New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 44

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✨ Census, School Attendance



Census of New Zealand, 1881.—Attendance at School.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 2nd May, 1882.
THE following Table, showing certain results of the Census of last Year as to the Attendance at Schools, is published for general information.
WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.
TABLE showing the Numbers of the Population, Persons, Males, and Females (exclusive of Maoris), attending Schools, and receiving Tuition at Home, in the Colony and in each Provincial District, in 1871, 1874, 1878, and 1881.

Provincial Districts. At Public (Government) or Aided Schools. At Private Schools, or Schools not receiving Government Aid. Attending Sunday Schools. Receiving Tuition at Home.* Population (exclusive of Chinese) from 5 to 15 Years.*
Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females.
Total ... { February, 1871 14,953 8,199 6,754 16,757 8,237 8,520 28,601 14,297 14,304 † ... ... 54,771 27,817 | 26,954
{ March, 1874 18,420 10,033 8,387 15,987 7,841 8,146 38,081 19,179 18,902 8,368 3,802 4,566 72,134 36,410 | 35,724
... 62,866 32,048 30,818 33,048 16,432 16,616 62,271 30,707 31,564 9,706 4,271 5,435 105,235 52,907 | 52,328
... April, 1881 87,811 45,585 42,226 13,538 5,862 7,676 78,891 38,450 40,441 7,348 3,205 4,143 125,527 63,171 | 62,356
Auckland { February, 1871 1,349 759 590 6,146 3,151 2,995 7,162 3,609 3,553 ... ... ... 14,045 7,206 | 6,839
{ March, 1874 7,112 3,870 3,242 4,252 1,932 2,320 9,296 4,598 4,698 2,181 1,011 1,170 16,737 8,525 | 8,212
... 11,932 6,474 5,458 4,599 1,968 2,631 13,646 6,778 6,868 2,295 1,043 1,252 21,826 11,065 | 10,761
... April, 1881 17,357 9,101 8,256 3,312 1,380 1,932 17,301 8,462 8,839 1,833 857 976 25,859 13,176 | 12,683
Taranaki { February, 1871 163 82 81 391 194 197 599 295 304 ... ... ... 1,018 536 | 482
{ March, 1874 285 144 141 421 205 216 571 273 298 304 150 154 1,356 699 | 657
... 1,201 697 504 371 192 179 1,404 708 696 326 134 192 2,452 1,282 | 1,170
... April, 1881 2,279 1,193 1,086 418 196 222 1,803 867 936 205 102 103 3,024 1,865 | 1,759
Wellington { February, 1871 888 469 419 2,307 1,158 1,149 2,803 1,366 1,437 ... ... ... 6,002 ... | ...
{ March, 1874 3,196 1,771 1,425 1,841 791 1,050 3,478 1,740 1,738 879 397 482 7,526 3,747 | 3,779
... 6,454 3,526 2,928 2,458 1,001 1,457 7,007 3,512 3,495 1,393 589 804 12,495 6,200 | 6,295
... April, 1881 10,472 5,490 4,982 1,738 719 1,019 9,350 4,572 4,778 1,042 420 622 15,476 7,865 | 7,611
Hawke's Bay { February, 1871 405 213 192 376 192 184 525 264 261 ... ... ... 1,302 650 | 652
{ March, 1874 818 452 366 358 174 184 787 386 401 272 128 144 2,101 1,056 | 1,045
... 1,403 763 640 810 369 441 1,487 731 756 423 172 251 3,655 1,811 | 1,844
... April, 1881 2,716 1,453 1,263 632 326 306 2,049 1,013 1,036 267 116 151 4,257 2,140 | 2,117
Marlborough { February, 1871 232 116 116 182 97 85 428 200 228 ... ... ... 650 ... | ...
{ March, 1874 519 271 248 267 135 132 594 286 308 245 120 125 1,045 529 | 516
... 1,007 554 453 232 90 142 815 396 419 203 90 113 1,957 993 | 964
... April, 1881 1,338 710 628 227 98 129 1,079 576 503 223 101 122 2,382 1,201 | 1,181
Nelson { February, 1871 2,371 1,234 1,137 560 241 319 2,549 1,271 1,278 ... ... ... 5,435 2,718 | 2,717
{ March, 1874 3,020 1,586 1,434 552 236 316 2,797 1,358 1,439 531 264 267 8,703 4,385 | 4,318
... 3,995 2,060 1,935 603 267 336 3,653 1,775 1,878 795 385 410 15,011 7,633 | 7,378
... April, 1881 4,546 2,350 2,196 817 384 433 4,303 2,141 2,162 549 240 309 19,001 9,671 | 9,330
Westland { February, 1871 201 155 46 943 462 481 1,387 700 687 ... ... ... 1,803 909 | 894
{ March, 1874 978 534 444 700 347 353 1,603 802 801 442 216 226 2,483 1,230 | 1,253
... 2,926 1,487 1,439 402 160 242 2,436 1,191 1,245 216 97 119 3,652 1,797 | 1,855
... April, 1881 2,730 1,332 1,398 791 351 440 2,751 1,278 1,473 116 64 52 3,731 1,778 | 1,953
Canterbury { February, 1871 2,796 1,652 1,144 1,171 575 596 5,638 2,852 2,786 ... ... ... 11,011 5,437 | 5,574
{ March, 1874 8,341 4,423 3,918 2,143 995 1,148 8,703 4,393 4,310 1,335 541 794 15,533 7,603 | 7,930
... 15,803 8,060 7,743 4,340 2,143 2,197 15,011 7,401 7,610 1,521 651 870 23,011 11,835 | 11,176
... April, 1881 20,666 10,766 9,900 3,056 1,379 1,677 19,001 9,318 9,683 1,450 581 869 28,914 14,604 | 14,310
Otago { February, 1871 6,458 3,546 2,912 3,079 1,466 1,613 7,510 3,740 3,770 ... ... ... 14,145 7,223 | 6,922
{ March, 1874 10,138 5,369 4,769 3,218 1,529 1,689 10,252 5,104 5,148 2,179 990 1,189 20,137 9,911 | 10,226
... 18,175 9,418 8,757 2,875 1,293 1,582 16,814 8,232 8,582 2,512 1,097 1,415 29,397 14,667 | 14,730
... April, 1881 25,707 13,190 12,517 2,547 1,029 1,518 21,194 10,898 10,296 1,626 703 923 34,583 17,346 | 17,237
  • Particulars for Chatham Islands not given, to save space.

† No account of home tuition was obtained at the Census of 1871.



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🎓 1881 Census of New Zealand: Attendance at School

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
2 May 1882
Statistics, Census, School Attendance, Education, Provincial Districts
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General