EDUCATION
for the building of an infant room for 80 children at the end of the house of Mr. Thomas Jones, at the south end of the girls' playground and offices. The number of teachers employed were 4.
Also during February 1878 the educational statistics for the Board school at Fochriw were as follows.
Also during February 1878 the educational statistics for the Board school at Fochriw were as follows.
Av. Att. Amt. grant Amt. per head % Passes
Vochriw 159 £127-03-00 15s. 11¾d. 84.4
Percentage passes in reading, 98.3; writing, 93.3; arithmetic, 88.7; total 93.4
Percentage of passes in England and Wales: reading 87; writing 79.4; arithmetic 70; total 78.
Amount of grant per head in England & Wales: Board schools, 13s. 0d.; voluntary schools, 13s. 3¼ d.; the district of Gelligaer alone 15s.1¼d
Vochriw 159 £127-
Percentage passes in reading, 98.3; writing, 93.3; arithmetic, 88.7; total 93.4
Percentage of passes in England and Wales: reading 87; writing 79.4; arithmetic 70; total 78.
Amount of grant per head in England & Wales: Board schools, 13s. 0d.; voluntary schools, 13s. 3¼ d.; the district of Gelligaer alone 15s.1¼d
The following prosecution was reported in the 9 March 1878 issue of the Merthyr Express
Merthyr Police Court: Non-Attendance at School Henry Harris, collier, Vochrhiw, was summoned for not causing his son Jacob to attend the Vochrhiw National School with the regularity prescribed by the bye-laws of the Gelligaer School Board, whose attendance officer (Jones) now prosecuted. Defendant's wife appeared. The Bench considered the case to have been very plainly proved and a fine of 5s. including costs was imposed. A week was allowed defendant to find the money.
During June 1876 the Board visited Fochriw school and found the school was overcrowded especially in the classroom. There were 218 names on the register and the attendance was 188, being 38 more than the accommodation. There were 75 infants present on the day of the committee's visit, and these were taught in one small classroom. Approval was therefore granted for the building of an infant room for 80 children at the end of the house of Mr. Thomas Jones, at the south end of the girls' playground and offices. The number of teachers employed were 4. The new extension was opened on 8 September 1878 and was called the Railway Terrace Infants School. Miss Mary Ann Greening hold the position of Head Mistress.
At this date, the school logbook states that "I find the children exceedingly backward and have experienced considerable difficulty in disciplining them". The school discipline includes such