| Public Schools | ||
| Year. | Total number of Schools. | Average number of Scholars in attendance. |
| 1912 | 3,015 | 656,352 |
| 1913 | 3,030 | 651,864 |
| 1914 | 3,028 | 650,361 |
| 1915 | 3,026 | 647,108 |
| 1916 | 3,034 | 639,164 |
| 1917 | 3,030 | 636,168 |
| Schools connected with Church of Scotland. | ||
| 1912 | 7 | 294 |
| 1913 | 7 | 293 |
| 1914 | 6 | 273 |
| 1915 | 6 | 265 |
| 1916 | 5 | 120 |
| 1917 | 5 | 107 |
| United Free Church Schools. | ||
| 1912 | 1 | 71 |
| 1913 | 1 | 66 |
| 1914 | 1 | 66 |
| 1915 | 1 | 55 |
| 1916 | 1 | 54 |
| 1917 | 1 | 40 |
| Episcopal Schools. | ||
| 1912 | 56 | 8,638 |
| 1913 | 54 | 7,863 |
| 1914 | 54 | 7,825 |
| 1915 | 53 | 7,623 |
| 1916 | 53 | 7,387 |
| 1917 | 53 | 7,408 |
| Roman Catholic Schools. | ||
| 1912 | 222 | 85,870 |
| 1913 | 224 | 87,158 |
| 1914 | 225 | 89,022 |
| 1915 | 227 | 90,936 |
| 1916 | 224 | 91,651 |
| 1917 | 226 | 93,737 |
| Undenominational Schools | ||
| 1912 | 57 | 6,768 |
| 1913 | 54 | 6,662 |
| 1914 | 52 | 6,636 |
| 1915 | 51 | 6,579 |
| 1916 | 47 | 6,093 |
| 1917 | 48 | 6,265 |
| Summary under Years | ||
| 1912 | 3,358 | 757,993 |
| 1913 | 3,370 | 753,906 |
| 1914 | 3,366 | 754,183 |
| 1915 | 3,364 | 752,566 |
| 1916 | 3,364 | 744,469 |
| 1917 | 3,363 | 743,725 |