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Table O 4.—Percentages of Boys leaving Post-primary Schools in 1936-39 who proceeded to the University or to Employment in the Three Main Occupational Groups.

15. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT. Table P.— Percentages of Pupils leaving Primary, Intermediate, and Post-primary Schools in 1936-39 who are known to have proceeded to Further Full-time Education of a Higher Grade or to some Definite Occupation (Home excluded).

16. LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE. The following table gives particulars concerning the number of pupils leaving post-primary schools in each year of the school course : —

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The following gives the approximate average length of school life of pupils attending post-primary schools :— Average Length of School Life. Y. M. Secondary schools .. .. .. .. .. ..29 Combined schools .. .. .. .. .. ..28 Technical high and day schools .. .. .. ..22 Secondary departments of district high schools .. .. ..23 All post-primary schools .. .. .. .. ..26

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University. Shop? aid Wa/ehS. Farming. Trades and Industries. Class of School. __ 193ti. 1937. 1038. 1939. 19S6.jl987.1988. 1939. 1936.1937. 1938. 1939. 1936. 1937. 1938.1939. . . Seoondary .. .. 4 5 7 6 60 59 55 55 12 14 13 15 16 12 15 14 Combined .. .. 4 4 4 4 59 51 48 50 16 16 21 22 10 12 10 14 Technical .. .. .. * 1 1 1 44 44 40 41 14 14 15 15 28 29 31 31 District high .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 43 43 38 40 29 31 33 35 16 16 17 12 All schools .. .. 2 3 4 3 52 51 47 47 15 16 17 19 20 19 21 20

Boys. Gills. Class of School. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. Primary .. 94 94 94 94 72 76 78 78 Intermediate .. 94 94 97 98 82 84 88 88 Secondary .. 93 91 92 92 66 69 67 70 Combined .. 93 88 87 94 59 55 62 55 Technical .. 90 92 92 91 66 71 68 66 District High .. 92 92 92 92 44 45 45 48 All post-primary schools 92 91 91 92 62 65 63 64

i ! Secondary Combined Technical High District High a 11 o , . Schools/ Schools. a Day T S e c ° h h 0 T Schools. 8 All Schools. _ Number. Number. | Number. Number. Number. | Leaving in first year .. 757 14 189 17 1,304 29 747 32 2,997 22 Leaving in second year 1,431 27 320 29 1,748 38 743 31 4,242 32 Leaving in third year .. 1,275 24 312 28 1,022 22 405 17 3,014 23 Leaving in fourth year 1,832 35 296 26 481 11 470 20 3,079 23 or later Totals .. 5,295 100 1,117 100 4,555 100 2,365 100 13,332 100