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Table A7. —Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1935.

* The great majority of pupils in secondary, technical, and combined schools secured proficiency certificates before entry. The 508 candidates represent only about 2 per cent, of the pupils in these schools and the weakest section of the schools (those who failed to secure proficiency before entry). These pupils, also those sitting for special examinations during the year, will not, of course, be pupils of Form 11.

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Number of Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Education District. Z I HI I I 7 7 Pupils Number Percentage of Average Age WlimhP r Percentage of presented. Number of Successful „S™,7 H Number gamea. presented, j Pupils. gamed. presented. Public Schools. Yr. m. Auckland .. .. .. 5,337 4,540 85-1 13 8 590 11-1 Taranaki . . .. .. .. 1,079 869 80-5 13 5 144 13-3 Wanganui .. .. ... 1,383 1,100 79-5 13 6 215 15-5 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,332 1,110 83-3 13 6 165 12-4 Wellington .. .. .. 2,642 2,237 84-7 13 7 258 9-8 Nelson .. .. .. .. 730 586 80-3 13 5 103 14-1 Canterbury .. .. .. 3,421 2,615 76-4 13 7 534 15-6 Otago .. .. .. .. 1,856 1,455 78-4 13 4 285 15-4 Southland .. .. .. 1,073 848 79-0 13 5 155 14-4 Totals .. .. .. 18,853 15,360 81-5 13 6 2,449 13-5 Private Schools. Auckland .. .. .. 686 579 84-4 13 8 65 9-5 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 116 95 81-9 14 0 13 11-2 Wanganui .. .. .. 225 169 75-1 13 8 36 16-0 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 213 174 81-7 13 10 29 13-6 Wellington .. .. .. 522 484 92-7 13 9 26 5'0 Nelson .. .. .. .. 86 72 83-7 13 5 10 11-6 Canterbury .. .. .. 554 443 80-0 13 10 73 13-2 Otago .. .. .. .. 249 194 77-9 13 3 28 11-2 Southland .. .. .. 115 77 67-0 13 7 21 18-3 Totals .. .. .. 2,766 2,287 82-7 13 8 301 10-9 Native Schools (including Native Mission and Chatham Islands). All schools .. .. .. I 324 I 244 | 75-3 j 14 4 | 42 | 13-0 Intermediate Schools. All districts .. .. .. | 2,085 | 1,671 | 80-1 | 13 8 | 259 I 12-4 * Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools. All districts .. .. .. | 508 | 188 | 37-0 ] .. | 145 | 28-5 Correspondence School. Correspondence School .. .,| 62 | 56 I 90-3 | 14 2 | 3 | 4-8 Special Examinations. All districts .. .. .. 533 264 49-5 .. 129 24-2 Grand totals, 1935 .. 25,131 20,070 79-9 .. 3,328 13-2 Grand totals, 1934 .. 25,350 20,235 79-8 .. 3,321 13-1 gfl Difference .. .. —219 —165 -+0-1 .. +7 +0-1