8.—6.

Table K3.—Classification of Pupils in Secondary Schools in 1916, 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 sohools are obtained :— Boys. Girls. Percentage leaving at end of Ist year or during 2nd year ... 249 267 2nd" „ 3rd „ ... 31-1 258 3rd „ 4th „ ... 14-8 222 4th „ sth „ ... 18-9 17-1 sth „ 6th „ ... 7-0 5-1 Percentage remaining at end of 6th year ... .. ... 3-3 3-1 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2 - 65 years or 2 years 8 months, and of the girls is 2*6 years or 2 years 7 months.

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Scliools. First' Boys. 'ear. Second 'ear.! Third 'ear. Fourth Year. Fifth Year. Sixth Year. T01 ;al. tal. Girls. «rJ §3 -. o OH ,irls. Boys. rirls. Boys. Urls.i Boys. 1 Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. A. End Whangarei High School . . Auckland Boys' Grammar School Auckland Girls' Grammar School Thames High School New Plymouth Boys' High School New Plymouth Girls' High School Wanganui Girls' College. . Gisborne High Sohool Napier Boys' High School Napier Girls' High School Wellington Boys' College Wellington Girls' College Marlborough High School Nelson Boys' College Nelson Girls' College Christchurch Boys' High Sohool Christchurch Girls' High School Rangiora High Sohool .. Ashburton High School .. Timaru Boys' High School Timaru Girls' High School Waitaki Boys' High School Waitaki Girls' High Sohool Otago Boys' High School Otago Girls' High Sohool Southland* Boys' High School Southland Girls' High School 'owed & 41 270 Scliools inclui 48 20 inclui 20 215 led in 22 the Ni 6 127 inth Sc 11 zhed.uk 3 69 to tht 3 Educ - 20 -.ation . id, H 14. 70 701 84 , 154 701 215 222 .. 150 85 39 10 3 509 i 509 27 56 28 37 37 54 18 12 26 7 12 12 4 5 "l 88 154 57 145 154 54 34 .. 19 11 9 1 74 74 42 63 197 83 .. 48 23 39 38 .. 128 157 .. 33 15 23 39 i28 57 16 '26 ii4 14 20 II 53 30 7 i2 64 7 4 5 34 13 2 29 5 1 3 7 8 3 i9 1 "2 4 10 90 123 419 195 73 79 393 60 158 i 195 163 123 i 79 419 I 393 i 108 193 1 158 235 21 73 'is 63 6 29 4 20 "2 6 2 48 193 63 66 ., 37 28 22 i6 8 ie I 235 104 58 33 4 58 107 .. 74 73 35 6 301 301 16 24 50 21 5 18 16 5 16 35 17 13 3 13 33 5 10 3 7 18 5 3 "l 10 1 1 1 27 62 147 48 45 108 ioi 229 I 75 . 107 147 I 108 239 101 409 l 229 158 35 39 '.39 i9 io 1 io3 57 39 26 i3 1 239 57 42 .. *34 ii 8 5 I 167 122 66 35 38 25 i3 "3 3 409 122 93 .. 73 21 io 6 168 76 44 44 1 93 .. 63 28 22 9 I 216 i 216 Totals .. 1,330 1,170 931 493 437 298 95 83 1 16 26 3,163 2,730 (5,893 786 228 _ .1 1 B. Secondary Schc Hamilton High School .. Palmerston North High School Dannevirke High School Gore High School wis est 59 88 tablished in i 52 30 46 34 the mi. 21 26 inner j 14 14 provide 10 10 ed by 8 7 Section 8 3 n 88 0 2 9 if the - 1 Educat 1 I Hon A [ct, 19 114 153 14. 92 85 ! 206 i 238 29 27 20 13 36 32 14 22 9 7 9 6 3 2 3 7 3 2 2 1 1 57 71 46 74 i 103 , 145 Totals .. 203 154 109 S3 44 35 20 21 16 3 1 395 297 1 692 3 C. Endowed I Secor ndary Schools ',s with in the ing of the A' .ct. but t not i Include d aboi ve. meant Wanganui Collegiate School Christ's College Grammar School 56 58 67 49 54 56 25 46 7 25 18 215 252 215 .252 Totals 114 116 71 32 24 467 467 110 Grand totals for 1916 Grand totals for 1915 1,647 1,539 1,324 1,186 1,324 1,156 1,186 1,098 869 767 647 581 472 422 389 341 249 251 143 131 86 82 43 58 27 32 4,025 3,748 3,027 2,740 '7,052 10,488 'Difference 108 138 138 58 102 66 50 48 -2 12 4 -15 -5 277 287 564