E. —6.

Table K1.—Secondary Schools (exclusive of Lower Departments)—Average Attendance, Roll, and Number of Government Free-place Holders.

10

S fl 4 of Ages of all Pupils on Roll at 31st December, 1926. th tn . Government j g » Free Places on fl co E-oll at o„ hnn) I u'-g "1 3 l S „Vi e qpfi m * 13 to 14 14 to 15 15 to 10 16 to 17 Over 17 Totals, all h 4g j§2 o per, Years. : Years. Years. Years. Years. Ages, -p a -Q £ r* < |h- i D g g Kg | | g |8 -g-H g I B.l G. B. I G. B. G. B. I G. B. G. B. ! G. B. G. M M i-j M j | A. Secondary Schools. Whangarei H.S. .. 374-7 370 412 258 100- 1 2 19 11 51 40 58: 46! 40 33i 42 27 211 159 Auckland Gram. S. .. 890 866 946 539 29812 .. 76 .. 209 .. 207 .. j 198 .. ! 164 .. 866 .. Mount Albert Gram. S. .. 478 471 509 321 131 7 .. 56 .. 123 .. 127 1 .. j 77 .. j 81 .. 471 Auckland Girls'Gram. S. 510-8 511 549 361 142 .. 3 .. 44 .. 133 .. 157 ! .. 99 .. 75 .. 511 Epsom Girls' Gram. S. .. 533 546 605 395 136 .. 5 .. 68 .. 133 ... 171 .. 97 .. 72 .. 546 Thames H.S. . . .. 195 186 214 131 53 .... 8 10 34 24 29! 22 21 19 12 7 104 82 Hamilton H.S. .. 359 359 399 220! 124 .. 2 16 12 38 45 54! 42 42 36 53 19 203 156 New Plymouth Boys'H.S. 311-9 324- 361 205 91 2 .. 26 .. 80 .. 94| .. 60 .. 62 .. 324 .. New Plymouth Girls' H.S. 192-2 193 208 128 52 .. 4 .. 27 .. 60 .. 50 .. 31 .. 21 .. 193 Wanganui Girls' Coll. . . 296 298 320 179 91 .. 1 .. 23 .. 62 .. ! 96 .. 59 .. 57 .. 298 Palmerston N. Boys' H.S. 283 277 307 172 81 4 .. 24 .. 58 .. 821 .. 55 .. 54 .. 277 .. Palmerston N. Girls' H.S. 167-5 175 189 113 54 .. 2 .. 12 .. 40 .. 52 .. 42 .. 27 .. 175 Gisborne H.S. .. .. 436 425 486 282 123 2 .. 16 8 57 55 73! 49 51 42 44 28 243 182 Napier Boys'H.S. .. 283-1 275 309 172 89 4 .. 11 .. 57 .. 76 .. 67 .. 60 .. 275 .. Napier Girls' H.S. .. 230-9 248 255 165 68 15 .. 60 .. 89 .. 48! .. 36 .. 248 Hastings H.S. .. .. 218 203 253 149 45 1 1 13 7 26 28 34 29 16 20| 16 12 106 97 Dannevirke H.S. . . 138 140 151 109 24 .. .. 9 7 25 21 10 17 19 18 6 8 69 71 Wairarapa H.S. .. 255 269 284 159 102 10 11 • 36 27 35! 28 33 21 35 33 149 120 Hutt Valley H.S. .. 152-7 146 164 127 16 .... 7 18 23 46 12 21 5 7 2 5 49 97 Wellington Coll. .. 817 832 902 518 27912 .. 97 .. 188 .. 237 .. 183 .. 115 .. 832 .. Wellington Girls'Coll. .. 491-7 500 549 325 160.. 13 ..54 .. 125 .. 119 .. 107 .. 82 .. 500 Wellington East Girls' Coll. 284-2 287 320 224 57 .. 9 .. 47 .. 87 .. 78 .. 51 .. 15 .. 287 Marlborough H.S. .. 240 241 283 165 58 1 .. 3 8 26 35 28 44 28 34 15 19 101 140 Nelson Coll. .. .. 296-9 304 341 179 86 3 .. 38 .. 65 .. 90 .. 56 .. 52 .. 304 .. Nelson Girls' Coll. .. 260-4 274 284 164 95 .. 2 .. 25 .. 66 .. 68 .. 54 .. 59 .. 274 Rangiora H.S... .. 153 152 183 106 41 1 1 2 7 17 25 22 23 13 15 10 16 65 87 Christehurch Boys' H.S. 523 542 624 371 157 9 .. 55 .. 150 .. 133 .. 114 .. 81 .. 542 .. Christchurch Girls'H.S. 541-3 557 608 350 183.. 6 .. 84 .. j 156 .. 124 .. 88 .. 99 .. 557 Ashburton H.S. .. 207-7 215 239 143 63 1 .. 14 lOj 26 24 34 23 28 14 17 24 120 95 Timaru Boys'H.S. .. 290-8 318 352 187 117 2 .. 19 .. 72 .. 85 .. 82 .. 58 .. 318 .. Timaru Girls' H.S. .. 246 256 268 1 153 91 22 .. I 61 .. 65 .. 53 .. 55 . . 256 Waitaki Boys'H.S. .. 298 268 309! 169 83 1 .. 25 .. 53 .. 60 .. 53 .. 76 .. 268 .. Waitaki Girls'H.S. .. 177 180 194; 123 49.. 1 . . 14 .. 36 .. 53 .. 39 .. 37 .. 180 Otago Boys H.S. .. 631 606 680 395 191 10 .. 68 .. 159 .. 148 .. 116 .. 105 .. 606 .. Otago Girls' H.S. .. 433 448 472 303 137 .. 51 .. 97 . . 125 .. 78 .. 51 .. 46 .. 448 South Otago H.S. .. 120 126 138 92 34 4 3 14 10 25 17 17 10 5 12 2 7 67 59 Gore H.S. .. .. 225-7 225 251 145 75 .. .. 10 13 39| 33 22 27 21 19 22 19 114 111 Southland Boys'H.S. .. 263 242 277 147 84 5 .. 27 .. 52 .. 68 .. 45 .. 45 .. 242 .. Southland Girls'H.S. .. 260 260 299 170 84.. 1 .. 21 .. 74 .. 75 ... 49; .. [ 40 .. 260 Totals .. .. 13,064-5 13,115 14,494|8,6143,94482*107663685 1,689ll,638 1,835 1,656 1,428 l,15sil,2291945 6,9266,189 I ■ I |_ I I ; I . B. Endowed Schools. Wanganui Coll. S. .. 249 242 257 .. .. I 1 .. 11 . .1 26 .. ] 78 .. I 63: .. 63 .. 242 .. Christ's Coll .. .. 282-7 294 309 .. .. j 7 .. 16 ..I 46 .. j 47 .. | 71J .. 107 .. 294 .. Totals .. .. 531-7 536 566 8 ..j 27 .. 72 .. j 125 .. | 134j .. 170 .. 536 .. Grand totals .. 13,596-2 13,651 15,060 8,614 3,94490!107 690 685 1,761 1,638 1,960 1,656jl,562 1,158 1.399 945 7,462 6,189 I.I I 1 I I I