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Table M 3. —Average Salaries (including House Allowances, Value of Residences, and all other Allowances) of Adult Teachers in Native Schools as at 31st December. 1931. 1932. 1. Teachers in all schools — £ £ (a) Men and women .. .. .. .. .. 251 234 (b) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 302 270 (e) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 202 2. Head teachers— (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 329 291 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 282 3. Sole teachers— (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 208 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 216 4. Assistants — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 153* 143* (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 166 *No male assistant is employed in a Native school unless he is the husband of the headmistress. Consequently he does not receive lodging-allowance. 13. PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS. In 1932 21,466 pupils (11 197 boys and 10,269 girls) left primary public schools. Of these, 16,930 (79 per cent.) had passed Form 11. In the last five years the numbers leaving have been as follow :—

14. PUPILS COMMENCING POST - PRIMARY COURSE IN STATE SCHOOLS. In 1932 11,579 pupils (6,223 boys and 5,356 girls) commenced post-primary education in State post-primary schools. In the last five years the numbers commencing post-primary education in these schools have been as follow : —

The number of pupils who gain proficiency certificates in public primary schools and junior high schools and departments and who go on to State postprimary schools is not obtained from the schools. It is known, however, that of pupils who commenced a post-primary course in State schools in 1932, 11,019 came from public primary schools or junior high schools and departments. The great majority of these pupils will have obtained proficiency certificates in the previous year, some will have only a competency certificate, while a few will be paying students. In the table below the figures obtained have been expressed as a percentage, but from the foregoing remarks it will be seen that a slightly lower percentage than that given is the true percentage of those pupils who gain proficiency passes in the schools mentioned, and who go on to State post-primary schools.

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Y ar Total Number Number who Percentage who leaving. passed Form II. passed Form II. 1928 .. .. .. .. 23,742 18,508 78 1929 .. .. .. .. 23,022 17,852 78 1930 .. .. .. .. 21,715 17,264 80 1931 .. .. .. .. 20,268 15,709 78 1932 .. .. .. .. 21,466 16,930 79

Total Number Number of these Percentage coming Year. commencing coming from Public from Public Post-primary Course. Primary Schools. Primary Schools. 1928 .. .. .. .. 12,291 11,800 96 1929 .. .. .. .. 12,697 12,223 96 1930 .. .. .. .. 13,012 12,506 96 1931 .. .. .. .. 12,585 12,055 96 1932 .. .. .. .. 11,579 11,019 95

Year of commencing post-primary course .. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. . . Number of proficiency passes in previous 18,023 18,662 17,465 17,372 14,128 year in public primary schools and junior high schools Number of pupils who commenced a post- 11,800 12,223 12,506 12,055 11,019 primary course in State schools and who came from public primary schools or junior high schools and departments Percentage .. .. .. .. 65 65 72 69 78