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Table O 4.— Percentages of BOYS LEAVING POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS in 1941-44 who proceeded to the University or to Employment in the Three Main Occupational Groups

Table P2. —Enrollees, etc., with VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CENTRES placed in Employment in 1944-45

TABLE Q2.—LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE

TABLE Q3.—Number OF PUPILS at EVENING TECHNICAL AND PART-TIME DAY CLASSES

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University. Farming. Trades and Industries Class of School. — — 1911. 1942.1943. 1944. 1941.1942. 1943.1944. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1941. 1942. 1943.1944. 1 Secondary .. .. .. 7 11 13 15 49 44 41 38 17 16 18 17 15 15 17 18 Combined .. . . 5 6 7 9 35 34 27 27 23 23 29 25 23 25 26 30 Technical .. . . I 1 2 2 25 21 21 17 17 17 19 18 44 45 41 44 District high .. .. 1 2 3 4 35 34 22 21 38 39 43 39 1(5 15 20 24 All schools .. . . 3 5 7 8 36 33 29 26 21 21 23 22 26 27 28 30

Centre. '^Centre Self-placed. Total. Auckland .. 1,134 2,320 3,454 Wellington .. 521 2,389 2.910 Christchurck .. 933 1,602 2,535 Dunedin .. .. 691 842 1,533 Totals .. 3,279 7,153 10,432

Secondary Combined TechS Di f f ®g h A „ Sohools . Schools. Schools. Day Schools. Sohools - Number ' | Cent. | NumbCT - Cent. : Number ' ' Cent. | Number ' Cen't. | Number " Cent. Leaving in first year .. 518 10-0 139 12-7 1,023 22-1 631 25-9 2,311 17-4 Leaving in second year 1,414 27-4 314 28-7 1,915 41-4 843 34-7 4,486 33-7 Leaving in third year .. 1,335 25-9 298 27-2 1,132 24-5 488 20-1 3,253 24-4 Leaving in fourth year 1,891 36-7 344 31-4 554 12-0 469 19-3 3,258 24-5 or later Totals .. 5,158 100-0 1,095 100-0 4,624 100-0 2,431 100-0 13,308 100-0 Note. —The approximate average length of school life of pupils attending post-primary schools was : Secondary schools, 2 years 11 months ; combined schools, 2 years 9 months ; technical high and day schools, 2 years !i months; secondary departments of district high schools, 2 years 4 months; all post-primary schools, 2 years 7 months.

Number on Roll, ! Number holding Number 1st July. I Free Places. Year. of ! Centres. Males. Females. Males. Females. _ . 1942.. .. .. 50 6,907 4,398 5,446 3,233 1943.. .. .. 51 8.129 .4,669 5,599 3,088 1944.. .. .. 59 9,317 4,926 5,975 2,690