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SECONDARY EDUCATION. (Sec also E.-6, Report on Secondary Education.) Number oe Schools. (E.-6, Tabic KI.) Secondary education was carried on at secondary schools, district high schools, technical high schools, Maori secondary schools, and private secondary schools. The secondary schools may be classified as follows :— («.) Endowed secondary schools included in the Ninth Schedule to the Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31* (b.) Secondary schools established in the manner provided by section 88 of the Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 (c.) Endowed secondary schools within the meaning of the Act, but not included above . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 2 Total .. . . .. .. . . .. 37 * Separate departments for girls counted as separate schools. Four of the schools under (a) are not in operation —namely, Akaroa, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Waimate. At these places secondary education is carried on in the secondary departments of the district high schools, and statutory provision exists whereby the income derived from the endowments of the secondary schools'* may be devoted, if the Minister thinks fit, wholly or in part to the maintenance of these schools. The number of district high schools was sixty-one, technical high schools eight, and Maori secondary continuation schools ten. In addition there were a number of private secondary registered and unregistered which were inspected by the Department's Inspectors. Roll and Attendance. (E.-6, Tables KI, K2, LI, and L2.) The total number of pupils attending the twenty-nine secondary schools in the last terms of 1914 and 1915 respectively was—■ , 1914. , -1915. , Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Eoll (exclusive of lower departments) 3,606 2,450 6,056 3,748 2,740 6,488 Number in lower departments ... 236 126 362 273 144 417 Totals ... ... 3,842 2,576 6,418 4,021 2,884 6,905 Number of boarders (included above) 804 161 965 909 147 1,056 The following are some of the figures in connection with the roll and attendance of schools in which secondary education is given : — (a.) Secondary Schools. (Lower Departments excluded.) Number on roll at beginning of 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 4,451 Number admitted during 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 2,928 Number who left during 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 891 Number on roll at end of 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 6,488 Of whom the number under twelve years of age was ... ... ... 63 The number between twelve and fifteen years of age was... ... ... 2,301 The number between fifteen and eighteen years of age was ... ... 3,802 And the number over eighteen years of age was ... ... ... ... 322 Average attendance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,578 {b.) Secondary Departments op District High Schools. Number of district high schools open at end of 1915 ... ... ... 61 Mean of average weekly roll of secondary departments .... ... ... 2,402 Number on roll at end of 1915 ... ... ... ... ... 2,102 Average attendance of secondary departments ... ... ... ... 2,197 (c.) Technical High Schools. Number on the rolls during 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 1,955