1818
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

(d) The class in which it is proposed to place each pupil in consequence
of the results of the annual examination, taken in conjunction
with those of the other periodical examinations and with the
general character of his work during the year :
(e) A general estimate of the quality of the work done by each class :
(f) A summary showing the number of pupils on the roll of each class,
the number present at the time of the examination in English,
the aggregate ages as on the 31st of December, and the average
age of the pupils in each class.
(g) A summary showing for each class the number of pupils in the various
years of their school life.
(5) For pupils of Form II, the form that has been previously used in the
case of candidates for Certificates of Proficiency will suffice.
(6) The same standards of appraisement of the pupils’ work shall as
far as possible be adopted throughout the schools, and to this end the
teacher shall follow the directions and standards laid down by the Director
of Education or, with his authority, by the Inspector.
(7) The Inspector may return the copy of the class-lists of the annual
examination to the head teacher, and require him to note in the column for
remarks the reason for the more or less rapid promotion of any pupil, or
to give an explanation in the case of any pupil whose age is much above the
average age of the pupils in that class for New Zealand, and to forward such
of the examination-papers as the Inspector may desire. The Inspector
may modify the classification of the pupils in any way that appears to him
desirable.
(8) If it appears to the Inspector that the report of the annual examination
is complete and in order, he shall at his next visit to the school sign the school
record thereof in the examination register, and make any comment he may
deem necessary. The record so signed shall be kept in the school in the
manner herein prescribed.

School records.
68. (1) The class registers and the records of examinations, together with
copies of the Inspector’s reports, shall be carefully preserved by the head
teacher until their destruction is authorized by the Minister of Education,
and in the case of the closing of the school shall be delivered up to the
Director. The teacher’s annual examination report, signed by the Inspector,
shall be kept in the Department’s office. The schemes of work and the
programmes of work shall be the property of the Department, and shall
not be removed from the school except with the consent of the Director.
(2) All school records, including the Inspector’s reports, shall be treated
as strictly confidential, and shall not be removed from the school except
by the authority of the Director.

Inspection.
69. (1) Every Native school shall, as a general rule, be visited annually
by an Inspector of Schools. No notice of any visit shall in general be given
unless the Inspector deems it advisable to hold a more or less detailed
examination of the pupils, in which case ten days’ notice shall be given.
After one of his visits in each year the Inspector shall present to the Director
an “inspection report,” but a special report may be presented after any
visit.
(2) The inspection report shall consist of a statement in general terms
regarding the efficiency of the school as a whole, and shall relate to the
organization and management of the school; the order, discipline, and
tone; the regularity of the attendance; the general efficiency of the
teaching; the instruction and training of the junior assistants; the
accommodation; the state of the buildings, grounds, and fences; the
provision made for ventilation, warming, and cleaning; special circum-
stances affecting the efficiency of the school; and any other matters which,
in the opinion of the Inspector, should be brought under the notice of the
Director.
(3) After each visit the Inspector shall furnish the Director with a
report on the work of the school, and shall include notes for the guidance
of the teachers. Such notes shall relate to any or all of the following
matters :—
(a) The organization of the school as arranged by the head teacher
with respect to—
(i) The manner in which the staff has been distributed in
accordance with the accommodation, the abilities of the teachers,
and the salaries they are receiving :
(ii) The size of the different classes in relation to the accom-
modation available, and to the number of pupils under instruction
by each member of the staff :
(iii) The general scheme of instruction :
(iv) The arrangement of the time-tables ;