SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AT TWO PERIODS, 1881.
Description of School.	Average Number Attending during Five Days, ended 1st April, 1881.			Actual Number Attending on Monday, 4th April, 1881.			Five Days' Average in Excess of Attendance on 4th April.	Attendance on 4th April in Excess of Five Days' Average.
Description of School.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.	Five Days' Average in Excess of Attendance on 4th April.	Attendance on 4th April in Excess of Five Days' Average.
State schools	60,523	57,021	117,544	65,678	63,373	129,051		11,507
Private schools—
Church of England	892	696	1,588	900	682	1,582	6
Presbyterian	531	312	843	533	303	836	7
Wesleyan	196	50	246	201	47	248		2
Independent	13		13	13		13
Lutheran	133	140	273	112	94	206	67
Brethren	16	14	30	15	11	26	4
Protestant (undefined)	194	253	447	190	259	449		2
Roman Catholic	7,047	7,796	14,843	7,693	8,737	16,430		1,587
Jewish	167	144	311	152	124	276	35
No denomination	3,476	4,509	7,985	3,499	4,569	8,068		83
Total, Private schools	12,665	13,914	26,579	13,308	14,826	28,134		1,555
Grand Total, State and Private schools	73,188	70,935	144,123	78,986	78,199	157,185		13,062