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In the case of pupils who commence on post-primary courses and leave during the same year, the Department has been furnished with information showing in months the duration of the period of attendance of such pupils, and this information is tabulated below. The totals shown in the table are slightly below those shown as leaving in the first year in the table immediately preceding. This difference is due to the fact that the table below concerns only pupils who commenced and terminated their post-primary courses in the same year, while the table above includes under " first year " pupils who, though in the first year of a post-primary course when they left, actually commenced that course in a previous calendar year or at a private secondary school.

Number of Children who commenced Post-primary Courses in 1930 and who definitely left in the same Year.

Free Places. The following table stows the number of free places held in 1930 on the dates shown :— (i) Secondary schools (at Ist July, 1930) — Boys. Girls. Total. (a) Junior free pupils .. .. .. 5,759 5,142 10,901 (b) Senior free pupils .. .. .. 2,824 2,331 5,155 Totals .. .. .. 8,583 7,473 16,056 (ii) District high schools (at Ist July, 1930) — (a) Junior free pupils .. .. .. 1,905 1,780 3,685 (b) Senior free pupils .. .. .. 445 434 879 Totals .. .. .. 2,350 2,214 4,564 (iii) Maori secondary schools (at 31st December, 1930),. .. .. .. .. 77 90 167 (iv) Technical high schools and technical day schools (at Ist July, 1930)— (а) Junior free pupils .. .. .. 3,647 3,014 6,661 (б) Senior free pupils .. .. .. 681 511 1,192 Totals .. .. .. 4,328 3,525 7,853 (v) Third - year pupils at Kowhai and Northcote Junior High Schools (at Ist July, 1930) .. 83 89 172 Grand totals .. .. .. 15,421 13,391 28,812 Grand totals for 1929 .. .. 14,909 12,950 27,859 Of the 29,801 children in attendance at public schools providing secondaryeducation, 28,812 held free places and 989 were paying pupils. Ninety-seven per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education.

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In the case of pupils who commence on post-primary courses and leave during the same year, the Department has been furnished with information showing in months the duration of the period of attendance of such pupils, and this information is tabulated below. The totals shown in the table are slightly below those shown as leaving in the first year in the table immediately preceding. This difference is due to the fact that the table below concerns only pupils who commenced and terminated their post-primary courses in the same year, while the table above includes under " first year " pupils who, though in the first year of a post-primary course when they left, actually commenced that course in a previous calendar year or at a private secondary school. .Number of Children who commenced Post-primary Courses in 1930 and who DEFINITELY LEFT IN THE SAME YEAR. During During During During During During During During During During Daring First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Type of School. Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Total. of of of of of of of of of of of Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course Course. Course. Course. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G Secondary schools .. .. 5 7 11 816 8 28 13 21 1219 12 30 35 23 15 26 18 26 25195 355 400 508 Percentage .. .. ..1 2 3 5 4 3 7 4 5 6 60 100 Secondary departments of district 11 99 89 920 1917 1316 18 28 1328 21 23 15 28 6151 159 340 290 high schools 1 — v —' K — v —' v v —' 1 — v —' v — v —' 1 — v —' v —' 1 —v —' v v —' K v ' * ' "v - J Percentage .. .. ..3 3 3 6 5 5 7 8 6 5 49 100 Technical high and day schools .. 23 19 28 15 39 27 26 27 38 20 30 27 56 57 27 37 32 33 37 20 271 304 607 586 Percentage .. .. ..4 4 6 4 5 5 9 5 5 5 48 100 Totals .. .. .. 39 35 48 3164 44 74 59 76 45 65 57 411 105 78 73 81 66 91 51617 8181,347 1,384 Percentage .. 3 X 4~5TT~8 r "6 - fT~S ~53 100 Free Places. The following table shows the number of free places held in 1930 on the dates shown : — (i) Secondary schools (at 1st July, 1930) — Boys. Girls. Total. (a) Junior free pupils .. .. .. 5,759 5,142 10,901 (b) Senior free pupils .. .. .. 2,824 2,331 5,155 Totals .. .. .. 8,583 7,473 16,056 (ii) District high schools (at 1st July, 1930) — (a) Junior free pupils .. .. .. 1,905 1,780 3,685 (b) Senior free pupils .. .. .. 445 434 879 Totals .. .. .. 2,350 2,214 4,564 (iii) Maori secondary schools (at 31st December, 1930),. .. .. .. .. 77 90 167 (iv) Technical high schools and technical day schools (at 1st July, 1930)— (а) Junior free pupils .. .. .. 3,647 3,014 6,661 (б) Senior free pupils .. .. .. 681 511 1,192 Totals .. .. .. 4,328 3,525 7,853 (v) Third - year pupils at Kowhai and Northcote Junior High Schools (at 1st July, 1930) .. 83 89 172 Grand totals .. .. .. 15,421 13,391 28,812 Grand totals for 1929 .. .. 14,909 12,950 27,859 Of the 29,801 children in attendance at public schools providing secondary education, 28,812 held free places and 989 were paying pupils. Ninety-seven per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education.