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Table Q2.—Number of Children who commenced Post-primary Courses in 1934 and who definitely left in the same Year.

18. FREE PLACES IN POST - PRIMARY SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of free-place holders in post-primary schools in 1933 and 1934 :—

Table R.—Free-place Holders as at 1st July.

On the Ist July, 1934, 31,231 children were in attendance at public schools providing secondary education, and of these 30,804 held free places and 427 were paying pupils. Ninety-nine per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education. • In 1933 445 out of the 30,866 children in attendance were paying pupils. Ihe percentage of children receiving free education in 1934 was 1 per cent, more than that of the previous year. 19. SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. The classes for backward children continue to provide in a very satisfactory manner specialized instruction which the children concerned would not otherwise receive but for the special-class system. One new class was commenced during the year, situated in the Wellington Education District. The total roll number of those classes does not vary greatly from year to year. The number of pupils in attendance is less than 1 per cent, of the total primaryschool roll. 4—E. 1,

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During During During During During! During During During During During During First Second Third Fourth Fifth i Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Tvne of School Month Month Month Month Month I Month Month Month Month Month Month lotai. of of of of of | of of of of of of jCourse. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. B G B G. B. G. B. G. B. G.l B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Secondary schools .. .. 3 211 410 13 23 910 J 17 17 26 W 24 28 17 J!2 16 MO 179 316 313 Percentage ..1 24535 8 6 7 8 51 100 Combined schools J! ..J J J J Percentage . 2 2 2 3 4 6 10 7 6 24 34 100 Technical schools .. ..9 1011 J35 1323 23 35 2428 21 64 52 32 JS8 64 34 69 37 293 239 499 Percentage ..2 2 4 4 5 4 10 6 8 | 9 46 100 Secondary departments of district 14 611 811 1218 919 1121 12 36 17 27 2434 20|jJ3 32119 136 333 287 high schools * —v ——v — M —v — M —v — M v J v ' v v ' 1 v ' K -f~~'f ' —v- TXa - Percentage .. .. ..33 4 4 5 5 9 8 9 9 100 Totals .. .. 27 2035 20 58 38 65 44 66 4470 54136 99 79 90131 74136 104 576 5751,379 1,162 Percentage .. .. ~2 ' 2 4 4 4 5 9 7 8 10 45 100

Technical Secondary Corre- All Post Secondary Combined High and Departments spondeil ce primary Schools. Schools. Day of District School Schools Schools. High Schools. ocnooi. scnoois. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys Girls. Junior free places .. .. 14,9254,625 759 595 3,877 3,1091,8701,759 159 232 11,590 10,320 Senior free places " !. .. 473 291 983 814 767 533 28 24 5,135 3,759 Totals .. •• •• 7,8096,7221,232 886 4,860 3,923 2,637 2,292 187 256 16,72514,079 Grand totals, 1934 .. .. ~2?118 8J83 ~M3 30^804 Grand totals, 1933 .. .. 14,263 2,060 8,594 4,947 381 3°,-45 Difference +268 +58 +189 -18 +62 +559