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Table A7. —Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1934.

Table A8.—Age and Attainment of Pupils who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of Year 1934.

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Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number of Education District. PupiIs ,, , Percentage of Average Age w, lmhpr Percentage of presented. Number of Successful Number gamed. presented. Pupils. gamed. presented. Public Schools. Yr. m. Auckland .. .. .. 5,533 4,819 87-1 13 9 491 8-9 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 1,087 859 79-0 13 5 147 13-5 Wanganui .. .. .. 1,447 1,091 75-4 13 7 235 16-2 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 1,341 .1,099 82-0 13 7 179 13-3 Wellington .. .. .. 2,579 2,142 83-1 13 7 294 11-4 Nelson .. .. .. .. 679 559 82-3 13 5 88 13-0 Canterbury .. .. .. 3,403 2,560 75-2 13 6 535 15-7 Otago .! .. .. .. J,938 1,532 79-1 13 6 286 14-8 Southland .. .. .. 1,087 843 77-6 13 6 176 16-2 Totals .. .. .. 19,094 15,504 81-2 13 6 2,431 12-7 Private. Schools. Auckland .. .. .. 698 576 82-5 13 10 74 10-6 Taranaki.. .. .. .. 121 95 78-5 14 0 17 14-0 Wanganui .. .. .. 193 147 76-2 13 10 28 14-5 Hawke'sBay .. .. .. 177 145 81-9 13 8 21 11-9 Wellington .. .. .. 494 443 89-7 13 8 35 7-1 Nelson .. .. .. .. 78 64 82-1 13 7 8 10-3 Canterbury .. .. .. 551 454 82'4 13 10 69 12'5 Otago .. .. .. .. 246 184 74-8 13 6 29 11-8 Southland .. .. .. 109 82 75-2 13 4 17 15-6 Totals .. .. .. 2,667 2,190 82-1 13 8 298 11-2 Native Schools (including Native Mission and Chatham Islands). All schools .. .. .. | 289 | 202 69-9 || 14 4 | 49 gi 17-0 Intermediate Schools. All districts .. .. £3 2,177 | 1,782 | 81-9 ( 13 7 | . 284 | 13-0 *Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools. All districts .. .. ... 1 568 1 236 | 41-5 | .. 1 140 | 24-6 Correspondence School. Correspondence School .. ( 69 | 63 j 91-3 ) 14 0 ) 2 | 2-9 Special Examinations. All districts .. .. .. 486 ; 258 53-1 .. j 117 24-1 Grand totals, 1934 .. .. 25,350 ! 20,235 79-8 .. 3,321 13-1 Grand totals, 1933 .. 25,062 | 19,319 77-1 j .. 3,417 13-6 Difference .. +288 I +916 +2-7 I .. I -96 -0-5 * The great majority of pupils in secondary, technical, and combined schools secured proficiency certificates before entry. The 568 candidates represent only about 2 per cent, of the pupils in these schools and the weakest section of the schools (those who failed to secure proficiency before entry). These pupils, also those sitting for special examinations during the year, will not, of course, be pupils of Form II.

In Form II. Age. Gained Proficiency Gained Competency Had not passed orm Certificate. Certificate. Form II. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. 677 385 266 136 320 167 224 133 14 „ under 15 .. .. 2,242 1,877 471 369 557 537 721 608 13 „ „ 14 .. .. 3,355 3,541 279 282 43 73 52 53 12 „ 13 .. .. 1,671 1,966 53 48 2 7 3 5 11 „ „ 12 .. . . 166 187 2 2 2 ] 12 Under 11 years .. .. . . 2 3 .. .. .. Totals, 1934 .. .. 8,113 17,959 1,071 837 924 785 ] 001 801 Totals, 1933 .. .. 7,821 7,713 1,065 835 868 778 963 800 Difference .. .. .. +292 i +246 +6 +2 +56 +7 -f-38 +1 In Standard IV. In Standard III. J In Sta j^ r d11 or Totals. Age. : Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. ..76 34 22 4 11 4 1,596 863 2 459 14 „ under 15 .. 350 235 119 72 48 28 4,508 3,726 8'234 13 „ „ 14 .. 24 16 18 11 10 4 3,781 3,980 7,761 12 „ „ 13 .. 3 3 2 3 2 3 1,736 2,035 3,771 11 „ „12 .. 4 5 I 2 9 178 206 384 Under 11 years . . .. 2 2 4 4 27 12 35 21 56 Totals, 1934 .. 459 295 166 94 100 60 11,834 10,831 22,665 Totals, 1933 .. 376 292 146 105 98 75 11,337 10,598 21,935 Difference . . +83 | +3 +20 —11 +2 —15 +497 +233 +730