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Table XII.-Distances Secondary Pupils travel to School.

The table shows that one-third of the secondary pupils journey more than three miles to attend the classes. Table Xlll.—Occupations of Pupils leaving Secondary Classes. The following table shows the occupations of the 156 pupils who left the District High School secondary classes during 1912. It will be noticed that the largest number leaving were girls who left to remain at home ; 17 per cent., mostly boys, entered business in an office or shop ; 14 per cent, took to farm-work ; and 12 per cent, to teaching. Pupils. Business (office or shop) .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Domestic duties .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Post Office .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . 6 Teaching .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 19 Farming .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Trade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..5 Profession (other than teaching) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Secondary school or technical college .. . . . . 31

Table XIV.—Candidates for Entrance to the Teaching Profession.

[Appendix 1, being of purely local interest, is not reprinted. J We are, &c, Geo. D. Braik. Jas. Milne, The Chairman. Wanganui Education Board. T. B. Strong.

WELLINGTON. Sir,— Education Office, Wellington, March, 1913. We have the honour to submit our annual report on the work of the primary schools in this district for the year 1912. Statistics. —The total number of public schools in operation and inspected dur'ng the year was 170. as compared with 169 in 1911. In addition, fourteen Catholic schools were inspected.

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[Summary only reprinted.] Number of Pupils who during 1!H2 were living at a Distance Erom School of— Not more than Between One and Between Three and One Mile. Three Miles. Five Miles. Over Five Miles. Totals 157 58 23 64

1! I! 1! 1! Total* From Fr0 Sohohiahip. Number j Secondary or; „ . m _, | _ Year - of District P" m T y Passed ! „ P f 8 f d . Pas8< £ Candidates. High Schools. • SohooK Mat riculation. : Clv ' 1 ? erv,ce! Sen i or Fre0 Junior. Place. I J I .910 .... 42 29 13 17 5 .911 .... 55 36 19 5 7 6 .912 .... 44 38 6 7 13 10 .913 .. .. 43 35 8 10 14 6 Scholarship. Passed Standard VI only. 20 37 14 13 * The numbers given include only those candidates who presented themselves for examination by t! Inspector.