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Table O 4.— Percentages of BOYS LEAVING POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS in 1942-45 who proceeded to the University or to Employment in the Three Main Occupational Groups

Table P 2.—Enrollees, etc., with VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CENTRES placed in Employment in 1945-46

Table Q 2.— LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE

Note. —The approximate average length of sehool life of pupils attending post-primary schools was : Secondaryschools, 2 years 10 months; combined schools, 2 years 7 months ; technical high and day schools, 2 years 2 months ; secondary departments of district high schools, 2 years 2 months; all post-primary schools, 2 years 5 months.

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University. Clerical, Professional, Shop, and Warehouse. Farming. Trades and Industries. Class of School. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1942. 1943. j 1944. I1945. I Secondary 11 13 15 10 44 41 38 33 16 18 17 19 15 17 18 19 Combined 6 7 9 6 34 27 27 24 23 29 25 25 25 26 30 33 Technical 1 2 2 1 21 21 17 16 17 19 18 17 45 41 44 44 District High 2 3 4 1 34 22 21 19 39 43 39 43 15 20 24 22 All schools 5 7 8 5 33 29 26 23 21 23 22 23 27 28 30 31

Centre. Placed by Centre. Self-placed. Total. Auckland 453 2,703 3,156 Wellington .. 481 1,474 1,955 Christclmrch 870 1,574 2,444 Dunedin 472 631 1,103 Invercargill 9 61 70 Totals 2,285 6,443 8,728

Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. Technical High and Technical Day Schools. District High Schools. All Schools. NumPer NumPer NumPer NumPer NumPer ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. ber. Cent. Leaving in first 677 11-6 203 161 1,395 23-5 933 29-1 3,208 ; 19-7 year Leaving in second 1 ,770 30-3 425 33-6 2,740 46-2 1,268 39-5 6,203 1 38-2 year Leaving in third 1 ,439 24-6 306 24-2 1,227 20-7 599 18-6 3,571 22-0 y68»r Leaving in fourth 1 ,953 33-5 330 26-1 569 9-6 410 12-8 3,262 20-1 year or later Totals 5 ,839 100-0 1,264 100-0 5,931 100-0 3,210 100-0 16,244 100-0