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Table O 2.—Percentages of Pupils leaving Primary Schools in 1934-37 who proceeded to the Various Destinations and Occupations.

Table O 3.—Probable Destination of Pupils leaving Intermediate Schools and Departments during or at End of 1937.

Table O 4. —Percentages of Pupils leaving Intermediate Schools and Departments in 1934-37 who proceeded to Various Destinations and Occupations.

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Boys. Girls. Destination. ; : r 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1934. j 1935. j 1936. 1937. Post primary .. .. 54 57 58 62 55 57 60 65 Commercial occupations — (a) Clerical (including ***1**11 typing) (b) Shop and warehouse 34542333 assistants Trades — (a) Engineering 1 1 2 2 * * * * (b) Building 1 1 1 1 * * * * (c) Other .. ..2 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 Agricultural and pastoral 23 21 18 16 2 1 1 1 Other occupations ..6 6 6 5 4 6 6 5 Home .. 8 6 4 5 35 31 26 23 Not known .. ..2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Totals .. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 * Insignificant percentage.

Boys. Girls. Occupation. First ' Second Third . , ,, , First Second Third m . , I •„ Year. Year. Year. TotaL | Pereente g e - Yea r. j Year. Year, i Totah ' P^centage. i I I I I _l I J I Continued full-time 75 947 8 1,030 76 64 683 8 755 71 education Commercial (clerical, 12 65 19 96 7 3 44 22 69 7 typing, shop, and warehouse) Trades .. .. 9 53 14 76 6 4 10 12 26 2 Agricultural and pas- 9 25 2 36 3 toral Home .. .. 6 25 7 38 3 14 116 22 152 14 Miscellaneous .. 3 21 4 28 2 11 27 6 44 4 Not known . . 4 34 3 41 3 7 16 3 26 2 Totals, 1937 .. 118 1,170 57 1,345 100 103 896 73 1,072 100 Totals, 1936 . 126 1,166 82 1,374 .. 82 953 81 1,116 Difference .. -8 +4 -25 -29 +21 -57 -8 -44

Boys. Girls. Occupation. -? r ; : 1934. | 1935. 1936. 1937. 1934. 193a. j 1936. 1937. m ' *. I pS-Jr | I Continued full-time education . . 70 69 68 76 j 67 68 67 71 Commercial (clerical, typing, shop, 6 8 8 7 4 4 6 7 and warehouse) Trades .. .. 6 7 10 6 3 3 5 2 Agricultural and pastoral .. 6 5 5 3 Home .. .. .. 5 4 2 3 23 19 15 14 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 3 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 Not known .. .. I 3 4 3 1 2 3 2 Totals .. .. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100