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Session II 1921. NE W ZEAL A N D

EDUCATION: ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. [In continuation of E.-8, 1920. ]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION. Annual Examinations. The annual examinations were conducted by the Education Department as usual for the various purposes of Junior and Senior National Scholarships, junior and senior free places in secondary schools, district high schools, and technical schools, and teachers' certificates. Also, by arrangement with the Public Service Commissioner, examinations were held for admission to and promotion in the Public Service. The examinations were held from the 22nd November to the Ist December, 1920, and from the sth to the 18th January, 1921, at fifty-nine centres. As in 1919, at the request of the Public Service Commissioner, the Department conducted an additional special Public Service Entrance rCxamination in June, 1920. The Public Service Senior Examination of January, 1921, was confined to returned soldier candidates who had previously obtained partial success in the examination and were desirous of completing their pass. The following table shows collectively, in comparison with the preceding year, the number who entered for the various examinations above enumerated, the number present, and the number of absentees: — 1919-20. 1920-21. Number who entered .. .. .. .. ..9.071 9,759 Number who actually sat for examination .. .. .. 7,739 8.020 Number of absentees .. .. .. .. .. 1,332 1 .739 The numbers of candidates who actually presented themselves in the exami-nation-room are given below. For the sake of comparison the figures for the previous three years are also given. 1917-IS. 1918-10. 1919-20. 1920-21. Junior National Scholarships and junior free places .. 3,122 1,917 2,170 2.298 Public' Service Entrance, Senior National Scholarships, and Intermediate .. .. .. .. ..3.315 2,422 3,063 2,999 Teachers t> and C 2,102 1.912 2,234 2.365 Public Service Senior . . . . . . 226 78 50 78 Typists' Examination .. .. .. .. 60 46 Kindergarten Certificate Examination .. .. .. 4 5 9 I Special Public Service Entrance Examination in June .. .. 133 189 201 Special Public Service Entrance Examination for returned soldiers . . . . ■ • • ■ . ■ •. .. .. 73 London University Examinations .. .. .. 1 2 4 8.830 6.515 7.719 8.020