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examinations it is accounted for chiefly by the encouragement given to teachers to improve their status, more especially in connection with the increased facilities extended to those who desire to take a forward step towards a Class C qualification. The expenses of the examination amounted to £3,980 18s. Bd., and the fees paid by candidates to £3,020 ss. Printing and clerical work are not included in the account of expenses. The results of the Junior National Scholarship Examination were made known on the 22nd January, those of the Civil Service Junior Examination on the Ist February, those of the Civil Service Senior Examination on the 13th February, those of the examination for the Education Board's Senior Scholarships and for Senior Free Places on the Ist February, and those of the teachers' examinations on the 22nd February. The total number of candidates that sat for the Junior National Scholarship and Junior Free Place Examinations was 1,475. Of this number 1,231 were candidates for scholarships, and 425 for free places only. On the result of the examinations 682 attained a scholarship qualification, and (including this number), 830 qualified for free places in secondary schools. The highest percentages of marks gained in the various examination-papers were as follows : English, 89; arithmetic, 100; geography, 92 ; general paper, 99; drawing, 94. The highest percentage gained by any one candidate on the whole examination was 88. Of the 2,173 candidates for the Civil Service Junior Examination, 1,304 were seeking employment in the Public Service, and 943 passed the examination, 620 of them with credit. Of the successful candidates, those that passed with credit, and such of the remainder as were not over sixteen years of age on the Ist December, 1907, satisfied the requirements of the regulations then current for the tenure of Senior Free Places in Secondary Schools and District High Schools. There were 784 candidates for Senior Free Places only. The total number that qualified for Senior Free Places, whether this was or was not included among the special objects for which the examination was taken, was 1,523. Of the 231 Civil Service Senior candidates, 90 came up to complete examinations in which they had already been partially successful. In all 39 passed the whole examination, and the work of 125 in addition was accepted by the Department in two or more subjects towards the full qualification. The numbers of candidates that entered for different stages of the Teachers' Certificate Examinations, with their status at the time of entry, are shown in the subjoined table : —

Of the whole number of 1,463 candidates, 407 have passed—l for Class A, 15 for Class B, 196 for Class C, 195 for Class D. 319 have obtained partial pass—3 for Class B, 138 for Class C, 178 for Class D. There are 192 whose work in separate subjects of the Class C Examination has been accepted by the Department, and 281 candidates, besides 151 absentees, have failed to improve their status. Attached to this Eeport are lists of the examiners, and of the successful and partially successful candidates. The examination-papers, with an appendix containing the criticisms and suggestions made by the examiners, have been printed separately. I have, &c, G. Hogben, Inspector-General of Schools.

Examinations previously passed. I *■" u ® .'. o o ja x .3 a 'o (D c3 d 1 93(25 1 I o 0 m c3 O w o 3igs ill £.23 till . 1*0 ° £ .a .2 .2 » n •" o h.HJ £ S -S -3 J3 o o .« O -«C0 3 o EH fil latriculation ... 'artial pass for Class E llassE 'artial pass for Class D ... llassD [igher examinations 17 49 1 22 86 253 254 244 195 10 18 49 1 230 310 244 12 40 316 253 288 7 "27 Totals 682 474 50 257 1,463