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Table K1.—Some Particulars relating to Secondary Education for the Years 1927 and 1928

1927. 1928. Secondary schools— Number of Government secondary schools .. .. .. .. 41 43 Number of endowed schools .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 Number of boys at Government secondary schools .. .. .. 7,306 7,808 Number of girls at Government secondary schools .. .. .. 6,337 6,654 Number of boys at endowed schools .. .. .. .. .. 547 576 Number of girls at endowed schools .. .. .. . . . . Nil Nil Number of free pupils at Government secondary schools .. .. .. 13,901* 14,931* Number of pupils commencing secondary education .. .. .. 5,582 6,037 Number of pupils leaving school . . . . . . .. .. 4,855 4,995 Secondary departments of district high schools — Number of secondary departments .. .. .. .. .. 79 79 Number of bo3's in attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,719 1,889 Number of girls in attendance .. .. .. .. .. . . 1,724 1,784 Number of free pupils.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,746* 4,033* Number of pupils commencing secondary education .. .. .. 2,095 2,198 Number of pupils leaving school .. .. .. .. .. 1,566 1,596 Expenditure by Government in financial year— Payments to Education Boards for — £ £ District high schools —Secondary teachers' salaries .. .. .. 52,359 58,254 National scholarships .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,280 11,273 Payments to secondary schools and colleges for —. Salaries and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. .. 248;790 267,282 Manual-instruction capitation .. .. .. .. .. 4,414 4,606 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. .. .. 2,018 1,750 New buildings, equipment, furniture, and sites .. .. .. 93,878 j 44,382 Maintenance of school buildings .. .. .. .. .. 1,131 1,453 Reserves revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,280 ' 10,556 Conveyance of pupils to secondary and district high schools .. .. 7,887 8,618 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,570 3,949 * As at 30th June in each year.