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(b.) CONVENT AND MONASTERY SCHOOLS.

27. The numbers of these Schools, and the attendances, in 1896 Convent were as follows:

and Monastery Schools.

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These schools are divided into two classes: (a) those in which the amount of salary awarded is regulated by the average number of children in daily attendance; and (b) those whose teachers are paid according to the same scale of class salaries as teachers of ordinary National Schools..

A Merit Capitation Grant of 128. per pupil in average daily attendance is awarded to the Conductors of the schools paid on the principle of capitation, when the results of the Annual Examination are entirely satisfactory; and when such results are only fair or passable, a grant of 108. is awarded. The numbers of the schools receiving the higher Merit Grant in 1896 were 265 Convent and 2 Monastery schools. In all these Schools an adequate teaching staff is required.

Convent and Monastery National Schools, whether paid on the principle of classification or of capitation, share with ordinary National Schools in Results fees, Gratuities for instructing Monitors, Customs aud Excise Grant, and the "School Grant provided by the Act of 1892.

The average number of pupils on the Rolls for the year ended 31st December, 1896, was 104,350, showing, as compared with 1895, a decrease of 432.

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There are mecial Industrial departments for gitis in 57 of the Convent Nasional Senocis, in wilch, in rooms set apart for the purpose and famished with the necessary inpilances, instruction is given by walled teachers in various branches of higher needlework, emorci tery, Lace-making, &c. Unter car Rales, the teachers of these departments are pall special salaries.

As the teaching power in Convent Schools paid by capitation A dante, is partly made up of Lay Assistants, who, then not paid by the Commisioners, enjoy when recognised by them valuable privileges in the matter of service, training, and promotion in class, an arrangement was recently approved of by which this class of Assistants will be placed on a more satisfactory footing as regards remuneration for their services, and general status as teachers.

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(c) WORKHOUSE SCHOOLS,

23. The number of Workhouse Schools in connexion with us on the 31st December, 1896, was 155.

These schools were examined on the same system as the Ordinary Schools, and extracts from the reports of our Inspectors were communicated to the Local Governnient Board, for the information of the several Boards of Guardians. The salaries of the Teachers are determined and paid by the Poor Law authorities. The Poor Law Guardians have power, under the Act 38 & 39 Viet., cap. 96, to award to their Teachers, from the rates, the amount of results fees payable on the Inspectors' reports.

The total number of pupils on the rolls of these Workhouse Schools on the 31st December, 1896, was 5,806, and the average daily attendance was 4,320.

In connexion with a case recently brought under our notice by the Local Government Board, we have approved of the principle of having the children attending Workhouse Schools trained in Practical Agriculture, and have signified our willingness to grant aid to such a project in so far as allowing inspection and examination by our officers.

(d) EVENING SCHOOLS.

29. Evening Schools are, as a rule, held on the same premises and taught by the same teachers as the Day Schools connected

Schools.

therewith. We regret to report that the number of these schools Evening continues to decrease. Only 35 were in operation on the 31st December, 1896. The number of scholars in average attendance was 1,147.

Teaching Power.

30. The number of teachers in our service on 31st December, Teaching 1896, was as follows:

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The Teachers of the 268 Convent and 3 Monastery Schools that are paid by capitation are not included in this return.

Unmixed

31. Our returns for 8,585 schools show the respective numbers Mixed an taught by masters and by mistresses exclusively, and by Staffs Schools. consisting of both masters and mistresses; also the numbers attended by boys only, and by girls and infants only, and the numbers having a mixed attendance of boys and girls.

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Sixty-third Report of the Commissioners

[1896.

32. During the year 1896, there were 551 persons newly appointed as Principal or Assistant Teachers. Of these, 236 had been trained and 315 were untrained. Monitors or Pupil Teachers; 13 had merely been pupils of Of the latter, 293 had been National Schools admitted to Examination under special and exceptional circumstances; and 9 came from private schools or

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The candidates for the position of teacher are in general well Teaching prepared; and selections are, as a rule, made by Managers with care and judgment. A large proportion of the recently appointed teachers have had the advantage of receiving a preliminary training as monitors.

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Monitors.

33. Besides the regular Teaching Staffs we employ PupilTeachers in the Model Schools, and Monitors in both the Model and Ordinary National Schools. In some of the Model Schools male Pupil Teachers are boarded and lodged at the public expense. Extern Pupil Teachers receive an allowance for maintenance.

There were 195 Pupil Teachers (117 Males and 78 Females) in our Model Schools on the 31st December, 1896.

Monitorships are practically Scholarships open to the pupils of the schools in which they are educated. They are oked on as rewards of efficiency on the part of the teachers, and of industry, ability, and good attendance on the part of the pupils, and are much sought after.

The number of paid Monitors on the 31st Decemler, 1896, was 1,851 Males, and 4,002 Females. Total, 5,853.

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