E.—2.

Table A7.—Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1932.

Table A8 .—Age and Attainment of Pupils who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of Year 1932.

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Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number of Education District. *£$£ Niimhe , Percentage of Average Age . Percentage of presented. "SSf Number of Successful S? d Number gained. presented. Pupils. galne(L presented. Public Schools. Yrs. m. Auckland.. .. .. .. 1 5,358 4,570 i 85-3 13 8 513 9-6 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 1,073 829 77-3 13 6 ! . 156 14-5 Wanganui .. .. .. 1,601 1,212 75-7 13 7 255 15-9 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,502 1,252 83-4 13 8 157 10-5 Wellington .. .. .. 2,525 ! 2,065 81-8 13 6 310 12-3 Nelson .. .. .. .. 665 542 81-5 13 3 91 i 13-7 Canterbury .. .. .. 3,750 2,796 74-6 13 8 599 16-0 Otago .. .. .. .. 1,916 1,408 73-5 13 7 299 15-6 Southland .. .. .. 1,144 866 75-7 13 9 197 17-2 . I ; Totals .. .. .. 19,534 15,540 79-6 13 7 2,577 13-2 Private Schools. Auckland.. .. .. .. 576 489 84-9 13 10 55 9-5 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 133 96 72-2 13 11 21 15-8 Wanganui .. .. .. 218 169 77-5 13 10 24 11-0 Hawke'sBay .. .. ..I 202 170 84-2 13 10 17 8-4 Wellington .. .. .. 518 454 87-6 13 10 37 7-1 Nelson .. .. .. .. 64 53 82-8 13 2 9 14-1 Canterbury .. .. .. 567 428 75-5 13 9 87 15-3 Otago .. .. .. .. 236 193 81-8 13 9 21 8-9 Southland .. .. .. 113 79 69-9 13 9 18 15-9 Totals .. .. .. 2,627 I 2,131 I 81-1 13 9 289 11-0 Native Schools (including Native Mission and Chatham Islands). All schools .. .. .. I 315 ! 179 1 56-8 14 3 | 59 I 18-7 Junior High Schools. All districts .. .. .. ] 1,301 ] 1,009 | 77-6 | 13 7 | 180 | 13-8 Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools. All districts I 886 1 408 1 46-0* 1 .. 1 200 | 22-6 Correspondence School. Correspondence School .. .. 1 54 | 50 | 92-6 ) 13 7 | 3 | 5-5 Special Examinations. All districts .. .. .. 558 242 43-4 .. 87 15-6 Grand totals, 1932 .. .. 25,275 | 19,559 77-4 .. 3,395 13-4 Grand totals, 1931 .. .. 25,128 16,492 65-6 .. 4,876 19-4 Difference .. .. +147 +3,067 +11-8 .. -1,481 -6-0 I * The great majority of pupils in secondary, technical, and combined schools secured proficiency certificates before entry. The 886 candidates represent only about 4 per cent, of the pupils in these schools and the weakest section of the schools (those who failed to secure proficiency before entry).

In Form II. In Form I. A„ e Gained Proficiency Gained Competency Had not passed Certificate. Certificate. Form II. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. 912 541 294 150 390 211 257 152 14 „ under 15 .. ..2,039 1,781 431 372 479 577 586 573 13 „ „ 14 .. .. 2,863 2,875 231 228 59 78 45 54 12 „ „ 13 .. .. 1,741 1,916 50 65 12 8 2 7 11 „ „ 12 .. .. 203 219 2 4 1 2 12 2 Under 11 years .. .. .. 9 4 .. .. .. .. 3 2 Totals, 1932 .. .. 7,767 7,336 1,008 819 941 876 .905 790 Totals, 1931 .. .. 6,757 6,307 1,398 1,247 992 998 840 693 Difference .. .. .. +1,010 +1,029 - 390 -428 -51 -122 +65 +97 In Standard IV. In Standard III. In 11 or Totals. Age j 1 - - Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. ..78 39 17 14 9 6 1,957 1,113 3,070 14' „ under 15 .. 255 189 85 69 34 31 3,909 3,592 7,501 13 „ „ 14 .. 12 : 19 9 7 10 7 3,229 3,268 6,497 12 „ „ 13 .. 7 5 4 3 3 7 1,819 2,011 3,830 11 „ • „ 12 10 ! 6 3 2 1 5 232 240 472 Under 11 years .. .. 2 1 4 3 4 34 31 51 45 96 Totals, 1932 .. 364 262 121 99 91 87 11,197 10,269 21,466 Totals, 1931 .. 330 290 113 97 117 89 10,547 9,721 20,268 Difference .. .. +34 -28 +8 j +2 -26 -2 +650 +548 +1,198