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Table W2—Number of Students in the various Training Colleges.
34. HIGHER (UNIVERSITY) EDUCATION. The number of students on the books of the four University colleges affiliated to, and the two agricultural colleges established in connection with, the University of New Zealand at the end of 1935 was 5,101, as against 5,059 at the end of 1934. The figures for each of the colleges were as under: — 1934. 1935. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1,225 1,250 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. 1,073 1,010 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 1,055 1,133 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,368 1,425 Massey .. .. .. .. .. 285 220 Lincoln .. .. .. .. .. 53 63 5,059 5,101 The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the four affiliated colleges was 4,511. These were distributed as follow : — Agriculture .. .. .. 19 Journalism .. .. 30 Architecture .. 40 | Law .. .. .. 344 Arts .. .. .. 1,840 I Massage .. .. 16 Commerce .. .. .. 806 ] Medicine . . .. .. 409 Dentistry .. .. .. 154 | Mining .. .. 39 Engineering .. .. 132 j Music .. .. 76 Forestry . . .. .. 1 | Science .. .. . . 502 Home-science .. .. 103 ] The following are some particulars relating to University education in the four affiliated colleges :—
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1933. 1935. College. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Auckland .. .. .. 91 123 214 70 148 218 Christchurch .. .. .. 76 149 225 79 131 210 Totals .. .. .. 167 272 439 149 279 428
1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. Number of students in actual attendance at 4,149 3,960 3,910 4,109 lectures Number of exempted students .. .. 763 846 811 709 Percentage of students— Men 72 73 74 74 Women .. .. .. •• 28 27 26 26 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education* —■ Men .. .. .. .. . • 40 26 18 19 Women .. .. •• ■• 56 40 29 32 All students .. .. .. . • 45 30 21 22 Occupations of students expressed as per- , * — sr - » ir - * * , centages— m. f. m. v. m. f. m. f. (1) Full-time students .. .. 43 53 46 63 47 68 44 55 (2) Teachers and training-colleges .. 16 35 13 23 9f 17f 12 28 (3) Government and local bodies 13 1 13 2 15 4 16 3 (4) Otter .. .. .. 26 6 26 8 27 7 25 7 (5) Not known .. .. ..2 5 2 4 2 4 3 7 * These students hold scholarships or training-college studentships. f These are teachers. There were no training-college students in 1934.