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Table U.—KINDERGARTEN Schools, 1944

Table Y1.—Particulars relating to UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Table Y2.—Numbers of UNIVERSITY Students and COURSES taken

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Pupils on . — N sir' £?;• A,lss.. Year. Bo11 - Auckland . . .. 18 863 565 747 Hastings .. .. 1 65 42 49 Hutt Valley .. . . 3 126 99 120 Wellington .. .. 7 301 216 273 Ohristchurch .. .. 12 595 420 534 Dunedin .. .. 8 370 288 359 lnvercargill .. .. 4 163 122 162 Totals, 1944 .. 53 2,483 1,752 2,244 Totals, 1943 .. 46 2,182 1,495 2,037 Difference .. +7 +301 +257 +207

I I 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944 Number of students in actual attendance at 4,857 3,837 5,181 6,584 lectures Number of exempted students .. .. 409 536 772 1,146 Percentage of students— Men .. .. .. .. .. 67 62 68 72 Women .. .. .. .. 33 38 32 28 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education*— Men .. .. .. .. .. 49 54 49 51 Women .. .. .. .. 59 67 61 56 All students .. .. .. .. 53 59 53 52 Occupations of students expressed as per- , A —- A ( * a centages — M. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. (1) Full-time students .. .. .. 45 44 57 48 51 43 49 46 (2) Teachers and training colleges .. 16 28 10 33 J 3 32 14 28 (3) Government and local bodies .. 19 6 16 9 16 9 13 9 (4) Other .. .. .. 18 16 15 8 14 9 21 12 (5) Not known .. .. .. 2 6 2 2 6 7 3 5 * These students hold scholarships or training-college studentships.

Number of Students enrolled. Courses taken. Year. . .2 *. 6 & K ; | © >> <U»H . <*-• O c t! -J T3 J? 3 ■§ O >. ° "-P •- -5 I 'i 1 a | s -i 1 1 • i I if 1 1 •! 1 . I ! i o | S o s «5 Jgfl "'Co ]£ Sfl "ftEtl buSj-Sifwfl'g'S § 3 3 o b» £h h S <» .5?" OOOgrSrtaj.sB .£ O O E O H -*! -§ 4 © A A £ - - 1043 .. 1,505 1,320 1,269 1,598 141 120 5,953 296) 67 1,949553129 43 235190.. 29 164 33789 42125 79(5 1944 .. 1,9851,6141,5761,8113623827,730780j 82j2, 508827154 40 309207 20 38 267 40844 351671,002 * Includes 403 students taking short courses at agricultural colleges in 1944.