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In view of the home universities' decisions not to accept accredited passes for matriculation, the principle of accrediting, so far as the University Entrance Examination is concerned, is no nearer realization than last year. In 1930 there were in operation forty-four secondary schools at which Government free places were held and for which the teachers' salaries, &c., were provided by the Government. Thirteen of the schools were for boys only, fifteen were for girls only, and sixteen were for both boys and girls. In addition, two boys' schools, the Wanganui Collegiate School and Christ's College Grammar School, were originally endowed with public property. There were also eighty-one secondary departments of district high schools, fifteen technical high schools, seven organized technical or art schools offering day courses, twelve Maori secondary schools, and forty-eight registered private secondary schools. Further, of the eight junior high schools in operation during the year two schools —namely, Kowhai and Northcote —each provided a three-year course, the last year of which was devoted to secondary instruction. There was thus a total of 213 schools providing secondary education. The following figures show the roll and attendance at these schools for 1930 : — (a) Secondary schools (46) — Roll, Ist March .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,741 Roll, 31st December (boys, 8,937 ; girls, 7,212) .. .. 16,149 (b) District high schools —secondary departments (81) — Roll 31st December (boys, 2,100 ; girls, 2,015).. .. .. 4,115 (c) Technical high schools and technical day schools (22) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 3,819 ; girls, 3,134) .. .. 6,953 (d) Registered private secondary schools (48) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 1,630 ; girls, 2,195) .. .. 3,825 (e) Secondary schools for Maoris (12) —• Roll, 31st December (boys, 276 ; girls, 241) .. .. .. 535 (/) Junior high schools, third-year pupils only (2) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 55 ; girls, 70) . . . . 125 The total number of pupils receiving secondary education at the end of the year was 31,702, an increase of 1,841 over the figures for the previous year. Destination op Pupils on Completion op their Secondary Education. The following table summarizes the returns furnished by Principals of schools 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 1930. The figures are in all cases exclusive of pupils who left one school to enter another full-time post-primary school:—

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Secondarv School Technical, High, and Secondary Departments Total* beconaary ftcnoois. Day Schools * of District High Schools. lotals. Occupation Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per im Cent. 10 - Cent. Im Cent. 0 ' Cent. iN0 ' Cent. 0 ' Cent. 0 ' Cent. 0 ' Cent. University college .. 164 7 76 3 15 1 4 f 3 f 4 1 182 4 84 2 Teaching or training college 107 4 202 8 12 1 18 1 24 3 48 6 143 3 268 6 Clerical— Government or local body 89 4 7 f 46 3 17 1 55 6 2 f 190 4 26 f Banks, insurance 82 3 2 j 4 f 1 f 10 1 .... 96 2 3 f Legal .. .. 22 1 2 f 2 t 7 j If 4 1 25 f 13 + Commercial .. ..239 10 359 14 97 6 183 13 23 3 42 5 359 7 584 13 Engineering, surveying, and 65 3 .. .. 123 7 . . .. 15 2 .. .. 203 4 architecture Various trades and industries 277 12 21 1 306 18 85 6 89 11 5 1 672 14 111 2 Shop and warehouse .. 240 10 184 7 242 15 121 9 103 12 67 9 585 12 372 8 Farming.. .. .. 608 25 .... 374 22 7 f 365 43 4 1 1,347 27 11 t Home .. .. .. 194 8 1,466 58 82' 5 633 45 112 13 553 71 388 8 2,652 57 Other occupations 34 1 87 4 24 1 54 4 15 2 27 3 73 2 168 4 Not known .. .. 286 12 137 5 343 21 294 21 31 4 19 2 660 13 350 8 Totals .. .. 2,407 100 2,543 100 1,670 100 1,424 100 j 846 jlOO 775 100 4,923 100 4,642 100 * Napier Technical School totals are exclude 3. t No significant percentage.