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Table K3.—Classification of Pupils in Secondary Schools in 1914, according to Years of Attendance

From these figures the following results relating to the number of years pupils remain at the secondary schools are obtained : — Boys. Girls. Percentage leaving at end of Ist year or during 2nd year ... 23-8 26-9 2nd „ 3rd 33-0 33-7 3rd „ 4th 14-1 17-1 4th „ sth „ ... 150 11-7 sth „ 6th „ ... 11-0 7-2 Percentage remaining at end of 6th year ... .. ... 3-1 3-4 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2*7 years or 2 years 8 months, and of the girls is 2-5 years or 2 years 6 months.

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(exclusive oir Preparatory Departments). First Year. Second Year. Schools. j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Third Year. Fourth Year. Fifth Year. Sixth Year. Year. Girls. Total. ro . §3 B o . Boys. Girls. 0tH Total. toys. Girls. Boys. Girls. loys. Girls. .Boys. A. Endowed Schools included in tl <,cludet id in tl t,e Eig qhth 8c :hedule to tht Edvx 'ation Act, 1 '908. Whangaroi High School .. 20 23 15 15 Auckland Boys' Grammar 241 .. 204 tot School Auckland Girls' Grammar .. 189 .. 139 School Thames High School .. 23 14 26 19 Now Plymouth Boys' High 55 .. 37 School Now Plymouth Girls'High .. 21 .. 23 School Wanganui Girls'College.. .. 42 .. 47 Wollington Boys' College 157 .. 138 .. Wellington Girls'College .. 122 .. 82 Napier Boys' High School 35 ' .. 14 Napier Girls' High School .. 42 .. 22 Gisborne High School .. 44 28 9 13 Marlborough High School 21 19 14 14 Nelson Boys' College .. 88 .. 52 .. Nelson Girls' College .. .. 49 .. 47 Christchurch Boys' High 76 .. 44 School Christchurch Girls' High .. 136 .. 69 School Rangiora High School .. 20 9 8 6 Ashburton High School .. 29 17 20 10 Timaru Boys' High School 53 .. 33 Tirnaru Girls' High School .. 27 .. 25 Waitaki Boys'High School 100 .. 65 .. Waitaki Girls'High School .. 24 .. 20 Otago Boy's High School 131 .. 87 .. Otago Girls' High School .. 77 .. 59 Southland Boys' High 83 .. 34 .. School Southland Girls' High .. 60 .. 43 School 15 204 5 15 17 109 1 9 1 73 3 14 I 53 51 104 641 .. 641 1 .. ) .. 139 76 23 9 ) .. 3 1 .. 439 439 26 37 5 19 10 16 ) 10 ] 7 2 3 5 60 45 105 123 .. 123 1 .. i 23 13 6 1 64 64 138 ! .. 14 I 9 ) 14 52 47 82 1 .. 22 ) 13 [ 14 57 10 II II 25 25 r .. 64 > .. 10 5 9 40 ii 3 3 19 12 20 4 2 2 16 'e 3 1 8 7 17 3 i 2 5 t 1 r 3 "5 2 "5 I .. 136 136 409 .. 409 i .. 310 310 76 .. * 76 81 "81 70 50 121) ! 51 51 102 193 .. 193 1 .. 158 158 185 .. 185 1 ! "1 1 2 ! .. 47 29 21 7 "5 t .. 44 t .. 37 t 18 8 ! .. "2 i .. 69 40 22 13 2 2 282 282 1 8 ' 20 33 t 6 1 10 3 13 25 ; 8 9 3 4 6 5 1 3 2 1 '2 35 31 66 66 46 112 123 .. 123 71 71 230 .. 230 69 69 333 .. 333 201 201 167 .. 167 6 "2 1 1 '25 io 6 8 1 t 65 39 14 17 2 20 56 38 9 20 1 87 32 ig i2 2 34 59 37 "7 5 1 43 27 14 6 150 150 1,170 800 653 476 390 251 178 99 90 13 25! 2,8152,285 5,050 Totals .. ..1,170 899 800 653 25 1 B. Secondary Schools establisi ■hools e establisi shed w nder St lection 94 of 6 5 the E Iducatic on Act t. 82 63 145 139 65 204 ■Second*. Hamilton High School .. 38 29 32 25 Palmerston North High 64 33 38 20 School Dannevirke High School 27 22 11 11 Gore High School .. 23 14 26 13 38 64 32 38 25 20 8 23 3 6 8 9 1] "l 1 27 23 11 26 11 13 5 10 4 14 2 7 2 4 3 1 ] 1 ] 1 48 41 89 70 46 116 4 Totals .. .. 152 98 107 69 152 69 46 27 21 15 11 4 2 2 i 2 i ■ 339 215 554 339 107 2 i I I C. Endowed Secondary Schools not coming ndary 85 56 coming a with) in the De.fini 27 38 ition oj if Secti Ion 80 of the e Edur, Edna nation Act, zation Is not Wanganui Collegiate School 85 .. 52 Christ's Colloge Grammar 56 .. 55 School 52 55 32 45 20 21 4 17 220 232 220 .. 220 232 .. 232 Totals .. .. 141 .. 107 .. 141 107 77 65 41 21 ■152 452 .. 452 Grand totals for 1 914 1 ,469 997 1,014 722 Grand totals for 1913 1,330 9871,056 782 1,469 1,330 1,014 1,056 722 782 599 554 417 319 337 318 193 218 151 108 94 65 ' 36 50 27 19 27! 19' 3,606 3,413 193 3,606 2,450 6,056 3,413 2,390 5,803 2,450 2,390 Difference .. 139 10 -42 -60 139 -60 45 98 22 43 29 -14 8 8 193 60 253 -42 -25 60