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Table Q2. —Number of Children who commenced Post-primary Courses in 1935 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 1934 and 1935 :—

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

On the Ist July, 1935, 32,028 children were in attendance at public schools providing secondary education, and of these 31,666 held free places and 362 were paying pupils. Ninety-nine per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education. In 1934 427 out of the 31,231 children in attendance were paying pupils. The percentage of children receiving free education in 1935 was the same as that of the previous year. 19. SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. The special classes established for the education of backward children who cannot make normal progress in an ordinary class continue to do very good work. There appears an increasing willingness on the part of parents to allow their children to take advantage of this only means to reasonable progress. Two new classes were established during the year. The roll number of these classes at Ist July, 1935, was 510, compared with 505 in the previous year.

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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 Type of School. Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Total. of of of of of of of of of of of Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. G. B. G. B. 0. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Secondary schools .. .. 5 17 3 12 5 19 15 13 1118 15 35 18 19 1123 15 36 16132 194 317 304 Percentage .. .. T IT 5~ T £ IT T 6 ~T 52 100 Combined schools .. 2 2 2 0 3 12 18 3 6 3 7 5 4 4 6 19 12 35 7 84 39 Percentage .. .. .. 3 ~3~ ~2~ ~9~ 7 10 6 17 34 100 Technical schools .. . . 17 913 8 26 22 37 15 35 15 57 34 99 33 54 28 56 36 60 43 277 219 731 462 Percentage .. .. .. T T T T T 8 11 7 8 9 41 100 Secondary departments of district 15 7 9 915 10 16 1016 1129 13 33 25 29 17 34 22 24 26 137 150 357 300 high schools l — v — "■ —„ —"-— v — "■ — v —' v — v — l —v--- J * — v —' v — v —' ' — v — Jl y v v ' v v ' Percentage .. ..3344469 78 8 44 100 Totals .. .. .. 39 19 31 20 56 38 74 4172 40 110 65174 81106 60117 74129 97 581 5701,489 1,105 Percentage .. 2 3 4 4 4 7 10 6 7 9 44 100

Technical Secondary *w™ a n r> * Combined High and Departments Au . ost " I Secondary Schoo i s . Day of District S ?°hnnf STT Schools. Schools. High Schools. Sch ° o1 - Schools. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Junior free places .. .. .. 5,1304,834 801 608 4,0203,1911,9601,976 206 322 12,11710,931 Senior free places .. .. .. 2,747 2,021 445 300' 961 781 763 568 11 21 4,927 3,691 Totals .. ».. .. .. 7,877 6,8551,246 908 4,9813,972 2,7232,544 217 343 17,04414,622 Grand Totals, 1935 .. .. 14/732 8,953 5,267 560 31,666 Grand Totals, 1934 .. .. 14,531 2,118 8,783 4,929 443 30,804 Difference .. .. .. +201 +36 +170 +338 +117 +862