Oct. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1123

of pass in that standard; and every pupil removing from one public school
to another shall be required on entering to exhibit his latest certificate to
the head-teacher, who shall make a record of the certificate in the
Admission Register, and shall not present the pupil for examination for
the standard to which such certificate relates.

9. The "percentage of failures" at every examination shall be ascertained by dividing the number of failures by the number of passes and
   failures taken together and multiplying by 100.

10. The "percentage of passes" at every examination shall be ascertained by dividing the total number of passes by the number of pupils on
    the school-roll, and multiplying by 100. The use of the term "percentage
    of passes" in any other sense than that in which it is used in this regulation is hereby declared to be highly reprehensible. A low "percentage of
    failures" may be secured by holding pupils back in their course until they
    are sure to do well at examination. A high "percentage of passes" is an
    indication of rapidity of progress, while a low "percentage of failures" may indicate an excess of prudence on the part of the teachers. The
    combination of a high "percentage of passes" with a low "percentage of
    failures" indicates high efficiency so far as the "pass" subjects are concerned. It must be understood that a school that includes an infant
    department will always and necessarily show a lower "percentage of
    passes" than that which may reasonably be looked for in a school which
    is relieved of the care of the younger pupils by the presence of an independent infant school in the neighbourhood.

11. The Inspector shall ascertain "the percentage on class-subjects" by assigning marks for each class-subject, according to a scale ranging
    from 0 to 100, to express his judgment upon the quality of work done
    in that subject, and then calculating for all the class-subjects the mean of
    the marks so assigned. For the purpose of this regulation elementary
    science, together with object-lessons and lessons in natural history, manufactures, and common things, shall be counted as one subject; grammar
    as one subject; history as one subject; and geography, so far as it is a
    class-subject, as one subject. In assigning marks for any class-subject,
    the Inspector shall consider whether the subject is attended to in all the
    classes for which it is prescribed, and also whether it is efficiently treated.
    It is not to be expected that a small school with only one or two teachers
    will always be able to obtain very high marks for "class-subjects." It is
    recognised that the degree of thoroughness with which these subjects are
    taught must depend to a large extent on the amount of teaching power
    available, and that in this respect the results obtained in any school must
    be compared with the results obtained in other schools comparable in
    advantages; yet these subjects must always receive a due measure of
    attention, and the neglect of any one of them will be regarded as highly
    censurable.

12. The Inspector shall ascertain the "additional marks" by assigning marks on a scale ranging from 0 to 20, to express his judgment of the
    value of the work done by the school in each of the "additional subjects,"
    and then adding together the marks so assigned. For the purposes of
    this regulation, repetition and recitation shall be reckoned as one subject,
    disciplinary exercises and drill as one, singing as one, needlework as one,
    and knowledge of the subject-matter of reading-books as one. In assigning
    marks for any "additional subject" the Inspector shall consider whether
    the subject is attended to in all the classes for which it is prescribed, and
    also whether it is efficiently treated. In the largest schools any neglect
    of these subjects is to be regarded as a ground of reproach; and, on the
    other hand, any good work under this head done in small schools will be
    accepted as evidence of praiseworthy zeal and efficiency.

13. Every Inspector shall make an annual return, showing with respect
    to each public school subject to his inspection the number of pupils presented, the number passed, the percentage of passes, the percentage of
    failures, the percentage of class-subjects, and the additional marks, and
    stating in brief, with respect to each school, its condition as to order and
    discipline, and as to the manners of the pupils. The Inspector shall at
    the same time make a return relating to the same schools and the same
    pupils, showing the total number of pupils presented in each of the
    standard classes, as defined in Regulation 4, the total number passed in
    each standard, the total number of failures in each standard, and the
    total number of exceptions for each standard. If possible, the return
    shall include a statement of the average age of the pupils on passing each
    standard.

14. The standard syllabus shall not be understood to prescribe to the
    teacher the precise order in which the different parts of any subject shall
    be taught, nor to prohibit the teacher from giving instruction not prescribed by the syllabus, but shall be taken to represent only the attainments of which the Inspector may expect full proof at the several stages