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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 99

Regulations under the Education Act, 1914, relating to Secondary Schools.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 8th day of December, 1920.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.

In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Education Act, 1914 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), and the amendments of that Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations made by Order in Council dated the eleventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, for Incidental Expenses of Secondary Schools, and the regulations made by Order in Council dated the fifteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, for Grants to Secondary Schools on Account of Free Pupils and Part-time Pupils, and in lieu thereof and in addition thereto doth make the regulations hereunder relating to—

Part I.—The Classification of Secondary-school Teachers;
Part II.—The Grading and Staffing of Secondary Schools;
Part III.—The Salaries of Secondary-school Teachers and Leave of Absence;
Part IV.—The Appointment of Teachers;
Part V.—School Fees and Incidental Allowances.

And, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that the regulations in this Order shall be deemed to have been in force on and after the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, except where it is expressly stated to the contrary.

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REGULATIONS.

PART I.—CLASSIFICATION OF SECONDARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS.

1. (1.) The Director of Education (hereinafter referred to as “the Director”) shall by and through the Inspectors of Secondary Schools (hereinafter referred to as “the Inspectors”) proceed annually to classify, according to the regulations herein contained, all assistant teachers who in the month of December of any year are employed as full-time teachers in a secondary school established under the Act.

(2.) Any person who is seeking employment in a secondary school may, on application to the Director, be classified under these regulations, but any such classification may be revised after the teacher has been employed for three months.

2. There shall be four grades of assistants, A, B, C, and D, of which A is the highest, and all assistant teachers referred to in clause 1 hereof shall be classified in one or other of these grades.

3. The Inspectors shall consult the principal of each school concerning the classification of the assistants employed in the school, and shall make recommendations accordingly to the Director.

4. The classification of assistants shall be based on—

(i.) Ability in teaching;
(ii.) Academic attainments;
(iii.) Length of service:

Provided that ability in teaching shall be regarded as a qualification of the first importance in the classification of the teacher.

5. The normal qualifications for the different grades shall be as follows:—

(i.) In order to be classified in Grade A a teacher must have the following qualifications:—

(a.) He must be classified as “Excellent” with regard to his teaching and organizing ability;

(b.) A male teacher must have at least fifteen years’ service and a female teacher at least twelve years’ service, of which at least ten years and eight years respectively shall have been service as approved by the Director for this purpose in schools of secondary education or in any university college;

(c.) He must be the holder of the degree of Master of Arts or of Master of Science with first- or second-class honours, or any equivalent recognized by the Director.