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Pupils in Attendance at Educational Institutions. The following table shows the number of persons, by ages, who, on the 30th June, 1928, were receiving instruction at recognized educational institutions in New Zealand. The figures are exclusive of students in attendance at University colleges and of children in attendance at free and private kindergarten schools :—

Children. Adolescents. Adults. Total Number in I : : ; r 7 : ; ; ; ; iype 01 school. \ f attend- Undet , i0 _ u ] ]_|2 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 j 21 Years ance. j 0 Years. Years. } Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. and over 1 ! I . • I I I I 1 I I ! . _ - __ 17 and over. Public primary schools .. .. 211,489 116,620 23,183 24,145 22,169 16,521 7,088 1,554 191 18 Special classes for backward children.. 386 105 46 63 62 55 37 15 3 .. .. .... 15 and over. Native schools .. .. .. 6,734 3,514 733 761 735 565 313 113 Under 11. Over 15. Junior high schools .. .. 2,395 .. 70 428 717 700 360 120 Under 12. 18 and over. Secondary departments of district high 4,201 .. .. 18 204 887 1,244 1,068 1 524 197 59 schools Under 12. 18 and over. Secondary schools .. .. .. 15,462 .. ;• 39 536 2,656 4,310 3,973 2,422 1,115 411 Under 12. 18 and over. Technical high and day schools .. 7,214 .. .. 14 289 1,505 2,478 1,751 746 298 133 Under 12. Technical classes (part-time students at 10,693 .. .. 52 77 262 858 1,612 1,895 1,709 1,310 895 501 1,792 day and night classes) 117 and over. Private primary schools .. .. 26,394 13,268 2,936 2,983 2,994 2,301 1,283 436 115 78 ' Under 12. 1 18 and over. Private secondarv schools .. .. 3,506 .. .. 18 134 399 825 - 887 686 393 164 ; Training colleges .. .. .. 1,115 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 122 311 354 317 Schools for the feeble-minded . . 242 17 ; 13 18 14 25 23 19 16 14 14 19 9 41 School for the Deaf .. • • 110 48 6 14 9 16 11 3 2 . . .. .. 1 Institute for the Blind .. . • 20* 3 2 2 2 j 1 1 1 5 2 1.. Grand total .. 289,961 .. .. .. j ! i ± _l_ 1 ■ r-ff * Government free pupils only.