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Table O4.—Percentages of BOYS LEAVING POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS in 1943-46 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 during 1946

Table Q2.—LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE

Note.—The approximate average length of school life of pupils attending post-primary schools was: Secondary •chools, 2 years 11 months; combined schools, 2 years 9 months; technical high and day schools, 2 years 3 month*; secondary departments of district high schools, 2 years 2 months ; all post-primary schools, 2 years 6 months.

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University. Clerical, Professional, Shop, and Warehouse. Farming. Trades and Industries. Class of School. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. Secondary 13 15 10 11 41 38 36 42 18 17 19 16 17 18 19 18 Combined 7 9 6 6 27 27 25 31 29 25 25 25 26 30 33 29 Technical 2 2 1 1 21 17 17 19 19 18 17 16 41 44 44 45 District High 3 4 1 1 22 21 20 24 43 39 43 39 20 24 22 23 AU schools 7 8 5 5 29 26 25 29 28 22 23 21 28 30 31 30 * Amending E-l, 1946.

Centre. Placed by Centre. Self-placed. Total. Auckland 550 542 1,092 Wellington .. 1,012 257 1,269 Christchurch 756 918 1,674 Dunedin 360 45 405 Invercargill 11 11 Totals 2,689 1,762 1 4,451 !

Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. Technical High and Technical Day Schools. District High Schools. All Schools. Number. Per Cent. Number. Per Cent. Number. Per Cent. Number. • Per Cent. Number. Per Cent. Leaving in first 599 9-6 126 9-9 1,280 22-1 790 25-5 2,795 171 year Leaving in second 1,603 25-8 398 31-2 2,478 42-8 1,261 40-8 5,740 35-0 year Leaving in third 1,722 27-7 397 31-2 1,414 24-4 654 21-2 4,187 25-6 year Leaving in fourth year or later '2,296 36-9 353 27-7 621 10-7 387 12-5 3,657 22-3 Totals 6,220 100-0 1,274 100 0 5,793 100 0 3,092 100-0 16,379 100-0