SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOLARS, 1881.
| Description of School. |
Number of Schools. |
Number of Teachers. |
Scholars Attending on the 4th April 1881. |
| Under 6 years of age. |
Of 6 and under 15 years of age. |
Of 15 years of age and upwards. |
All Ages. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Total. |
| State schools |
1,711 |
1,894 |
2,397 |
4,291 |
10,762 |
9,722 |
53,643 |
52,369 |
1,273 |
1,282 |
65,678 |
63,373 |
129,051 |
| Private schools— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England |
57 |
43 |
103 |
146 |
93 |
124 |
557 |
431 |
250 |
127 |
900 |
682 |
1,582 |
| Presbyterian |
10 |
30 |
20 |
50 |
8 |
3 |
331 |
160 |
194 |
140 |
533 |
303 |
836 |
| Wesleyan |
5 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
109 |
29 |
74 |
|
201 |
47 |
248 |
| Independent |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
13 |
| Lutheran |
10 |
9 |
|
9 |
4 |
2 |
107 |
92 |
1 |
|
112 |
94 |
206 |
| Brethren |
1 |
|
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
|
|
15 |
11 |
26 |
| Protestant (undefined) |
17 |
4 |
29 |
33 |
40 |
56 |
136 |
167 |
14 |
36 |
190 |
259 |
449 |
| Roman Catholic |
187 |
162 |
382 |
544 |
1,179 |
1,332 |
6,282 |
7,160 |
232 |
245 |
7,693 |
8,737 |
16,430 |
| Jewish |
3 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
16 |
8 |
135 |
113 |
1 |
3 |
152 |
124 |
276 |
| No Denomination |
352 |
160 |
539 |
699 |
573 |
726 |
2,372 |
3,225 |
554 |
618 |
3,499 |
4,569 |
8,068 |
| Total Private schools |
643 |
425 |
1,091 |
1,516 |
1,935 |
2,273 |
10,053 |
11,384 |
1,320 |
1,169 |
13,308 |
14,826 |
28,134 |
| Grand Total, State and Private schools |
2,354 |
2,319 |
3,488 |
5,807 |
12,697 |
11,995 |
63,696 |
63,753 |
2,593 |
2,451 |
78,986 |
78,199 |
157,185 |