E.—6.

TABLE L2.—School Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1917.

TABLE L3.—Number of Pupils in Secondary Departments of District High Schools taking various Subjects, 1917.

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Boll Nl imbers. Mean of. ofFoi iverage Weekly Boll lr Quarters, 1017. Average Whole Average A i te Attendance for e Year (Mean of attendance of Four Quarters). Average Attendance asPercentago of the Mean of Average Weekly Roll of Tour Quarters. Education Districts. Pupils at 31st Dec, 1916. Pupils at 31st Dec, 1917. Boys. Girls. Total. 212 367 '105 ! 195 98 163 81 153 186 365 84 145 338 713 170 304 Boys. 141 81 58 67 168 54 347 123 Girls. Total. 191 332 95 176 87 145 75 142 176 344 76 130 306 653 156 279 Auckland.. Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago ' 1917. 283 180 130 103 277 134 657 291 316 203 139 128 321 131 655 287 155 90 65 72 179 61 375 134 90-2 90-3 90-0 92'8 94-2 89'7 9 DO 91'5 Totals for 1917 2,180 1,131 1,274 2,405 1,274 2,405 1,039 1,039 1,162 2,201 91-5 Totals for 1916 2,115 1,166 1,220 2,386 1,073 1,103 2,176 91-2 Difference .. 65 -35 54 19 -34 59 25 0-3 _l

Subjects. Auckland. Tara B. G. B. .naki. Want jauiii. Hawke's Wei Bay. to B. G. B. llingin. Nelson. Gam bui ■I'.VOta i go. Tot; ills. IV cent fcage. G. B. G. 0. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. English and Arithmetic .. History and Geography .. Latin .. Kronch Mathematics Survoying and Mensuration Chemistry and Physics Botany.. Agricultural Science Dairy-work Physiology and Zoology .. Hygiene Domestic Scionco Needlework and Cookory .. Woodwork and Metalwork Laundry-work Book-keeping and Commercial Work Shorthand and Typewriting Drawing 140 124 14 74 138 96 102 124 123 21 9 140 195 96 124 175 87 14 10 45 74 104 70 138 186 96 22 96 125; 57 102 1321 63 124 167 66 123 168 22 21 35 .. 9 14 .. 109 100 45 80 109 80 80 51 36 4 40 61 4 56 47 13 1 52 49: 18 35; 9 95 79 15 7 78 61 15 13 57 56 37 10 56 55 57 72 163 56 68 147, 37 41 92 10 13 24 56 70 149 55 72 152 1 59 55 70 88 55 70 4 168 1.48 75 , 53 133 99 45 11 7 56 81 46 81 14 24 18 31 39 58 40 50 16 16 352 335 181 52 283 62 258 91 120 67 16 53 325 275 147 63 227 18 1.28 1 53 I 16 69 17 93 51. 143 134 123 62 35 112 48 87 120 87 1S3 160 102 53 1.39 5 93 134 101 1,054 965 458 284 925 132 794 469 575 290 137 165 1,228 1,086: 459 404 1,000 23 708 ii76 529 364 170 1 430 153; 665 100 92 43 27 88 13 75 44 55 28 13 16 100 88 37 33 81 2 58 47 43 30 14 35 12 54 55 55 10 14 10 14 30 51 69 9 80 .. .. 60 12 .. 60 .. 45 .. 129 128 '90 13 100 35 20 07 90 'J. 139 .'.' 90 .. 22 51 45 i:*.9 33 22 .. 122 65 546 67 67 79 1 36 2 19 64 32 12 12 26 35 65 53 30 35 105 18 108 35 24 304 J83 : 359 29 15 29 . 2 44 2 9 .. 44 72 1 86 13 2 13 12 15 2 .. 41 34 16 15 14 50 29 70 12 16 8 9 15 III 157 148 205 11 15 12 17 1 4 32 Total MUM her of pupils 140 140 195 96 96 109 56 57 57 72 163 168 56 81 352 325 134 183 1,045 1,228 100 100 95