Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 5

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✨ Nelson Public Schools Report

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age yearly addition to our numbers of about
150 children.

The attendance has again reached or rather
exceeded the point it had attained in 1859;
the average now being 63.80 per cent. These
figures, apparently uninteresting, really afford
valuable indications as to the state of our
schools and the public estimate of their use-
fulness. They agree with, and confirm the
observation I have made, that the schools are
generally improving, and afford a fair pros-
pect of still further progress.

A new school has been opened in the
Lower Takaka, and another is in process of
erection in the upper part of the Valley,
which will soon be completed.

The master's house and new girls school
at Richmond are in a forward state, and will
afford accommodation that was much wanted.

It may be noticed that there have been six
resignations or other changes among the
masters during the past year; and that
several vacancies are likely to occur very
shortly. The uncertainty which always exists
as to our being able to supply the vacancies
thus left with competent masters of good
character at a short notice is an inconvenience
which must always be felt more or less
in a small population like that of Nelson. Its
prejudicial effects are felt in several of our
schools; and it would be very desirable if
means could be found to palliate them, or if a
remedy could be suggested.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

J. D. GREENWOOD,

Inspector.

TABULAR VIEW of the NELSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, for the
Half-Year ending December, 1861.

SCHOOLS.	SEPTEMBER QUARTER.					DECEMBER QUARTER.
	Boys.	Girls.	TOTAL.	Daily Attendance.	School Days.	Average per 100.	Boys.	Girls.	TOTAL.	Daily Attendance.
1. Nelson, Boys	54	...	54	44	56	81	54	...	54	46
2. Do. Second Division	95	...	95	66	59	69	80	...	80	66
3. Do. Girls	...	66	66	56	76	...	...	80	80	50
4. Do. Second Division	...	62	62	40	56	64	...	52	52	39
5. Do. Infant	78	58	136	67	56	49	92	51	143	68
6. Clifton	14	12	26	12	64	41	15	13	28	16
7. Hillside	12	11	23	13	60	56	13	12	25	17
8. Stoke	30	33	63	36	53	57	40	39	79	47
9. Richmond, Boys	55	...	55	34	55	62	60	...	60	37
10. Do. Girls	...	52	52	32	57	61	...	63	63	41
11. Appleby	21	16	37	27	55	73	22	14	36	24
12. Ranzau	25	13	38	24	55	63	25	16	41	26
13. Hope	20	20	40	24	56	60	25	21	46	25
14. Spring Grove	31	...	31	18	53	58	30	...	30	17
15. Do. Girls	...	41	41	23	63	56	...	44	44	26
16. River Terrace	25	23	48	25	59	52	28	20	48	25
17. Wakefield, Lower	29	28	57	39	58	68	38	34	72	46
18. Do. Upper	14	11	25	16	56	64	15	13	28	18
19. Fox Hill	9	13	22	14	64	63	9	8	17	12
20. Waimea Village	31	26	57	25	64	44	33	30	63	28
21. West Waimea, Plain	24	10	34	16	55	47	30	11	41	23
22. Sarau, Moutere	14	16	30	21	61	70	16	22	38	24
23. Moutere, Lower	19	17	36	21	54	58	25	21	46	28
24. Motueka	18	21	39	25	54	64	17	20	37	22
25. Do. Second Division	12	29	41	27	53	66	17	25	42	25
26. Pangatotara	19	14	33	15	54	45	21	13	34	14
27. Riwaka	23	18	41	29	50	70	32	19	51	40
28. Motupipi	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
29. Collingwood	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
30. Takaka	...	...	...	...	...	...	13	15	28	17
	672	610	1,282	783	...	61	750	656	1,406	897