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Technical High Schools. The number of students in attendance at technical high schools in 1925 was 5,132, compared with 5,369 in the previous year. The numbers of pupils taking the various courses provided were as follows

Number of Pupils receiving Free Education at Technical High Schools under Regulations for Free Places.

Financial. The total amount due by the Department to the controlling authorities for the salaries and incidental expenses of all technical classes, including technical high schools, for the year 1925 was approximately £148,090, made up as follows : — Salaries of full-time teachers and Directors .. .. .. .. 100,158 Capitation for part-time teachers .. .. .. .. .. 19,643 Capitation for student teachers .. .. .. .. .. 1,968 Overtime payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,186 Incidental allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,193 158,148 Less recoveries from tuition fees .. .. .. .. 10,058 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £148,090

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1925. 1924. ComCourse. Number of Pupils. Number of Pupils. parison , . v ■ with 1924. Boys, j Girls. Total. Boys. Girls j Total. Commercial .. .. .. 469 1,333 1,802 515 1,255 1,770 + 32 Industrial .. .. .. 1,330 1 1,331 1,349 1,349 — 18 General .. .. .. 606 323 929 720 375 1,095 -166 Domestic .. .. .. .. 744 744 .. 778 778 — 34 Agricultural .. .. .. 280 .. 280 332 .. 332 — 52 Art .. .. .. .. 25 21 46 19 26 45 +1 Totals.. .. .. 2,710 2,422 5,132 2,935 2,434 5,369 -237

1925. 1924. ~ Com- —— parison Boys. Girls. Totals. Boys. Girls. Totals. T . , /"First year .. 1,378 1,226 2,604 1,476 1,202 2,678 - 74 Junior free pupils<J^ gecond year gl5 m l 52Q m 75g 1>65g _ 132 fPirst year .. 298 260 558 285 235 520 + 38 Senior free pupils <j Second year .. 82 66 148 90 89 179 — 31 year .. 27 28 55 36 15 51 +4 Totals.. .. 2,600 2,291 4,891 2,789 2,297 5,086 -195