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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 93

Education Act, 1914.--Amended Regulations.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this 10th day of December,

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Education Act, 1914, and the amendments of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that 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 relating to attendance register and returns and average attendances, made by Orders in Council dated 21st December, 1914, 10th September, 1923, 22nd March, 1926, 13th April, 1927, and 13th December, 1927, and also the regulation relating to the average attendance of secondary schools made by Order in Council dated 5th September, 1911, and in lieu thereof doth make the regulations set out in the First and Second Schedules hereto; and, with the like advice and consent, doth hereby amend the regulations relating to salaries, grading, and staffing of public schools made by Orders in Council dated 12th January, 1925, 28th October, 1925, 22nd March, 1926, 13th April, 1927, 22nd August, 1927, and 30th December, 1927, in the manner set forth in the Third Schedule hereto; and, further, doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Fourth Schedule hereto relating to architectural bursaries; and, with the like advice and consent, doth prescribe that except where stated to the contrary, this Order shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1929.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

ATTENDANCE REGISTERS, RETURNS, AND AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.

1. ATTENDANCE REGISTERS AND RETURNS.

2. (1) The following attendance registers shall be kept by the head teacher of every public school in the forms provided by the Department, and shall contain the information set out below, together with such further particulars regarding the admission, attendance, progress, and withdrawal of the pupils of the school as are required by the registers:—

(a) An admission register showing the dates of birth, admission, and withdrawal of each pupil:

(b) A register of daily attendance showing, with respect to all pupils not under school age, a record of their attendances for every half-day on which the school is open and the total attendances on each half-day:

(c) A summary of attendance register showing the total and average weekly attendances and roll numbers, and the average attendance for each term.

(2) All registers must be carefully preserved by the head teacher until their destruction is authorized by the Minister.

2. (1) The attendance of scholars in every school shall be recorded every morning and every afternoon in the daily-attendance register, which shall be marked not later than two hours before the close of morning school nor later than one hour and a half before the close of afternoon school. The register shall be marked and kept in accordance with the directions printed thereon.

(2) The attendance of a child at morning school shall be reckoned as one attendance, and the attendance of a child at afternoon school shall be reckoned as one attendance, and a school open in the morning and open in the afternoon shall be deemed to have been open twice. The school shall be held to be open on any morning or afternoon if at least one child is present before the first half-hour of the ordinary school time has passed.

3. For the purpose of recording attendances of pupils the school year shall be divided into three terms, ending not later than 15th May, 31st August, and 31st December, respectively.