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Table K5. —Details of National Scholarships held in December, 1924.

Table K6.—Average Number of Pupils boarding away from Home to attend Secondary Schools And Lower Departments thereof, 1924.

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Number held Number held i Number held umber Number Total Number. at Secondary at District I at Technical receiving receiving Schools. High Schools. , High Schools. Boarding- TravellingEducation District. - allowance allowance (included (included j in Total in Total Boys. Girls. Totals. Junior. Senior. Junior. Senior.' Junior, j Senior. Number). Number). Auckland .. .. .. 141 88 229 135 51 25 4 8 1 56 28 Taranaki .. .. ..19 7 26 15 6 .. .. 4 1 10 Wanganui .. .. 22 19 41 18 11 1 .. 5 6 12 Hawke's Bay .. 35 24 59 35 13 4 2 5 13 1 Wellington .. .. .. 69 42 111 64 41 4 1 1 11 14 Nelson .. .. 14 19 33 18 11 2 2 .. .. 14 Canterbury .. .. 65 44 109 65 28 13 2 1 20 5 Otago .. .. 62 39 101 59 24 12 4 2 11 1 Southland .. .. ..24 13 37 28 8 1 11 Totals .. .. 451 295 746 437 193 67 13 27 9 158 49

Secondary Departments. g 05 a fc® . : s fl « Boarding at Total. j Boarding at Establishments Boarding co5 bcnool. j School Hostels. approved by privately. Principal. ® "o i ®*&2 I I | | Boys, j Girls, j Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. A. Secondary Schools. Whangarei High School .. .. .. 53 .. .. .. 8 36 61 36 Auckland Boys' Grammar School .. .. .. • • • • • • 96 .. 96 Mount Albert Boys' Grammar School .. .. .. • • • • • • 17 .. 17 Auckland Girls' Grammar School .. . . • • • • • • • • • • 42 .. 42 Epsom Girls' Grammar School .. .. . . • • • • • • 27 .. 38 .. 65 Thames High School .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 3 10 3 10 Hamilton High School . . .. .. • • • • 19 .. .. 30 11 30 30 New Plymouth Boys' High School .. .. 151 .. .. .. 11 .. 162 .. 37 New Plymouth Girls' High School .. .. .. 46 .. .. .. 6 .. 52 5 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. • • • • 83 .. 13 .. .. .. 96 16 Palmerston North Boys' High School .. .. 35 .. .. .. 22 .. 57 Palmerston North Girls' High School .. .. .. .. •. •. • • 16 .. 16 Gisborne High School .. .. .. .. 48 26 1 5 16 53 43 9 Napier Boys' High School .. .. .. 51 .. .. .. 1 .. 52 .. 11 Napier Girls' High School .. . . .. • • 48 .. .. .. 7 .. 55 15 Dannevirke High School .. .. .. 5.. .. .. 2 7 7 7.. Wairarapa High School .. . . • • • • • • • • • • 21 8 21 8 Wellington Boys' College .. .. . • 65 .. 2 .. 15 .. 82 Wellington Girls' High School .. .. .. • • 35 .. .. .. 23 .. 58 Marlborough High School .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 6 3 6.. Nelson Boys' College .. .. • • • • 119 • • 1 • • 8 .. 128 .. 17 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. .... 48 19 67 14 Rangiora High School .. .. .. 14 8 .. .. 1 14 9 Christchurch Boys' High School .. .. 43 .. .. .. 10 .. 53 Christchurch Girls' High School .. .. . • 29 .. .. .. 23 .. 52 Ashburton High School .. .. • • 9 .. .. .. 6 14 15 14 Timaru Boys' High School .. .. • . HO .. .. .. 3 .. 113 .. 12 Tima.ru Girls' High School .. .. • • • • 28 .. .. .. 15 .. 43 Waitaki Boys' High School .. .. .. 140 .. .. .. 8 .. 148 .. 24 Waitaki Girls' High School .. . . . • • • 27 .. .. .. lo .. 40 Otago Boys' High School .. .. • • 51 .. .. .. 19 .. 70 Otago Girls' High School .. .. • • • • • • • • 6 .. 36 .. 42 Gore High School Southland Boys' High School .. .. .. • • • • 2 .. 28 .. 30 Southland Girls' High School .. .. . • • • • • • • 5 .. 50 .. 5 Total, A .. .. 775 370 4 79 316 397 1,095 846 162 B. Endowed Schools. Wanganui Collegiate .. .. • • • • 185 .. .. .. .. .. 185 .. , Christ's College .. ... • • • • 175 j | * * ! * * ! Total, B .. .. .. 360 360 .. i .. Grand totals 1,135 370 4 79 316 397 1,455 846 162