E.—6.

Table L1. —Average Attendance, Roll, and Number of Government Free-place Holders and of Teachers at Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1929 — continued.

Table L1a. —Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 30th June, 1929.

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Number of Holders Ttnll Wnmhpr slit Tipppmhor of Government Number of Assistants Average Boll JNumDer dlst December, RoU p re e Places on Boll on Staff at Attend- Number, at 30th June, 31st December, 1929. ot hcnooi. ance; l8t Marchi 1929 1929. j 1929. j ; Boys. Girls. Total. Junior. : Senior. M. F. . : I ] a Nelson Education District. Denniston .. .. .. j 22 8 8 16 28 26 1 1 Granity .. .. .. ; 38 20 17 37 47 40 6 1 1 Karamea .. .. .. 14 8 6 14 17 7 8 1 Motueka .. .. .. i 69 28 32 60 83 57 21 1 2 Murchison .. .. .. 16 5 11 16 22 17 1 1 Reefton .. .. . . 57 31 25 56 70 46 20 2 1 Takaka .. .. ..20 7 11 18 25 16 6 .. 1 Totals .. .. 236 107 110 1 217 292 209 63 7 5 Canterbury Education District. Akaroa .. .. .. 32 , 17 15 32 38 28 3 1 1 Ohristchurch West .. .. 262 148 102 250 298 230 j 53 6 5 Eairlie .. .. .. 44 22 17 39 66 j 36 : 12 1 1 Geraldine .. .. .. 61 28 28 56 74 1 40 ! 24 2 1 Hokitika .. .. .. 99 45 52 97 106 71 30 1 3 Kaikoura .. .. .. 25 8 13 21 30 27 1 1 Lyttelton .. .. .. 41 18 15 33 19 31 II .. 2 Methven .. .. .. 32 10 24 34 34 23 10 1 ] Normal .. .. .. 36 11 21 32 40 33 5 1 1 Oxford .. .. .. 25 8 16 24 33 22 j 4 1 Pleasant Point .. . .• 25 13 12 25 26 22 j 5 1 Southbridge .. .. 44 19 26 45 50 42 j 8 2 Sumner .. .. .. 35 15 18 33 39 31 5 .. 2 Temuka .. .. .. 73 29 40 69 83 61 I 20 2 1 Totals .. .. 834 391 399 790 j 956 697 194 20 18 Otaoo Education District. Alexandra .. .. .. 54 19 21 40 62 ] 36 16 1 1 Cromwell .. .. .. 31 16 14 30 35 31 5 1 J Lawrence .. .. .. 33 10 23 33 35 24 1] 2 Mosgiel .. .. .. 50 29 20 49 55 I 52 3 2 Normal .. .. .. 36 14 22 36 42 24 14 I 1 Owaka .. .. .. 26 9 16 25 27 25 4 1 Palmerston .. .. .. 47 24 25 49 53 37 12 1, 1 Roxburgh .. .. .. 35 17 16 33 44 31 4 1 1 Tapanui .. .. 28 17 10 27 32 26 1 1 1 Tokomairiro .. .. 46 15 29 44 53 42 10 1 1 Totals .. .. 386 170 196 366 438 328 80 12 7 Southland Education District. Riverton .. .. 68 38 34 72 77 62 11 1 2 Winton .. .. .. 47 18 25 43 57 40 17 1 1 Wyndham .. .. .. 30 18 11 29 35 29 4 1 1 Totals .. .. 145 74 70 144 169 131 32 3 4 Grand totals .. 4,053 1,937 1,932 3,869 4,821 3,575 861 102 89

Ages of Pupils on Roll at 30th June, 1929. Under 13 Years. 13 to 14 Years. 14 to 15 Years. IB to 16 Years. 16 to 17 Years, j Over 17 Years. Totals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. ; Girls. Boys. Girls. , Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland .. 49 52 183 170 295 254 223 175 112 96 54 41 916 788 Taranaki . . 5 2 8 12 21 24 16 15 5 7 5 3 60 63 Wanganui .. 9 6 35 23 37 49 26 34 17 11 (i 4 130 127 tlawke's Bay 9 12 44 47 58 47 37 29 20 19 14 t 6 182 160 Wellington .. 14 21 36 48 40 54 36 42 26 18 3 18 155 201 Nelson .. 12 13 38 33 45 36 31 27 16 15 3 5 145 129 Canterbury .. 21 17 95 90 148 158 102 98 59 72 21 37 446 472 Otago .. 12 16 41 55 57 51 61 57 21 24 13 17 205 220 Southland .. 4 8 25 10 31 25 17 18 5 13 7 6 89 80 All districts 135 147 505 488 732 698 549 495 281 275 126 i 137 2,328 2,240 | |