8.—6.

Table K2.—Classification of Pupils on the Roll of Secondary Schools at the end of the Year 1923, according to Years of Attendance (exclusive of Lower Departments).

From these figures the following results relating to the length of time pupils remain at (he secondary schools are ohtained :— Boys. Girls. Percentage leaving at the end of the first year or during the second year .. 19-7 19-6 second „ third „ .. 27-2 33-1 third „ fourth „ .. 19-8 13-4 fourth „ fifth „ .. 22-0 23-6 fifth „ sixth „ .. 6-7 B'9 „ sixth „ seventh „ .. 4-0 l - 4 1000 1000 The average length of stay of the boys is 2-85 years, and the girls 2-76 years.

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School. First Year. Secom Yoar. Third Year. Fourth Year. Fifth Year. Sixth Year. Totals. ro . an* H O Boys. Girls. aEH Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. . Girls. (. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. A. Second dory Si Schools. Whangarei High Schools 61 Auckland Boys' Grammar 280 School Mount Albert Boys' Gram- 122 mar School Auckland Girls' Grammar School Epsom Girls' Grammar School Thames High School .. 31 Hamilton High School .. 64 New Plymouth Boys' High 101 School New Plymouth Girls' High School Wanganui Girls' College.. Palmerston North Boys' 110 High School Palmerston North Girls' High School Gisborne High School .. 68 Napier Boys' High School 115 Napior Girls' High School Dannevirke High School 30 Wairarapa High School .. 55 Wellington Boys' College 299 Wellington Girls' High School Marlborough High School 47 Nelson Boys' College .. .92 Nelson Girls'College Rangiora High School .. 36 Christchurch Boys' High 167 School Christchurch Girls' High School Ashburton High School .. 42 Timaru Boys' High School 109 Timaru Girls' High School Waitaki Bovs' High School 83 Waitaki Girls' High School Otago Boys' High School 205 Otago Girls' High School Gore High School .. 53 Southland Boys' High 110 School Southland Girls' High School Totals .. .. 2,280! 61 280 1 68 i 38 275 i 38 22 5 .. 130 I 10 • 7 10 51 .. 2| 20 2 130 756 0 134 11 264 756 ) .. ) .. 6 .. 122 j 101 1 .. 69 ) .. 24 .. 1 317 7 .. 317 215 152 72 ! .. 38 (I 1 .. 1 487 7 487 11 . . 170 ) .. 113 .. 75 i .. 34 I 14 406 3 406 1 34 1 01 I 27 68 87 1 19 16 i 44 31 1 .. 51 i 20 23 ) 11 4 1 21 11 24 .. I .. I 9 18 1 5 1 1 85 I .. 194 I .. 282 i 78 I 144 5 163 1 338 282 .. I .. > 73 I .. 49 .. 23 1 .. 9 ) .. 3 157 r 157 83 89 72 ) .. 47 42 ! .. 28 31 i .. 6 5 1 2 .. 1 .. 284 2 232 I 232 284 I .. r .. 31 .. I .. 84 56 .. 31 11 .. 4 186 i 186 I 90 i 61 53 59 41 I .. 43 47 .. 17 8 25 23 ! .. 135 221 .. 27 15 6 15 23 i 4 4 2 "% 189 ! .. 240 I 184 : 373 240 i 166 I 115 i 221 720 : 734 63 i 25 . 48 I .. 23 I 9 1 14 23 .. I .. 25 l 5 2 10 4 8 I 166 ! 53 i 95 14 37 193 5 10 85 I 4 4 1 1 2 62 126 ! .. 720 I 258 121 85 .. 102 6 '28 4 .. 4 l .. 734 59 25 97 ( 34 19 1 .. 45 72 .. i 12 6 88 ' 22 9 7 9 33 5 14 3 I 5 106 I .. 286 i 125 i 231 280 219 138 482 79 32 37 18 33 .. 16 6 5 6 64 .. 2 25 io 2 5 219 69 i9 129 I) 5 .. 69 482 64 .. 176 147 .. 85 70 17 2 .. 2 497 497 37 20 74 26 6 44 45 .. 58 39 .. 90 145 .. 36 12 43 17 15 15 15 25 2 10 4 1 4 1 86 266 - 100 i 186 266 191 254 146 532 438 220 263 82 34 25 .. 16 31 13 U iw 68 23 31 .. 18 1 254 2 .. 532 3 .. 1 115 263 'oo 60 io 4 U& 167 60 .. 34 9 10 35 .. 19 o 153 36 35 64 84 20 5 7 1 4 438 105 92 8(1 .. 52 33 14 1 .. 281 281 2,078 1 I .74 1 I 1,557 1,027 888 594 508 167 174 35 22 5,844.1 5,227 1 11071 Wanganui Collegiate School 68 Christ's College, Christ- 105 church Totals .. .. 173 Grand totals .. 2,453 i B. Endow wed Sch 'hools. 192 .. 356 .. 548 22 6,3921; 39 66 105 46 59 105 1,557 1,132 27 .. 53 .. 80 .. 674 508 9 38 47 3 35 38 192 356 548 2,078 1,846 888 214 174 73 5,227 11619