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NZ school statistics, 1914-1920

School children at Waihī, 1916.

New Zealand schools, 1914–1920

Statistics reveal the extent of public education in the Dominion by 1914 and the impact the war had on schools. By 1917 there was a lack of manpower in industry and on farms and older boys began to leave school early to help fill the labour shortages. Young male teachers across the country walked out the school gate and down to the enlistment office to sign on to fight. Many had served in the cadets as both pupils teachers. By 1916 concerned officials were reporting a shortage of teachers and women were called upon to fill the vacancies.

	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920
Male teachers	1628	1591	1501	1383	1366	1606	1675
Female teachers	2820	3077	3209	3224	3452	3394	3500
Male pupil-teachers	139	141	137	132	123	123	114
Female pupil-teachers	470	485	519	517	523	503	466
Students	178,509	183,214	185,884	190,354	194,934	196,059	199,802
Schools	2301	2338	2335	2368	2365	2400	2437
Population	1,090,228	1,099,394	1,099,499	1,099,117	1,103,022	1,142,889	1,192,620

Source: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915–21

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Schools and the First World War
The public service in 1914

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