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in the Department's requirements regarding the statistics to be supplied by technical schools. The requirements for these schools have now been broucht into line with those for the other post-primary schools, and a more reliable figure for comparative purposes is thus presented. Had. the Department adhered to the practice previously obtaining, the result would have shown an increase of .1,310 in the total number receiving secondary education at the end of 1927, instead of, as at present, a decrease of 1.80. Destination on 1 Pupils on Completion ok their Secondary Education. The following table summarizes the returns furnished by school Principals respecting the destination of pupils who left high schools, district high schools, technical high schools, and day technical schools during or at the end of the year 1927. The figures are in all cases exclusive of pupils who left one school to enter another full-time post-primary school.

It is interesting to compare the probable destinations of boys leaving the three types of schools providing post-primary education—viz., secondary, technical, and district high schools. The following table shows the percentage of the total number of boys leaving each class of school, who proceeded to the University, or to employment in the three main, occupational groups :—

A comparison of this table with a similar table provided under the heading " Destination of Pupils leaving Primary School," in another part of this report, shows that there is ample justification for the prominence given in the primaryschool syllabus to subjects 'that have a bearing on rural pursuits. It is worthy of note that the percentage of pupils taking up farm-work is the same for primary as for secondary schools, while the percentage of pupils leaving the latter type of

Secondary ' Schools. Technical High and Day Schools. j Secondary Depart™ 'of District High Sol lents hoolsToi tals. Occupation. iioys. K* 0 P en r t. Girls. *°- j( !,;;i Boys. Girls. Boys. Oirli *°- <s. »°. oil *°- s: no. i a. Per Cent. Hoy 's. Girl Is. No. Per Cent. No. Per Cent. University college Teaching or training college Clerical— Government or local body Banks, insurance Legal Commercial Engineering, surveying, and architecture Various trades and industries Shop and warehouse Farming Home Other occupations Not known 179 7 86 3 121 5 125 5 72 3 367 14 121 5 294 1.1 211 8 426 17 78 3 77 3 408 16 98 4 250 11 4 11 8 1 2 * 4 * , 2 17 1 ; 20 2 20 3 74 1 2 * 1 20 2 4 8 1 1 4 J * * 13 1 6 220 17 11 j 2 I * * 191 123 4 3 102 344 2 8 LO 21, 1 6 * 3 * 32S 14 L * I * 65 4 8 1 99 13 2 13 1 4 j * 21 3 7 * 13 1 3 * 4 95 i 6 220 17 40 5 55 162 11 I 2 ! * 22 3 1 * * 285 159 82 502 305 6 3 2 10 6 31 10 20 600 4 1 * * 14 S 14 24 1 108 5 1 5 381 25 126 j 9 95 12 10 160 11 125 ! 9 98 12 71 248 17 .. ! .. 244 I 31 2 55 4 i 557 42 60 I 8 ' 488 14 I 21 2 11 1 36 273 18 229 j 17 71 9 33 25 1.2(3 J 9 11 125 ! 9 17 .. .. 4 i 557 42 1 ! 21 2 18 229 I 17 100 1 1,327 100 ; percentage. 1 9 * 770 469 9L8 193 102 752 k> 10 19 4 2 15 160 304 2 2,172 251 395 4 7 * 1,127 49 194 9 133 6 49 9 6 63 5 4 49 6 9 Totals 2,565100 100 1,498 100 ll,327 100 788 100 778 _._. 4,395 100 2,290100 100 4,851 J 100 I mificant percentage. * No si No gig

Class of School. 1 Clerical, Professional, University. Shop, and. Warehouse. ] Farming. Trades and Industries. Secondary Technical District high All schools Per Cent. Per Cent. 7 43 1 ' 34 * 39 4 40 Per Cent. 17 17 31 19 Per Cent. 11 25 12 16 * No significant percentage.