Picturesque Dunedin: or Dunedin and its neighbourhood in 1890
Summary
Summary.
The following summary of information regarding the public schools in Otago when the Provincial system was abolished (Dec. 31, 1875) is compiled from the last report submitted to the Provincial Government:
Number of schools (Otago and Southland) | 157 |
Numbers of schoolmasters | 161 |
Numbers of schoolmistresses | 47 |
Numbers of teachers of sewing | 14 |
Numbers of male pupil teachers | 17 |
Numbers of female pupil teachers | 49 |
Total teachers | 288 |
Numbers of pupils who attended at all in 1875 | |
Boys, 8709; girls, 8488 | 16,097 |
Numbers of pupils in average attendance during 1875 | 9822 |
Numbers of pupils in attendance at the close of 1875 | 12,096 |
Numbers of pupils learning the higher rules of Arithmetic | 2420 |
Numbers of pupils learning Mathematics | 312 |
Numbers of pupils learning Geography | 9323 |
Numbers of pupils learning History | 1933 |
Numbers of pupils learning English Grammar | 8858 |
Numbers of pupils learning Book-keeping | 374 |
Numbers of pupils learning Drawing or Mapping | 3815 |
Numbers of pupils learning Singing from Notes | 5623 |
Numbers of pupils learning Latin | 287 |
Numbers of pupils learning French | 143 |
Numbers of pupils learning Greek | 6 |
Numbers of pupils learning Sewing (girls) | 4171 |
Moneys contributed by the Government towards—
Teachers' salaries | £19,825 | 12 | 0 |
Rents, poor scholars, etc. | 1164 | 11 | 3 |
£20,990 | 3 | 3 |
Moneys contributed locally—
School fees | £14,873 | 6 | 4 |
Subscriptions, etc | 2342 | 13 | 9 |
£17,216 | 0 | 1 |