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2.— DETAILED TABLES. Table K1. —Some Particulars relating to Secondary Education for the Years 1927, 1928, and 1929.

Table K2. —Secondary Schools (exclusive of Lower Departments).—Average Attendance, Roll, and Number of Government Free-place Holders.

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— 1927. 1928. 1929. Secondary schools — Number of Government secondary schools .... 41 43 44 Number of endowed schools .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 Number of boys at Government secondary schools .. 7,306 7,808 7,924 Number of girls at Government secondary schools.. .. 6,337 6,654 6,981 Number of boys at endowed schools .. .. .. 547 576 593 Number of girls at endowed schools .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil Number of free pupils at Government secondary schools .. 13,901* 14,931* 15,746* Number of pupils commencing secondary education .. 5,582 6,037 6,044 Number of pupils leaving school .. .. .. 4,855 4,995 5,622 Secondary departments of district high schools — Number of secondary departments ...... 79 79 79 Number of boys in attendance .. .. .. .. 1,719 1,889 1,937 Number of girls in attendance .. .. .. .. 1,724 1,784 1,932 Number of free pupils .. .. .. .. .. 3,746* 4,033* 4,436* Number of pupils commencing secondary education .. 2,095 2,198 2,381 Number of pupils leaving school .. .. .. 1,566 1,596 1,937 Expenditure by Government in financial year — Payments to Education Boards for— £ £ £ District high schools—Secondary teachers'salaries .. 52,359 58,254 65,276 National scholarships .. .. .. .. 11,280 11,273 11,268 Payments to secondary schools and colleges for — Salaries and incidental expenses .. .. .. 248,790 267,282 276,969 Manual-instruction capitation .. .. .. 4,414 4,606 5,322 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. 2,018 1,750 3,670 New buildings, equipment, furniture, and sites .. 93,878 44,382 78,438 Maintenance of school buildings .. .. .. 1,131 1,453 3,654 Reserves revenue .. .. .. .. .. 8,280 10,556 12,280 Conveyance of pupils to secondary and district high schools 7,887 8,618 11,783 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,570 3,949 2,801 * As at 30th June in each year.

Number of Holders of Roll Number, p ,, Government Free Places Average 31st December, 1929. tv.V™w on Roll June, School. Attendance, 1st March, «2®. 1929Boys. Girls. Total. Junior. Senior. A. Secondary Schools. Whangarei High School .. .. 421 | 231 191 422 477 333 ! 123 Auckland Boys' Grammar School .. j 873 ! 862 .. 862 974 595 ! 323 Mount Albert Boys' Grammar School .. | 559 ' 518 .. 518 599 383 174 Auckland Girls' Grammar School .. ! 543-3 : .. 540 540 584 398 166 Epsom Girls' Grammar School .. .. j 545-7 .. 556 556 607 415 165 Takapuna Grammar School .. .. i 385 193 179 372 422 303 90 Thames High School .. .. .. j 188 93 85 178 210 128 57 Hamilton High School .. .. 394 197 199 396 435 264 151 Rotorua High School .. . . .. ! 144-4 80 63 143 164 107 42 New Plymouth Boys' High School .. ! 455-9 436 .. 436 543 316 156 New Plymouth Girls'High School .. 271-9 .. 275 275 321 220 81 Wanganui Girls' College .. .. 276 .. 283 283 296 178 102 Palmerston North Boys' High School .. 338 322 • .. 322 384 241 105 Palmerston North Girls' High School .. 227-8 .. 233 233 252 177 59 Gisborne High School .. .. 416 231 161 392 473 311 125 Napier Boys' High School . . .. 260-7 262 .. 262 305 178 91 Napier Girls' High School .. .. 264-7 .. 278 278 302 197 86 Hastings High School .. .. 322-7 152 156 308 374 274 84 Dannevirke High School .. .. 179 86 93 179 203 142 48 Wairarapa High School .. .. 275-3 162 109 271 310 175 101 Hutt Valley High School .. .. 363-9 176 164 340 412 300 89 Wellington College .. .. .. 655 651 .. 651 725 423 242 Bongotai Boys' College .. .. 200 197 .. 197 225 166 45 Wellington Girls' College .. .. 440 .. 450 450 481 338 132 Wellington East Girls'College .. .. 339-7 .. 350 350 394 282 99 Marlborough High School .. .. 221 116 101 217 266 191 56 Nelson College .. .. .. 348 350 .. 350 401 234 127 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. 315-6 .. 328 328 349 203 128 Rangiora High School .. .. 153 77 74 151 181 124 34 Christchurch Boys' High School .. 589 627 .. 627 720 483 201 Christchurch Girls' High School .. 421-7 .. 429 429 454 282 156 Avonside Girls' High School . . .. 240-6 .. 246 246 271 201 57 Ashburton High School .. .. 186 107 90 197 209 124 75 Timaru Boys' High School . . .. 376-6 380 .. 380 402 251 129 Tiinaru Girls' High School .. .. 304 .. 314 314 340 219 105 [Continued overleaf.]