✨ Annual Report of the Inspector of Public Schools
NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 111
cales that the services of the teacher are appreciated by both children and parents.
SUBSIDISED SCHOOLS.
Addison's Flat.—Mrs. Duffy. I regret that my other duties left me no time to inspect this school on my last visit to the West Coast. About 20 children have attended daily during the year, who, judging from the returns, seem to have made fair progress.
Charleston, Blackett-street.—Mr. Brown. The present master had taken charge of the school only about three months before my visit, and as many of the former more advanced scholars had left, I found the school in a singularly backward condition, in every respect I have every reason to anticipate a very different state of things next year.
Charleston, Prince-street.—Mr. Moore. This school has evidently suffered from the loss of many of its best scholars, who have recently left for St. Patrick's School. The pupils who remain are well taught and orderly. The older ones read fairly, and can give a tolerably clear account in writing of the subject of their lesson. The handwriting is good.
St. Patrick's.—Mr. Delany.—The average daily attendance here is 54, the percentage (83) being unusually high. When I examined the school, only 3 of the 58 children present were 12 years old, while a large proportion were evidently newcomers, who had never been to school before. It is not to be wondered at under these circumstances, that the school should be extremely noisy and backward, the few scholars who knew anything being former pupils of Mr. Moore's and Mr. Mitchell's. The master is zealous, and apparently thoroughly competent; but he will require an assistant to enable him to do justice to so many ill-trained scholars.
Brighton.—Mrs. West.—Though the numbers attending this school are small, and the children very young, it is not easy to over-estimate the good done here. The only civilising and refining agent in the neighborhood appears to be the school. And so attached to their mistress are the children, that they have attended at the rate of 91 per cent. through the winter quarter, though the roads that they have to traverse are always difficult, sometimes even dangerous.
Reefton.—Mr. Niven.—I have not yet had an opportunity of inspecting this school, which has been only recently opened,
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
W. C. HODGSON,
Inspector.
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🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceEducation, School Inspection, Nelson, Teaching Methods, Curriculum, School Assessment, Subsidised Schools
7 names identified
- Mrs. Duffy, Teacher at Addison's Flat
- Mr. Brown, Teacher at Charleston, Blackett-street
- Mr. Moore, Teacher at Charleston, Prince-street
- Mr. Delany, Teacher at St. Patrick's
- Mr. Mitchell, Former teacher of scholars at St. Patrick's
- Mrs. West, Teacher at Brighton
- Mr. Niven, Teacher at Reefton
- W. C. Hodgson, Inspector