NRS-20679 | School Returns [Zig Zag Public School]

The series consists of School Returns from New Vale Public School, which preceded Zig Zag Public School.The School Returns, submitted quarterly, were primarily but not exclusively reports on the enrolment and attendance at the school. Weekly tallies were recorded of pupils enrolled (broken down by gender and religious denomination), of average attendance over the week, and (from the 1880s) of school fees received. Quarterly totals for these figures were tallied (by the 1880s) for fees in arrears, children whose fees had been waived, and children who had left the school during the quarter. Details were also entered of the teachers onsite on the last day of each quarter, and of the physical state of the school, including inventories of books, maps and diagrams, and descriptions of the school buildings and grounds. The correctness of the information provided was to be certified by both the teacher responsible for its compilation, and the Inspector of Schools. In the event of the average enrolment falling below that prescribed for the schools classification, explanation was to be made by the teacher in the space provided. The forms for School Returns were printed yearly, and each form bears on its last page the authorised school holidays for that year, and of the Inspectors then in service in each district. These forms are arranged chronologically.

本数据集收录了新维尔公立学校（New Vale Public School）的办学呈报报表（School Returns），该校为齐格扎格公立学校（Zig Zag Public School）的前身。该类报表按季度提交，核心内容涵盖该校的学生注册与出勤情况，但不限于此类主题。报表中会按周统计在册学生数据（按性别与宗教教派分类）、当周平均出勤人数，以及自19世纪80年代起新增的学校收费收入数据。到19世纪80年代时，该类报表还会统计上述数据的季度总计，包括欠费款项、免缴学费的学生人数，以及当季度离校学生的相关信息。此外，报表还会记录每季度最后一日在岗教师的相关信息，以及学校的实体状况，包括图书、地图与教具图表的库存清单，还有校舍及校园场地的情况说明。所填报信息的真实性需由负责编制报表的教师及学校督学（Inspector of Schools）共同认证。若平均注册人数低于该校等级对应的既定标准，负责教师需在报表预留栏中作出相应说明。办学呈报报表的模板每年印制一次，每份模板的末页都会标注当年的法定学校假期，以及当时各辖区在职督学的相关信息。该批报表按时间顺序编排。