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2.—DETAILED TABLES. Table K1.—Some Particulars relating to Secondary Education for the Years 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930.

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

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— 1927. I 1928. 1929. 1930. Secondary schools — Number of Government secondary schools .. .. 41 .43 44 44 Number of endowed schools .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 2 Number of boys at Government secondary schools .. 7,306 7,808 7,924 8,340 Number of girls at Government secondary schools.. .. 6,337 6,654 6,981 7,212 Number of boys at endowed schools .. .. .. 547 576 593 597 Number of girls at endowed schools .. .. .. Nil Nil Nil Nil Number of free pupils at Government secondary schools .. 13,901* 14,931* 15,746* 16,056-j-Number of pupils commencing secondary education .. 5,582 6,037 6,044 6,134 Number of pupils leaving school .. .. .. 4,855 4,995 5,622 4,950 Secondary departments of district high schools — Number of secondary departments .. .. .. 79 79 79 81 Number of boys in attendance .. .. .. .. 1,719 1,889 1,937 2,100 Number of girls in attendance .. .. .. .. 1,724 1,784 1,932 2,015 Number of free pupils .. .. .. .. .. 3,746* 4,033* 4,436* 4,564-J-Number of pupils commencing secondary education .. 2,095 2,198 2,381 2,317 Number of pupils leaving school .. .. .. 1,566 1,596 1,937 1,621 Expenditure by Government in financial year — Payments to Education Boards for — £ £ £ £ District high schools —Secondary teachers'salaries .. 52,359 58,254 65,276 71,593 National scholarships .. .. .. .. 11,280 11,273 11,268 10,283 Payments to secondary schools and colleges for— Salaries and incidental expenses .. .. .. 248,790 267,282 276,969 285,472 Manual-instruction capitation .. .. .. 4,414 4,606 5,322 5,937 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. 2,018 1,750 3,670 1,745 New buildings, equipment, furniture, and sites .. 93,878 44,382 78,438 128,593 Maintenance of school buildings .. .. .. 1,131 1,453 3,654 1,235 Reserves revenue .. .. .. .. .. 8,280 10,556 12,280 11,709 Conveyance of pupils to secondary and district high schools 7,887 8,618 11,783 8,945 Sundry .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,570 3,949 2,801 1,120 * As at 30fch June in each year. t As a t 1st July, 1930.

Number of Holders of Roll Number, t, ,, Government Free Places Average 31st December, 1930. on Roll at 1st July, School Attendance, lgt 1930. 1 930. i r-i-. Boys. Girls. Total. Junior. Senior. A. Secondary Schools. Whangarei High School .. .. 413 j 207 209 416 465 330 106 Auckland Boys' Grammar School .. 893 890 .. 890 977 615 308 Mount Albert Boys' Grammar School . . 599'6 617 .. 617 661 446 180 Auckland Girls' Grammar School .. 570-3 .. 567 567 617 420 169 Epsom Girls'Grammar School .. .. 582-1 .. 581 581 642 430 182 Takapuna Grammar School .. .. 408 228 196 424 459 302 127 Thames High School .. .. -. 192 94 84 178 221 142 58 Hamilton High School .. .. 433 220 221 441 483 257 182 Rotorua High School .. .. .. 158 88 73 161 166 108 55 New Plymouth Boys' High School .. 451-5 436 .. 436 503 310 142 New Plymouth Girls' High School .. 282-1 .. 283 283 318 231 70 Wanganui Girls' College . . .. 291 . . 291 291 314 185 97 Palmerston North Boys'High School .. 359 354 .. 354 393 257 115 Palmerston North Girls'High School .. 247-5 .. 251 251 278 198 56 Gisborne High School .. .. 416 242 163 405 455 299 133 Napier Boys' High School .. .. 251-7 262 .. 262 279 165 94 Napier Girls'High School .. .. 240-1 .. 245 245 270 153 96 Hastings High School .. .. 351-3 175 158 333 403 311 67 Dannevirke High School .. .. 183 1 86 93 179 200 137 47 Wairarapa High School .. .. 276-4 151 112 263 301 177 107 Hutt Valley High School .. .. 379-5 191 180 371 416 301 93 Wellington College .. .. .. 5!)7'5 608 .. 608 669 406 208 Rongotai Boys'College .. . . 229'6 227 .. 227 252 179 61 Wellington Girls' College .. .. 417 .. 424 424 466 312 126 Wellington East Girls' College .. .. 336-6 .. 342 342 367 238 110 Marlborough High School .. .. 222 114 102 216 260 179 53 Nelson College .. .. .. 395'6 381 .. 381 435 247 150 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. 304-7 .. 300 300 334 186 126 Rangiora High School .. . . 201 102 100 202 226 167 41 Christchurch Boys' High School . . 568 648 .. 648 694 437 214 Christchurch Girls' High School . . 433-8 .. 442 442 467 296 149 Avonside Girls' High School .. . . 252-3 .. 251 251 280 200 65 Ashburton High School .. .. 188'4 105 91 196 205 124 71 Timaru Boys' High School .. .. 412-4 406 .. 406 438 243 165 Timaru Girls' High School .. .. 309 .. 314 314 344 114 216 [Continued overleaf.']