School attendance statistics




No. 2.

Return of Nelson Public Schools, for the Year ending June 30th, 1861, showing the number of Children on the School Books, the average Daily Attendance, the number of School Days, and the comparative average Attendance in the Schools.
The Schools marked F. T. have assistant Female Teachers.

SCHOOLS. NUMBER ON BOOKS. AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER. School Days in Year. Comparative Average. REMARKS.
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. 1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter.
1. Nelson—Boys, First Division 153 166 65 61 106 125 58 49 208 78 *New School-rooms not ready.
2. " " Second Division ... ... 76 79 ... ... 60 53 212 73 Ditto.
3. " Girls, First Division 74 91 76 67 67 64 56 45 *203 74 *Half-Year, new School.
4. " " Second Division 73 82 57 57 42 47 40 35 203 61
5. " Infant ... ... 111 137 ... ... 60 67 *80 55
6. Clifton ... 25 28 29 28 15 14 16 15 215 58
7. Hillside... 21 27 26 25 10 16 12 14 256 54
8. Stoke, F. T. 70 73 57 65 41 43 31 38 228 60
9. Richmond 67 76 57 67 32 42 31 38 229 56
10. " Girls 28 68 59 58 36 33 30 30 231 54
11. Appleby, F. T. 28 33 31 33 18 21 21 20 *159 *66 *For three-fourths of the Year.
12. Ranzau, F. T. 29 57 51 41 27 31 24 29 *174 *55 *Ditto.
13. Hope ... 30 41 36 44 23 25 24 20 237 52
14. River Terrace ... 34 32 32 24 11 13 10 7 213 35 Master resigned.
15. Spring Grove 61 71 30 43 31 36 18 22 237 50
16. " Girls ... ... 6 52 ... ... 22 25 *110 43 *For Half-Year, new School.
17. Wakefield, Lower, F. T. 48 56 62 31 31 35 38 36 235 62
18. " Upper, F. T. 33 36 31 28 23 20 18 16 225 55
19. Waimea Village, F. T. 58 60 76 76 32 35 40 31 213 51 Master dismissed.
20. " N. D. 29 26 32 32 14 18 18 18 220 58
21. Sarau, F. T. 38 42 38 32 23 26 21 19 236 60
22. Moutere, Lower, F. T. 39 41 39 35 23 20 21 22 226 60
23. Motucka 40 37 45 44 21 21 27 27 232 58
24. " Second Division ... 36 39 41 41 15 20 25 22 229 54
25. Pangatotara 35 36 33 36 13 16 14 14 233 40
26. Riwaka, F. T. 40 42 46 38 23 34 36 27 210 72
27. Motupipi 21 18 23 19 9 6 13 9 240 45 School to be removed.
28. Collingwood 23 26 43 40 17 16 30 30 223 70
1,209 1,310 1,370 1,367 700 777 831 777


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