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Table M 3. —Average Salaries (including House Allowances, Value of Residences, and all other Allowances) of Adult Teachers in Native Schools as at 31st December. 1937. 1938. 1. Teachers in all schools — £ £ (a) Men and women .. .. .. .. .. 297 303 (b) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 359 372 (c) Women .. .. .. .. .. ..237 248 2. Head teachers — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 386 399 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 356 382 3. Sole teachers — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 263 240 (6) Women .. .. .. .. .. .. 232 255 4. Assistants — (a) Men .. .. .. .. .. .. 211 233 (b) Women .. .. .. .. .. ..209 226 13. PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS. In 1938 20,542 pupils (10,536 boys and 10,006 girls) left public primary schools. Of these, 17,145 (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 1938 14,814 pupils (7,743 boys and 7,071 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 :—

Note. —The figures for 1937 and 1938 include pupils attending the Education Department's Correspondence School.

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Y ear Total Number Number who Percentage who leaving. passed Form II. passed Form II. 1934 .. .. .. .. 22,665 17,980 79 1935 .. .. .. .. 22,108 17,708 80 1936 .. .. .. .. 21,819 17,600 81 1937 .. .. .. .. 20,689 17,218 83 1938 .. .. .. .. 20,542 17,145 83

I Total Number Number of these Percentage coming Year. commencing coming from Public from Public Post-primary Course. Primary Schools. Primary Schools. 1934 .. .. .. .. 12,686 12,143 96 1935 .. .. .. .. 13,177 12,632 96 1936 .. .. .. .. 13,466 12,849 95 1937 .. .. .. .. ]4,315 13,809 96 1938 .. .. .. .. 14,814 14,303 97