English Grammar.

• V. Upper. Morris's Historical English Grammar (omitting pp. 187 to 202). Dr. Abbott's "How to Write Clearly."
• V. Lower. Smith and Hall's Grammar, including historical introduction, and omitting Prosody. Parsing and Analysis.
• IV. Upper. Same as Lower V., omitting historical introduction.
• IV. Lower. Smith and Hall, large print only. Etymology. Parsing and Analysis from "Samson Agonistes," and Gray's "Bard."
• III. Morris's Primer (the whole). Full Parsing and Analysis of easy sentences.
• II. Full Parsing, and Analysis of simple sentences.
• I. Abbott's "How to tell the Parts of Speech."

Literature.

• V. Upper and Lower. From writers of reign of James I. to 1832 (notes dictated, with illustrative readings from authors, and biographical notices) from Morell's Literature, Nichol's Landmarks of Literature, and Morley's Library of Literature. Reading of "Macbeth."
• IV. Upper and Lower. From beginning of literature to Shakespeare inclusive, as in Class V. Critical reading of "Tempest," with composition on "Enoch Arden," "Tempest," &c.
• III. Reading of "Tempest," "Enoch Arden," and Longfellow's "Skeleton in Armour," "Norman Baron," and "Robert of Sicily."

Recitation.

Writing in copy-books is taught in Forms I. and II.

Girls who do not learn Latin are taught the derivations of words.

History.

• V. Upper. Outline from Elizabeth to William III., and Green's Short History of the English People, William III. to the end, with Notes.
• V. Lower. Green's Short History of the English People, William III. to the end, with Notes.
• IV. Epochs of English History, Tudor and Stuart Periods.
• III. Edith Thompson's History, William I. to Edward II.
• II. Curnow's History, to end of Henry VIII.
• I. Chambers's Historical Reader, Part 2.

Geography.

• V. As for Matriculation, with special reference to England and New Zealand.
• IV. Nelson's Royal Geographical Reader, No. 5, Asia. Mss. notes on New Zealand Geography.
• III. Northern and Central Europe, and British America, in detail.
• II. Nelson's Reader, No. 3, with special reference to the British Empire.
• I. Use of Geographical Terms; Europe.

In each Form composition lessons are given in class, and in the highest Form essays on standard works have been written at home.

Latin.

Translation.

Grammar, &c.

Preparatory: To end of Conjugation of Verb "To Be."

German.

• "Hermann und Dorothea," to end of Clio. Dr. Aue's German Grammar, to end of Pronouns, p. 107, and all Irregular Verbs.

French.

• V. Upper. "L'Avare" (whole); "Lazare Hoche" (whole); Merlet's Grammar (whole).
• V. Lower. "L'Avare" (whole); Merlet's Grammar, Accidence.
• IV. Hachette's Reader, selections of most difficult passages. Bués Second French Book, with special reference to translation of English into idiomatic French.
• III. Hachette's Reader, selections. Bné's First French Book (whole).
• II. Bué's First French Reader (whole), including Translation.
• I. Bué's First French Reader, first half.

Preparatory: Bué's First French Reader, about 25 ages.

Arithmetic.

• V. The whole subject, chiefly from Hamblin Smith.
• IV. Upper. Barnard Smith. Unitary method applied to Simple and Compound Proportion, Simple and Compound Interest, Discount, Profit and Loss, Stocks.
• IV. Lower. Barnard Smith. Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, Reduction, Weights and Measures, Decimal Coinage, Reduction of Fractions and Decimals, Practice.
• III. Hamblin Smith. Vulgar Fractions, Reduction, Weights and Measures, Simple Problems on the Unitary Method, Practice.
• II. Colenso. Weights and Measures.
• I. Simple Rules, and Money Rules.

Euclid.

Algebra.

Trigonometry.

Work required for Junior Scholarship Examination.

Classification.

The basis of Classification is fourfold—English, Mathematics, Classics, and Modern Languages. All the girls are classified according to their proficiency in each of these four divisions, without any reference to their rank in the other three, and so it frequently happens that a girl is in a high class in one of these departments, while she may be in a low one in the others. She may, for instance, be in the fourth English Class, the second Mathematical, and the third Classical.

Botany is taught in Form IV., and Physiology in Form III., the text-book for the latter being A. Buckton's "Health in the House."

Plain Needlework is taught in all Forms except the highest.

A Scripture Class, which is very largely attended, is conducted by the Lady Principal every morning, before the School opens. Lady Jervois offers a prize for Scripture annually.

During the Second Term Miss Marsden gave lectures on Nursing, which were much appreciated.

Instruction in Drill and Calisthenics is given twice a week, in lessons of half an hour's duration.

A report is issued to parents at the close of each Term, stating each pupil's Class and position in the subjects taken up.

This year we have sent in eight girls for the Matriculation Examination, and one as a candidate for Junior University Scholarship.

Board Scholar, 1886.—Ethel Wilson.

Caledonian Scholar, 1886.—Emily Broome.

Of the two candidates from the Girls' High School who sat for scholarships, one headed the list of Board Scholars, and the other the list of Caledonian Scholars.

The Governors hope that the New High School Building will be ready for occupation at the beginning of the Third Term of this year.