Page 123 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

9-6 EDUCATION

MATERNAL SCH OOLS.

Before concluding the primary schools section, it is advisable to
describe the importance of these institutions. The purpose of the
maternaI schools is to prepare children for the primary elementary
Bchools by initiating them to work and to the reguJarity of study. They
are established by school commissions and are under the direction of
religious or lay teachers. They are subject to the regulations of the
Catholic Committee of the Council of Public Instruction and supervised
by the school inspector of the district. These schools numbered 33 in
1924-25 and had 6,095 enrolled pupils.

19-I\'latJrnal 8ch s.-Number of Pupils and Average AHendance.
l'\'llllb·, rl'\'IInhcr Average
l'upil. cllrolled
YEARS 01" 01 -.----.--- ---- ntt.endn.nce
..h""lm le"ohr.t. Il !I Girla Tot,,1 of /JlJJ}illt
------------ --- --- ---- -----1----1-----
1924-2~...•..•••. - .•.............. 33 .J:lI 3,Mo 2.450 O.O.O~ 4,807
l"U-A ...... ,.................. 27 lJ:O 3.Jt· 2,O~J 5.1~1 1.lU5
I~ 1·:"3..................... :N 1(1,; '1,1 2,)75 ~.:$~!1 4.0";5
H)2i-2~... ~o 107 ·~,II.. 2,37~) :dO-; 4.,075
IU:lO-:ll.......................... 22 103 2.818 I,U:H 4.i1J\.l :i.ü75
AVERAGE SALARY OF TEACHERS.
Taken altogether the average annual salary in primary schools was
$1,571 for male teachers and M97 for female teachel's. Among Catholics,
in 1925, the average salary of teachets was $1,390 whilst with Protestants
it was $2,276.

2)-G~neral Average Sllnry ofLlly Teachers.
LAY TEACHERS 1919-20 Hl20-21 1021-22 1922·23 1923-24 1924-25
-------------_.- ..-._--- ---- ---- ---- ----
S $ S S S
a) Catbolio Eohools:
Male te.ehe,•.......... un 1.280 1•.313 1.202 1.340 1,390
Femnle le~cbers..... 251 3US 323 327 345 355
b) Prote.tant oohool"
:;\fa~e tC:I.cher.'!' .....•..•. 1,925 2,300 2.4:19 2.3~5 2,2~2 2,270
FeOlale teachera.. 027 J,013 1.032 l,OH l,U.J7 I,UJ<!
c) Ali 8chool~ :
11-1010 leacher•........... 1.322 1.5\.• 1,5"23 1,494 l,5H 1,571
FeUlt\le tencherflH ...•... 254 45(J HG 473 485 497
21--Average number 'of Pupils of Primary Schools under one Tencher.

YEAHS Cuthol- Pmle'9o- Cnlhol. Prut·c!\-
'Fol al
t!lob
ic~
------ ---- ---- LalJb Tolnl ieo ----1---
10U-25 .... ............ .. .. ... 67 na 70 2U 30 29
1~)~".!4... .. ..... ..... ....... li~ û:! 70 29 :10 29
El 2 .. .. ......... ... ....... 66 !)() H9 29 30 29
19 , .. ~;2. .. ....... .... 6G 1S.~i (;8 29 :30 29
" .... .. ,
\!)~U-2) ... ... ... ............. Qli IH Il7 29 30 29
1~)HI-20... .... ........ .. ..... .. EH 7n, liB 29 20 29
l\.lHi-Ifl ... ..... ...... ... .. . ij4 7d 06 30 ::!tJ 30
]UI7-1" .. .. .. .. ..... .. ....... U4 IlU tH 2U ~W 28
19H1-17 .. ... ..... ... U:) 72 (H 2\l :!~ 20
Hl/.i)-ifi .. ... . .... ......... IW 74 07 2,' 2,1 28
1914-15 ... .... ...... ..... .... ... tl3 r;4 (';2 30 2-l 29
191~-1'1 O~ ti2 (;3 31 ~s 30
HI12-13 .. ... .. .. .. 61 5G 00 37 n 30