E.—s.

SECTION A.—FULL-TIME PUPILS —continued. Table J3. —Classification of Pupils on the Roll at 30th June, 1928, according to Courses of Instruction.

Table J4. —Number of Pupils who Commenced their Post-primary Education in 1928, according to Age at Date of Admission.

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Industrial. Agricultural. Domestic. Commercial. General. ! Art. Totals. School t Grand 8 00 ' Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. _____ . . Auckland Technical School .. .. 279 .. 33 .. .. 190 122 281 95 8 .. .. | 529 479 1,008 Elam School of Art .. .. I 11 54 11 54 65 Hamilton Technical School .. .. 116 .. 27 .. .. 42 44 '93 187 135 322 Pukekohe Technical School .. .. 34 9 .. 15 26 46 66 39 .. 135 100 235 New Plymouth Technical School* Hawera Technical School .. .. 44 .. 14 .. .. 26 43 76 63 52 .. .. 164 1541 318 Stratford Technical School .. .. 22 72 .. 48 12 40 41 40 .. 147 128 275 Wanganui Technical School .. .. 74 29 .. 35| 68 107 205 35 .. .. 376 177 553 Feilding Technical School .. .. .. .. 48 ». .. 48 38 61 109 86 195 Palmerston North Technical School .. 87 .. .. .. 73 8 87 .. .. II 95 171 266 Napier Technical School .. .. i 76 .. 20 .. .. 25 51 78 9 .. 4j 2 160J 105 265 Masterton Technical School .. .. 50 I 22 11 42 61 j 64 125 Wellington Technical School .. .. 303 55 55 185 25 6 47 18 430 264 694 Nelson Technical School .. .. 21 .. .. .. 7 11 2 .. 21 20 41 Westport Technical School .. .. 17 20 29 30 28 .. .. 67 57 124 Greymouth Technical School .. .. 55 .. .. .. 15 9 60 81 27 .. 145 102 247 Christchurch Technical School .. .. 370 .. 58 .. . . 144 125 234 553 378 931 Canterbury College School of Art .. .. .. •. ■. • ■ .... .. .. .. 30 140 30 140 170 Ashburton Technical School .. .. I 43 .. 21 .. .. 46j 8 54 1 .. 72 10.1 173 Timaru Technical School .. .. 50 18 11 36 61 54 115 Dunedin Technical School .. .. 237 91 79 187 .. .. 6 22 322 300 622 Invercargill Technical School .. .. 156 .. 28 .. .. 119 67 94 .. 4| 2 255 215 470 Totals .. .. .. 2,034 .. 359 .. .. 1.019 7591,778 676 238 102| 249 3,930 3,2847.214 | -i 1 I * Included in secondary-school returns.

Ages. School. ThirtYerf Years. Thirteen Years. Fourteen Years. Totals. ! Grand Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ] Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 1 I I ' j Auckland Technical School .. .. 49 55 123 137 93 | 69 19 16 284 277 561 Elam School of Art .. .. 2 2 1 | 8 1 11 4 21 25 Hamilton Technical School .. .. 12 14 41 40 38 22 18 11 109 87 196 Pukekohe Technical School .. .. 3 3 18 9 28 26 14 11 63 49 112 New Plymouth Technical School* Hawera Technical School .. .. 10 12 28 18 26 20 10 8 74 58 132 Stratford Technical School .. .. 7 13 32 14 24 16 4 2 67 j 45 112 Wanganni Technical School .. .. 33 13 71 49 46 20 17 9 167 j 91 258 Feilding Technical School .. .. 14 3 20 17 11 9 5 4 50 33 83 Palmerston North Technical School .. 4 10 29 42 13 43 10 26 56 121 177 Napier Technical School .. .. 10 4 31 22 37 23 12 7 90 56 146 Masterton Technical School .. .. 1 5 14 11 19 II 8 6 42 33 75 Wellington Technical School .. .. 24 35 112 88 102 52 32 10 270 185 455 Nelson Technical School .. .. 1 1 2 5 3 3 1 6 10 16 Westport Technical School .. .. 6 8 6 9 2 3 1 2 15 22 37 Grey mouth Technical School .. .. 7 6 30 18 25 18 3 3 65 45 110 Christchurch Technical School .. .. 35 31 118 90 95 65 40 17 288 203 491 Canterbury College School of Art .. .. 8 5 24 7 21 1 9 13 62 75 Ashburton Technical School .. .. 3 4 17 22 21 35 9 7 50 68 118 Timaru Technical School .. .. 1 1 8 8 20 12 12 4 41 25 66 Dunedin Technical School .. .. 31 26 72 74 61 41 7 9 171 150 321 Invercargill Technical School .. .. 19 21 72 56 51 40 L4 10 156 127 283 Totals .. .. .. 270 273 851 755 723 j 557 237 183 | 2,081 j 1,768 3,849 * Included in secondary-school returns.