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Percentages of Pupils leaving Primary Schools in 1928—30 who proceeded to the various Destinations and Occupations.

Registered Private Primary Schools. The following table summarizes the returns furnished by registered private primary schools with respect to the year 1930 :

The number of schools at the end of the previous year was 302 and the total enrolment 26,977. Consolidation op Schools. The applications before the Department during the year in connection with school consolidation and the consequent closing of isolated small schools have been carefully examined. In view of the costs of suggested schemes, they have been held over in the meantime, as, although each application would, no doubt, if proceeded with, provide undoubted educational advantages, these are outweighed by the-need for reduction in expenditure.

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Boys. Girls. Destination. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1928. 1929. 1930. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent, Post-primary .. ■ ■ 51 51 53 51 53 53 Commercial occupations — (а) Clerical (including typing) 1 1 1 1 1 (б) Shop and warehouse assistants 4 4 2 3 3 1 Trades — * * * (а) Engineering 2 1 1 (б) Building ...... 1 2 1 (c) Other .. •• •• 4 4 2 1 Agricultural and pastoral .. 20 20 22 1 2 2 Other occupations .. • • 6 7 6 6 5 4 Home . 8 7 9 34 33 36 Not known .. . • • • 3 3 3 3 3 Total number of children leaving 100 100 100 100 100 100 * No significant percentage.

Undenomi- Catholic Other national Church Church Total. Schools.' Schools. Schools. | Number of schools .. • ■ • • 40 209 57 306 Ro ll_Bovs 804 10,367 1,110 12,281 Gi/ls .. .. .. .. 849 11,351 1,970 14,170 Total 1,653 21,718 3,080 26,451 Average attendance .. •• 1,497-2 19,588-1 2,830-3 23,915-6 Teachers —Men .. . . • ■ • • 30 36 114 Women . . ■ • • • 7? 648 123 848 Total 107 696 159 962