ANNUAL RETURN OF THE NELSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS for the Year ending June 30th 1872.

| SCHOOLS. | NUMBERS. | AGE. | | | | READING. | | | WRITING | | | ARITHMETIC | | | | | GEOGRAPHY. | HISTORY. | GRAMMAR. |
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| | | Under 7. | 7 to 9. | 9 to 12. | 12 and upwards | Beginning. | Moderate. | Good. | Beginning. | Moderate. | Good. | Simple rules. | Compound rules | Proportion and Practice. | Fractions and Decimals. | | | |
| 1 Bridge-st., Boys-1st Division | 74 | ... | 19 | 55 | ... | ... | 74 | ... | 19 | 55 | ... | 74 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| 2 " 2nd " | 125 | 5 | 57 | 49 | 21 | 34 | 66 | 25 | 63 | 62 | ... | 32 | 33 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| 3 Hardy-st., Girls-1st " | 128 | 50 | 36 | 42 | ... | 14 | 114 | ... | 17 | 111 | ... | 74 | 54 | 22 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| 4 " 2nd " | 94 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 60 | 34 | ... | 30 | 19 | ... | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 Preparatory | 223 | 168 | 55 | ... | ... | 223 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 Haven-road-1st Division | 227 | 79 | 45 | 62 | 41 | 119 | 35 | 63 | 63 | 34 | 31 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 7 2nd " | 119 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 41 | 26 | 38 | 23 | 38 | 38 |
| 8 St. Mary's-Boys | 159 | 48 | 45 | 24 | 39 | 74 | 48 | 68 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 9 Girls | 122 | 25 | 29 | 43 | 25 | 47 | 50 | 25 | 43 | 31 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 27 |
| 10 Hampden-street, 1st Division | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11 2nd " | 47 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 Clifton Terrace | 49 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 Hillside | 58 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 Happy Valley | 64 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 15 Stoke ... | 74 | 15 | 12 | 95 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 37 |
| 16 Richmond-Boys | 55 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 17 Girls | 68 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 18 Ranzau | 116 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| 19 Hope ... | 39 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 20 River Terrace | 54 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 18 |
| 21 Spring Grove | 25 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ... | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 22 Lower Wakefield | 19 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ... | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 23 Eighty-eight Valley | 61 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 24 Upper Wakefield | 75 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 25 Foxhill | 66 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 26 Motupiko | 54 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 27 Waimea West-North Division | 61 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 28 |
| 28 Village | 86 | ... | 17 | 34 | 35 | ... | 53 | 53 | 35 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 52 | 34 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
| 29 Upper Moutere | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 | ... | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| 30 Neudorf | 28 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 Lower Moutere | 61 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | ... | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 32 Motucka-1st Division | 34 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 22 |
| 33 2nd " | 93 | 23 | 16 | 33 | 21 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 34 Ngatimoti | 28 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 Dovedale | 33 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| 36 Pangatotara | 30 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 17 |
| 37 Riwaka | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 38 Takaka | 67 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
| 39 Long Plain | 145 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 9 | 83 | 43 | 19 | 47 | 32 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 40 Motupipi and Clifton | 31 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 8 | ... | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| 41 | 42 Collingwood | 62 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
| 43 Westport | 66 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
| 44 Addison's Flat | 45 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 45 Charleston (Blackett-street) | 31 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 8 | ... | 14 | 5 | 13 |
| 46 (Prince's-street) | 49 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
| 47 (St. Patrick's) | 66 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
| 48 Cobden | 45 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 49 Brunnerton | 41 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 50 Reefton | 31 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 8 | ... | 14 | 5 | 13 |