geometry. |
| 2 " 2nd division | 15 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 57 | 15 | . | . | 18 | 37 | . | 24 | . | . | . | Mental Arithmetic, Dictation. |
| 3 " Girls' | 26 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 56 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 38 | 27 | . | Mental Arithmetic. |
| 4 Clifton, Suburban-north | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | Do. do. |
| 5 Hillside " | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | . | Mental Arithmetic, Dictation. |
| 6 Stoke " | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 11 | . | 17 | 14 | . | . | Mental Arithmetic, Dictation, Drawing. |
| 7 Richmond-Boys' | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 12 | . |
| 8 " Girls' | 20 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 10 | . | 9 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | . |
| 9 Appleby | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | . | . | . | . | Mental Arithmetic, Dictation. |
| 10 Ranzau | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 11 Hope | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 19 | Mental Arithmetic, Dictation. |
| 12 River Terrace | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| 13 Spring Grove | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 16 | . | Do. do. |
| 14 Lower Wakefield | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 7 | . | 14 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 20 | . | . | Do. do. |
| 15 Upper Wakefield | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | . | . | 9 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 22 | 10 | . | . | Do. do. |
| 16 Waimea Village | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 10 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 18 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | . | . | Do. do. |
| 17 Sarau, Moutere | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 20 | . |
| 18 Lower Moutere | . | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | . | 6 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 19 Motueka-Boys' | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | . | 21 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 15 | . | 19 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 13 | . | Do. do. |
| 20 " Girls' | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | . | Do. do. |
| 21 Panga Totara | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 19 | . | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 11 | . | 13 | 2 | 6 | . | Do. do. |
| 22 Riwaka | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | . | 24 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | . | Do. do. |
| 23 Motupipi | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | . | 15 | 3 | 23 | 8 | . | 9 | 16 | . | . | . |
| TOTALS | 175 | 133 | 149 | 147 | 125 | 113 | 81 | 75 | 49 | 56 | 467 | 401 | 144 | 229 | 222 | 314 | 99 | 411 | 158 | 41 | 322 | 320 | 113 | 83 | . |