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Table M 3.— Average Salaries (including House Allowances, Value of Besidences, and all other Allowances) of Adult Teachers in Native Schools as at 31st December. 1936. 1937. 1. Teachers in all schools— £ £ (a) Men and women .. .. .. .. .. 296 297 (b) Men .. .. .. .. ■ • • ■ 358 359 (e) Women .. .. .. .. • • • • 237 237 2. Head teachers — (a) Men .. .. .. • • • • • • 379 386 (b) Women .. .. .. .. • • ■ • 357 356 3. Sole teachers — (а) Men .. .. • ■ • • • • • • 256 263 (б) Women .. .. .. ■ • • • • • 233 232 4. Assistants — (a) Men .. .. . • • • • • • • 214 211 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. • • 208 209 13. PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS. In 1937 20.689 pupils (10,636 boys and 10,053 girls) left public primary schools. Of these, 17,218 (83 per cent.) had passed Form 11. In the last five years the numbers leaving have been as follow : —

14. PUPILS COMMENCING POST-PRIMARY COURSE IN STATE SCHOOLS. In 1937 13,848 pupils (7,298 boys and 6,550 girls) commenced post-primary education in State post-primary schools. In the last five years the numbers commencing post-primary education in these schools have been as follow : —

No return is made giving the number of pupils commencing a post-primary course who in the previous year gained a proficiency certificate as pupils in a public school. It will be observed, however, that the great majority of pupils who enter post-primary schools do so from public schools. To arrive at some approximate estimate as to the extent to which the gaining of a proficiency certificate influences the question as to whether a post-primary course is to be followed or not, the following figures have been grouped as a basis for comparison. It will be observed that the number of pupils who commence a post-primary course expressed as a percentage of the pupils who pass for a proficiency certificate in a previous year is variable, the factors contributing to this variation no doubt being -the- avaihability of suitable avenues of employment for boys, especially on completion of their primary-school course. The annual Proficiency Examination was held for the last time in 1936

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v i Total Number Number who Percentage who " ear - | leaving. passed Form II. passed Form II. 1933 . .. •• •• 21,935 17,434 79 1934 .. .. 22,665 17,980 79 1935 .. •• 22,108 17,708 80 1936 21,819 17,600 81 1937 . .. .. •• 20,689 17,218 83

Total Number Number of these Percentage coming Year. commencing coming from Public from Public Post-primary Course. Primary Schools. Primary Schools. 1933 12,214 11,637 95 1934 .. .. •• 12,686 12,143 96 1935 .. .. •• •• 13,177 12,632 96 1936 13,466 12,849 ' 95 1937 .. .. .. •• 13,848 13,342 96