DOMINION SCHOLARS.
EXAMINATION! RESULTS. COMPARATIVE FIGURES. Statistics concerning the = last junior national and junior free place, examinations in the various 'education. districts of New Zealand were -made available yesterday by. the Minister for Education, the Hon. /J. .:■ A. Hanan. .; The , results of / these examinations ; so. far, as i the public schools, including ■ district high schools, are _ con-/ cerned were ' ''..'' : 'H District. . ■ Present- Passed/Percentage. | v Auckland ... 1.639 '.:":-.;621 -■ ; ; ; 37.9 •': -i i '-i-Taranaki'•'.>■• .'..::■•.-:■ 83'.'•; '■'•'-.• .-".29'.;.'•:■'' 34.9--Wanganui- .:;-J 120 •,,'•.:■,- 50 ■:/..■-. 41.7 "J' I : Wellington ... 516 115 j 22.3 Hawke's Bay tf.Bo2'V?- : .' ; :--.78 ' : v ;, ; 25.8 ' : Nelson -;:...-^; 100 19 19.0 .'■■: I Canterbury... 514 «.:/:; JBlv-/-: 35.2,. •«. Otaeo '•;■:•'.---.' ... /;'::' 289 ■::. '.'.:. 1 141 : \ 48.8 '/■ Southland V ... Z : . 58'.-. v.;:; 33 ■"''" 56.9' .y Totals ... 3.621 <\ 1.267 35.0 - In = addition to- the 5621 pupils from public schools,. 772 pupils from other than public schools /sat:. for/examination/' Of j-these 310, or a percentage of 40.1, passed, [ bringing the percentage for the whole of | the schools (4393 pupils) up to 35.9. ■As regards the examinations for pro- ! ficiency and competency certificates, .Mr. IHanan pointed out that last year- he ! [ caused them to bo mado more difficult, ■ '/that'-'-tho- : former'..tests/- were too low. The following comparative statement shows tho results -of theso"examinations in 1916 and 1915 in the seven principal districts:— 1916. 1915. - "•■■'■; -Percentage. Percentage. ■ , - .• Frofi- Com- ' ' Profi- • Comciency. potency, ciency. potency. Otago ... 76 9 80 . : 9 Wanganui--....:■ 70 ''" -14';.0:'.; 67.;.';.,.-. 19 V , Auckland ... G9 /IB- 79- ,13 <' Southland ; ... 68.;.; 16 v .... 74; -. ;16 :-'- Taranaki -' ... 65 33 63 23 Well'eton and : ' • „ _ ; iMarlborough' 65 - 20 :, :, 62 22 v ; Canterbury... 63 . 21 ~ 63 % 23.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16499, 27 March 1917, Page 6
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