E.—e.

Table L2.—Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at the 30th June, 1928, according to Years of Attendance.

Table L3.—Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary Departments of District High Schools, 1928.

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Number of New* Entrants in 1928 r.'irQt Voar Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth who had not pre - Year. Year. Year. Year. Year. lotais. PraT1 j viously received Education District. m ? i Secondary lotais. Education. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Auckland .. 430 326 219 187 107 101 37 51 12 10 .. .. 805 675 1,480 469 347 Taranaki .. 24 23 19 10 8 3 4 3 55 39 94 26 32 Wanganui .. 61 80 49 28 16 13 ! 4 4 .. 1 .. .. 130 126 256 79 82 Hawke'sBay .. 74 56 43 42 21 16 12 1 4 2 1 1 155 118 273 76 65 Wellington . . 75 68 34 48 25 28 8 12 1 4 .. 2 143 162 305 79 70 Nelson .. .. 79 52 37 31 26 17 6 11 1 149 1J I 260 85 53 Canterbury .. 242 222 143 166 72 56 29 42 6 8 1 .. 493 494 987 253 231 Otago .. .. 101 73 47 47 28 36 17 18 6 9 .. 3 199 186 385 110 83 Southland .. 36 29 25 31 9 8 6 8 2 4 1 2 79 82 161 38 29 Totals .. 1,122 929 616 590 312 278 jl23 150 32 38 2,208 1,993 |4,201 1,206 992 * Pupils under this heading who were on the roll at 30th June, 1928, are included in the first two columns of this table under the heading "First year."

Number of Pupils taking Percentage of Whole Subjects. ] Number. Subject. Boys. Girls. . Boys. Girls. English .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2,206 j 1,989 99-9 99-8 History and civics .. .. .. .. .. j 2,193 | 1,962 99-3 98-4 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,166 1,919 98 1 96-3 Chemistry and physics .. .. .. .. 1,818 1,619 82-3 81-2 Geography .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,779 j 1,553 80-6 78-4 Mathematics.. .. .. .. .. .. I 1,868 1,412 84-6 70-8 French .. .. .. .. .. ! 1,709 | 1,500 77-4 75-8 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,818 376 82-3 18-9 Domestic science .. .. .. .. .. 87 1,357 3-9 68-1 Book-keeping and commercial work .. .. .. 573 ; 729 26-0 36-6 Woodwork .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,001 , .. 45-3 Cookery .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 843 .. 42-3 Music and singing .. .. .. .. . . 271 534 12-3 26-8 Shorthand and typewriting .. .. .. .. 284 516 12-9 25-9 Dairy science .. .. .. .. .. 588 J 210 26-6 10-5 Needlework .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 655 .. 32 9 Drawing .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 165 U-7 8 3 Latin .. .. .. .. .. .. 162 132 7-3 6-6 Physiology and hygiene .. .. .. .. 60 184 2'7 9-2 Writing .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 38 3-0 1-9 Botany .. .. .. .. .. .. j 37 | 31 1-7 1-6 Scripture .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 9 0-8 0-5 Economics .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 3 0-5 0'2 Gardening .. .. .. .. .. .. j 12 I .. 0'5 School method .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 03 Total numbers on rolls at 30th June, 1928 .. I 2,208 1,993 100-0 lOO'O