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Table K3.—Classification of Pupils in Secondary Schools in 1917, according to Years of Attendance

From those 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 ... 2.1-8 20-1. 2nd „ 3rd ' „ ... 28-2 34-9 3rd „ 4th „ ... 23-6 17-2 4th „ sth „ ... 14-8 18-5 sth „ 6th „ ... 8-7 5-7 Percentage remaining at end of 6th year ... .. ... 2-9 3-6 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2-72 years or 2 years 9 months, and of the girls is 2-69 years or 2 years 8 months.

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(exclusive of Lowei iOWEE lEPAKTMENTS). First Year. Schools. Hoys. Girls 3oys. Girls. Hoys. '. (Second Year.. Third Yoar. Girls. Boys. Girls. Fourth Yoar. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Fifth Year. Sixth year. Boys. Girls. Total. "3-4 B o OH Girls. Boys. A. Endowed Schoo iwed Schools inclui ded in the Ninth S the Ninth Sc ;heduh e to thi e Edua •Mion . ct, li >i4. 83 84 742 .. Whangarei High School.. 34 2 Auckland Boys' Grammar 281 School Auckland Girls' Grammar .. 17 School Auckland (Epsom) Girls' .. 9 Grammar School Thames High School .. 27 I New Plymouth Boys' High 70 School Now Plymouth Girls' High .. 4 Sohool Wanganui Girls'College.. .. 4 Gisborne High School .. 29 3. Napier Boys' High School 54 Napier Girls' High Sohool .. 3 Wellington Boys' College 186 Wellington Girls' College .. 20 Marlborough High School 27 2 Nelson Boys' College .. 62 Nelson Girls' College .. .. 7' Christohuroh Boys' High 85 Sohool Christohuroh Girls' High ; .. 12 School Rangiora High School .. 19 1 Ashburton High School .. 35 1; Timaru Boys' High School . 68 Timaru Girls' High School .. 3: Waitaki Boys'High Sohool 82 .. Waitaki Girls' High School .. 4: Otago Boys'High School 131 .. Otago Girls'High School .. 1.4 Southland Boys' High 70 School Southland Girls' High .. 7 Sohool 34 28 28 281 .. 229 35 17 15 185 .. 17 15 0 "l\ 167 742 185 .. 40 .. 170 .. 131 .. 77 77 41 41 13 2 434 434 99 60 .. 8 8 107 167 27 I8 28 70 .. 43 28 43 24 16 10 28 16 10 9 3 14 .. 3 1 7 3 81 55 165 .. 1.36 165 28 .. 47 24 .. 17 17 9 9 5 1.02 102 47 .. 29 35 28 54 .. 46 32 .. 186 .. 154 207 27 24 15 62 .. 02 70 . . 85 .. 78 28 46 154 89 .. 34 32 11 9 24 . . 26 .. 17 62 123 .. 63 17 6 4 36 49 .. 31 48 .. 34 11 9 24 .. 17 an 62 .. ■ 63 6 4 32 9 3 12 .. 7 37 .. 32 3 7 25 4 5 11 0 .. 2 .'.' 2 17 .. 3 .. "2 8 1 18 1 210 77 79 141 .. 85 452 .. 453 52 53 188 .. 168 254 .. 21.6 156 141 85 452 453 105 188 168 254 is 02 25 3 4 10 .. 1 11 1 36 .. 31 8 1 8 .. "2 78 48 .. 8 32 .. io i .. 1 1 127 .. 84 .. 57 57 48 48 13 .. 2 331 331 19 19 7 35 13 16 68 .. 38 38 82 .. 62 43 19 35 68 82 7 16 38 62 1.6 4 11 15 10 13 23 33 .. 20 36 36 .. 17 72 79 .. 40 4 11 10 13 23 .. 26 36 .. 17 2 3 0 5 12 .. 13 .30 .. 3 5 13 6 1 7 9 ii 1 .. 1 .. * .. 2 3 .. 3 33 50 74 47 152 .. 113 224 .. 102 401 .. 300 174 .. 83 121 152 113 224 102 401 300 174 it 131 139 6 40 .. i9 131 .. 139 143 .. 70 57 72 .. 40 29 .. 29 10 .. 29 . . 8 .. 1 70 .. 57 29 .. 4 : .. , 4 77 84 .. 41 41 1.8 1.8 9 .. 3 .. . 232 232 Totals .. .. 1,2601,23 1,260 ,260 1,2371,030 1,030 957 607 490 607 490 276 260 260 104 89 16 38 3,293 3,071 6,364 B. Secondary Schools establisj Hamilton High School . . 571 4 Palmerston North High 69 6 School Dannevirke High Sohool 24 1. Core High Sohool .. 34 2 mh esh 57 i 69 >h established in 1 571 44 49 09 1 60 62 3d in t 49 62 the manner provid 26 171 10 33 16 1 15 inner providt 17| 10 16 1 15 ed by Section 8 5 . ■ 13 - 3 Sectioi : 5 ' 3 n, 88 0 3 5 if the Educai ! 1 .. ■ .. 1 lion Acl, 1914. 134 92 166 111 226 277 24 34 24 14 17 34 28 1.8 17 1.8 14 3, 4 30 24 1.0 3 4 24; 1.0 3 6 1 5 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 49 38 77 75 87 152 Totals' .. .. 184 14 184 184 146 146 146 103 60| 45 60J 45 25 19 9 i 3 2 2 426 316 742 C. Endowed Secondary i! Secon Secondary School School ,s within the mean in the meani ing of the At 37 .. 48 .. ct, but t not include d abov >e. :dude,t Wanganui Collegiate School 59 Christ's College Grammar 67 School 59 67 59 .. 50 50 59 47 . . 47 .. 55 .. 13 27 1 .. 3 3 19 209 .. 275 .. 209 275 67 .. 59 1 .. 55 .. r .. 19 . . Totals .. .. 126 .. 126 109 102 .. 85 .. 40 484 .. 126 .. 109 ) .. 22 484 Grand totals for 1917 1,5701,38 Grand totals for 1916 1,647 1,32 1,570 1,647 1,5701,383 1,285 1,647 1,3241,156 1,285 1,156 1,000 869 I 769 535 I 647 472 i 386 279 ! 389 249 1 153 1 143 1 ' 92 40 1 86 43 40 43 38 27 4,203 3,387 4,025 3,027 3,387 3,027 360 7,590 7,052 Difference .. - 77 5 -77 -77 59 129 1 129 191 122 63 1-3 30 1 10 ) 6 -3 11 178 360 538 -3