New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 6

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✨ School Attendance Statistics



ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL.

TABLE showing the Numbers of the Population of New Zealand (exclusive of Maoris) attending Public, Private, and Sunday Schools, also those receiving Tuition at Home, for the Colony and each Provincial District, in 1874, 1878, 1881, and 1886.

Provincial Districts Date 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 March, 1874 34,407 18,420 15,987 13,752 6,331 7,421 38,081 18,902 19,179 8,368 3,802 4,566 72,134 36,410 35,724
March, 1878 62,866 33,048 29,818 14,611 6,375 8,236 62,273 30,707 31,566 9,706 4,271 5,435 105,235 52,907 52,328
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
March, 1886 110,644 57,040 53,604 14,948 6,667 8,281 99,884 48,509 51,375 7,567 3,346 4,221 151,685 76,579 75,106
Auckland .. 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
March, 1878 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
March, 1886 23,171 11,913 11,258 3,918 1,755 2,163 22,338 10,790 11,548 1,942 893 1,049 32,610 16,562 16,048
Taranaki .. March, 1874 285 144 141 421 205 216 571 273 298 304 150 154 1,356 699 657
March, 1878 1,261 697 564 371 192 179 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 3,624 1,865 1,759
March, 1886 3,528 1,855 1,673 331 123 208 2,585 1,202 1,383 284 128 156 5,060 2,560 2,500
Hawke's Bay March, 1874 818 452 366 358 161 197 787 401 386 272 128 144 2,101 1,045 1,056
March, 1878 1,403 763 640 810 369 441 1,487 731 756 423 172 251 3,655 1,811 1,544
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
March, 1886 4,107 2,129 1,978 564 222 342 3,614 1,667 1,947 372 180 192 5,990 2,997 2,993
Wellington 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
March, 1878 6,454 3,526 2,928 2,458 1,001 1,457 7,007 3,495 3,512 1,393 589 804 12,495 6,290 6,205
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 7,665 7,811
March, 1886 14,030 7,282 6,748 2,273 1,045 1,228 12,629 6,096 6,533 1,097 440 657 20,763 10,176 9,987
Marlborough March, 1874 519 271 248 267 135 132 594 286 308 245 120 125 1,525 796 729
March, 1878 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 1,075 503 576 223 101 122 2,382 1,201 1,181
March, 1886 1,819 935 884 345 130 215 1,607 739 868 198 80 118 2,899 1,445 1,454
Nelson .. March, 1874 3,020 1,586 1,434 552 236 316 2,797 1,358 1,439 531 264 267 5,015 2,497 2,518
March, 1878 3,905 2,060 1,845 603 267 336 3,653 1,775 1,878 795 385 410 6,163 3,148 3,015
April, 1881 4,546 2,350 2,196 817 384 433 4,363 2,141 2,222 549 246 303 6,663 3,380 3,283
March, 1886 5,702 2,862 2,840 766 364 402 5,153 2,583 2,570 542 255 287 7,890 3,950 3,940
Westland .. March, 1874 978 534 444 700 347 353 1,603 802 801 442 201 241 2,483 1,230 1,253
March, 1878 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
March, 1886 2,827 1,324 1,503 822 373 449 2,822 1,252 1,570 100 53 47 4,075 1,947 2,128
Canterbury March, 1874 8,341 4,423 3,918 2,143 995 1,148 8,703 4,340 4,363 1,335 541 794 15,233 7,633 7,600
March, 1878 15,803 8,069 7,734 2,261 1,035 1,226 15,011 7,401 7,610 1,521 651 870 23,611 11,776 11,835
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
March, 1886 24,737 12,737 12,000 3,455 1,599 1,856 23,664 11,642 12,022 1,409 614 795 33,491 16,912 16,579
Otago .. 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 10,226 9,911
March, 1878 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 14,730 14,667
April, 1881 25,707 13,190 12,517 2,547 1,029 1,518 21,194 10,296 10,898 1,626 703 923 34,583 17,346 17,237
March, 1886 30,700 15,992 14,708 2,473 1,056 1,417 25,472 12,538 12,934 1,597 689 908 39,463 20,005 19,458
  • Particulars for Chatham Islands not given, to save space.


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