E.—6.

Table K2.—Classification of Pupils on the Roll in Secondary Schools in 1919, 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 ... 22-9 25'7 2nd „ 3rd „ ... 23-0 250 3rd „ 4th „ ... 19-0 205 4th „ sth „ ... 23-1 19-7 sth „ 6fch „ ... 8-8 6-4 Percentage remaining at end of 6th year ... .. ... 3-2 2-7 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2-85 years or 2 years 10 months, and of the girls is 2-69 years or 2 years 8 months.

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Schools. First Year. Boys. Girls. Second Year. I Third Boys. Girls. Boys. 'ear. Fourth Ycar.l Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Fifth Year. Sixth Year. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. ■Orl %& IH O OH rirls. A. Enc, Whangarei High School .. Auckland Boys' Grammar School Auckland Girls' Grammar School Auckland (Epsom) Girls' Grammar School Thames High Sohool New Plymouth Boys' High Sohool Now Plymouth Girls' High Sohool Wanganui Girls' College.. Gisborne High School Napier Boys' High School Napier Cirls' High School Wellington Boys' College Wellington Girls' College Marlborough High School Nelson Boys' Collego Nelson Girls' Collego Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch Girls' High Sohool Rangiora High School .. Ashburton High School .. Timaru Boys' High School Timaru Cirls' High School Waitaki Boys' High Sohool Waitaki Girls' High Sohool Otago Boys' High School Otago Girls' High School Southland Boys' High School Southland Girls' High Sohool dowed School, 42 35 315 .. 188 T35 40 80 106 .. 52 0" 65 4C 07 .. 52 245 .. 2H 39 3S 79 .. 77 147 .. 173 21 32 35 3t 83 .. ! .. 60 111 47 I 173 . . L3E 79 . . 7S iwed j! 42 315 40 106 65 07 245 39 79 Schools included in 35 29 23 227 T88 .. 130 135 .. 74 i 35 28 17 i .. 45 .. 52 .. 37 09 . . 57 40 34 29 30 .. 53 .. 28 i .. 175 .. 219 .. 137 i 38 14 24 1 inclui 29 227 28 45 34 36 175 i4 69 the Ninth Si 14 7 144 .. ' .. 91 68 12 10 35 .. 25 35 < 15 6 29 .. 11 109 .. 85 7 10 40 .. 36 68 .. chedule to the 6 II 100 .. 61 7 4 4 28 .. 9 27 10 4 10 .. 9 45 .. .. 43 2 5 37 .. .. 15 40 .. 3 Educ 1 14 "l 1 8 12 "l 13 ■ation Act, 19 1 .. 3 16 .. 9 1 .. 7 .. 1 1 5 .. 2 12 .. ition - 1 10 H4. 5 1 8 5 92 77 803 .. 491 284 84 06 230 .. 1.20 200 120 80 156 .. 107 588 .. 504 63 77 238 .. 193 383 .. 169 803 491 284 1.50 230 120 200 206 156 107 588 504 140 238 193 383 i .. 69 .. 77 . . 54 "9 5 "2 147 ■ .. 115 .. U5 12 173 .. 133 .. 74 34 11 .. 425 425 21 35 83 iii 32 18 14 38 22 25 i r.n ; .. 59 .. 60 .. 40 68 .. 47 .. 35 18 22 59 68 4 6 16 10 40 .. 27 51 . . ; .. 21 68 .. 70 38 .. 2 0 3 II 24 .. 16 33 .. 14 51 .. . . 36 25 .. 1 io 17 2 .. I .. 1 8 .. 4 i 46 60 70 85 217 .. 151 284 .. 121 442 .. 344 193 .. 100 161 217 151 284 121 442 344 193 i 73 1 .. 128 .. 135 .. 91 128 in 4 .. 3 12 .. '79 i . . 45 .. 45 ti 78 .. 62 ! .. 42 35 5 .. 2 224 224 Totals 1,047 1,504 1,647 1,5041,1121,Oioj 1,112 680 634 432 347 T22 95 28 25 4,0213,015 7,636 __| J , B. Secondary Schi sols establish tablished in the ma xnner providi ed by Sectim n 88 o if the Educat tion A el, 1914. wis est Hamilton High School .. Palmerston North High Sohool Dannevirke High School Gore High School 74 74 80 00 34 23 30 31 74 80 74 02 451 00 53 32 23 19 15 31 16 20 188J 150 112 1,692 1,2621,122 11 12 28 18 15 12 23 10 TO 7 0 .. 6 1 i 172 149 192 127 65 49 72 74 1 321 319 114 : 140 34 30 6 6 14 12 5 3 8 10 1 3 1 .. 1 1 l Totals 218 188 218 59 48 51 35 21 14 2 2 501 399 900 Totals A and B .. 1,8651,692 1,865 739 082 483 382 143 109 30 27 4,522 4,014 : 8,530 C. Endowen d Secondary I Secon vulary Schools with in the meant ing of the At t not includei ■d abov >e el, but Wanganui Collegiate Sohool Christ's Collego Grammar School I 59 . . 79 .. 59 79 67 .. .. 71 .. 41 .. 65 . . 38 .. 54 .. 17 24 8 230 .. 302 .. 230 302 9 Totals 138 .. 138 i .. T38 .. 106 .. 100 92 .. 41 17 17 532 .. 532 Grand totals for 1919 Grand totals for 1918 2,003 1,692 1,8261,51C 2,003 1,826 ; 1,092 1,4001,122 11,5101,277 1,140 ■ 182 123 -18 1,092 1,510 I 845 682 I 837 635 845 837 ! 575 382 i 473 320 184 158 109 47 134 50 47 50 27 24 5,0544,014 4,6213,763 433 251 4,014 3,703 9,008 8,384 684 Difference 177 182 177 I 8 47 8 ' 102 62 26 251 182 25 -3