E.—6.

Table K3.—Classification of Pupils in Secondary Schools in 1915, according to Years of Attendance (exclusive of Lower Departments).

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 ... 25-3 23-1 2nd „ 3rd „ ... 31-1 34-2 3rd „ 4th „ ... 190 19-1 4th „ sth „ ... 14-6 14-0 sth „ 6th „ ... 4-7 5-9 Percentage remaining at end of 6th year ... .. ... 5-3 3-7 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2-8 years or 2 years 9 months, and of the girls is 2-6 years or 2 years 7 months,

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Sohools. First Year. Second Year. Third Year. Fourth Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Year. Girls. Fifth Year. Boys. Girls. Sixth Year. Total. Boys. Girls. "3_l ■« o C9H Boys. Girls. A. Endowed i Schools included in IchooU inclu the N inth Sc Schedule to the Educ Educ ition . ct, li 914. Whangarei High School . . 28 Auckland Boys' Grammar 278 School Auckland Girls' Grammar School Thames High School . . 40 New Plymouth Boys' High 65 School New Plymouth Girls' High School Wanganui Girls' College.. Wellington Boys' College 169 Wellington Girls' College Napier Boys' High School 50 Napier Girls'High School Gisborne High School .. 41 Marlborough High Sohool 19 Nelson Boys' College .. 70 Nelson Girls' College Christohuroh Boys' High 78 School Christohuroh Girls' High School Rangiora High School .. 15 Ashburton High School .. 26 Timaru Boys' High School 52 Timaru Girls' High Sohool Waitaki Boys' High School 82 Waitaki Girls' High School Otago Boys' High School 157 Otago Girls' High School Southland Boys' High 63 School Southland Girls' High Sohool 24 15 16 i no 193 190 .. 140 25 23 9 39 26 .. 16 81 .. 38 130 141 .. 102 27 36 .. 31 32 28 11 17 12 13 56 66 .. 38 24 190 25 26 81 141 36 32 17 66 15 193 23 39 130 27 28 12 56 , , 54 9 5 9 30 9 112 18 17 7 11 22 53 6 5 7 26 13 78 9 2 1 71 .. 9 36 4 7 .. 5 .. 3 12 .. 18 .. 30 . . 12 40 .. 6 .. 11 6 . . 3 1 1 6 3 2 19 .. 8 19 .. 9 .. 10 1 9 3 1 1(1 2 0 i2 2 2 - * I 7 1 2 1 3 1 2 12 2 3 62 663 85 130 397 104 78 48 180 56 455 48 67 167 360 81 49 44 158 i 118 663 i 455 1 133 130 67 167 397 | 360 104 81 i 127 92 186 I 158 189 56 33 3 189 .. 56 .. 118 .. 116 118 i . . 44 .. 27 .. 13 3 321 321 26 9 8 16 23 14 26 16 9 23 49 i 6 13 19 7 8 6 .. 6 8 1 17 .. 2 7 .. 23 .. 9 10 .. 28 .. 14 12 19 .. 1 1 2 30 69 141 48 48 95 86 219 I 78 I 117 141 95 233 1 86 352 i 219 150 3 2 49 .. 50 .. 23 50 12 2 233 72 45 2 72 40 .. 17 40 55 12 "5 .. 352 93 93 96 .. 61 96 39 5 7 .. O 4 150 50 .. 50 14 .. ' 3 S 76 .. 46 70 32 21 .. 51 . . 3 183 I 183 Totals .. .. 1,233 448 381 255 235 84 78 22 32 2,485 15,402 1,060 875 699 1,060 2,917 B. Secondary Schools e.tl tablishi tablished in the mc anner ; provid \ed by Section, 88 c 5 31 2 13 3 3 ■>f the Educa ition A let, 19. 14. Hamilton High School .. 54 Palmerston North High 57 Sohool Dannevirke High School 29 Gore High Sohool .. 47 37 38 37 25 16 38 43 25 141 18; I u 14 "Z 2 100 136 70 83 | 170 I 219 29 47 21 17 10 30 10 II 4 11 5 8 4 2 2 7 8 1 2 8 1 56 82 44 58 ■ 100 i 140 1 .. Totals .. .. 187 187 126 101 68 47 41 29 16 8 16 4 2 374 255 255 i 629 I C. Endowed. Secor I Secor nd,ary ScliooU with in the meant ing of the Act. but the A ct. but t not i includei :d abov te. Wanganui Collegiate School 04 Christ's College Grammar 55 School 04 55 76 46 41 45 18 .. 10 39 .. 29 10 29 9 25 218 239 218 239 Totals .. .. 119 119 57 .. 39 39 34 457 457 122 .. 86 Grand totals for 1915 1,539 Grand totals for 1914 1,469 1,539 1,469 1,1861,098 767 9971,014 722 581 599 422 417 341 251 131 337 193 151 251 193 131 151 82 94 58 36 32 27 3,748 3,600 2,740 2,450 6,488 6,056 Difference .. 70 70 189 84 45 -18 5 4 58 -20 -20 -12 5 142 290 432 58 22