E.—2.

Table D1.—Post-primary Schools (exclusive of District High Schools): Average Attendance, Roll, Number of Government Free -place Holders and Staff— continued.

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Koll Numbers (Full-time Pupils). Average j Number Numbej . Number Number o( Free Full-time Stall I . ance {or of 1936 of New Pupils who Pupils on Roll at (including Principals), ScbooL ! At At December, 1937. 1937 l8t 1937 ' (December, 1937,. ' 1st. March, 1st July, ; * _ beginning during primary 1937. 1937. Boys . | 0irls . , Total . December). of 1937 " 1937 ' E ,™ D Junior. 1 Senior. M. j F. B. Combined Schools. New Plymouth Boys' High School .. .. .. .. 524 fit? 455 .. 455 475 311 233 196 337 155 21 New Plymouth Girls' High School .. .. .. .. 377 358 .. 328 328 335 224 163 143 263 94 .. 15 Napier Boys' High School .. .. .. .. 376 353 310 .. 310 335 220 171 154 272 80 15 Napier Girls' High School .. .. .. .. 245 232 .. 211 211 214 143 107 95 161 69 .. 11 Nelson College .. .. .. .. .. 527 • 508 451 .. 451 473 320 217 174 337 163 23 Nelson Girls' College .. .. .. .. .. 395 382 .. 358 358 357 257 146 127 240 138 .. 16 TotalsB, 1937 .. .. .. .. 2,444 2,330 1,216 897 2,113 2.189 1,475 1,037 889 1,610 699 59 42 Totals B, 1936 .. .. .. .. 2,383 2,233 1,116 870 1,986 2,086 1,545 936 812 1,481 724 58 42 Difference .. .. .. .. .. +61 i +97 +100 +27 +127 +103 -70 +101 +77 +129 —25 +1 C. Technical Schools. Auckland Technical School .. .. .. .. 1,516 1,359 668 430 1,098 1,131 703 813 795 1,206 147 37 17 Elam School of Art .. .. .. .. .. 71 70 17 38 55 65 36 44 16 25 34 4 2 Otahuhu Technical School .. .. .. .. 446 420 200 142 342 337 251 227 209 318 102 12 7 Pukekohe Technical School . . .. .. .. 271 248 90 120 210 218 155 127 116 186 59 9 4 Hamilton Technical School .. .. .. .. 575 515 232 200 432 480 321 271 264 422 91 14 9 Hawera Technical School . . .. .. .. .. 384 370 150 165 315 328 202 199 167 273 96 9 5 Stratford Technical School .. . . .. .. 342 322 145 126 271 269 203 146 140 224 98 9 4 Wanganui Technical School .. .. .. . . 632 577 358 130 488 535 376 275 253 422 151 22 8 Feilding Technical School .. .. .. .. .. 288 251 163 83 246 242 150 134 123 189 73 10 4 Palmerston North Technical School . . .. .. 478 430 140 218 358 390 209 261 246 366 64 12 7 Masterton Technical School .. .. .. .. 211 192 88 55 143 167 1 89 134 117 163 25 6 3 Petone Technical School .. .. .. .. .. 253 212 91 87 178 195 104 148 145 199 12 6 3 Wellington Technical School .. .. .. .. 953 852 381 325 706 767 489 521 499 733 113 25 16 Westport Technical School .. .. .. .. 122 115 40 60 100 106 76 49 46 85 30 6 2 Greymouth Technical School .. .. .. .. 273 273 110 130 240 259 175 126 121 204 69 9 6 Christchurch Technical School .. .. .. .. 1,246 1,176 651 350 1,001 1,097 603 684 645 1,010 162 28 17 Canterbury College School of Art .. .. .. .. 164 155 27 106 133 153 101 72 49 87 42 7 2 Ashburton Technical School .. .. .. .. 321 297 115 154 269 266 157 178 174 249 48 7 8 Timaru Technical School .. .. .. .. .. 252 234 99 93 192 210 126 132 126 194 39 6 4 Dunedin Technical School .. .. .. .. 749 695 271 285 556 640 344 421 406 620 74 20 14 Invercargill Technical School .. .. .. .. 671 645 247 253 500 576 305 387 378 579 63 16 9 TotalsC, 1937 .. .. .. .. 10.218 9,408 4,283 3,550 7,833 8,431 5,175 5,349 5,035 7,754 1,592 274 151 TotalsC, 1936 .. .. .. .. 10,245 9.163 4,062 3,360 7,422 8,134 5,567 5,143 4,810 7,479 1,596 264 148 Difference .. .. .. .. .. -27 +245 +221 +190 +411 +297 -392 +206 +225 +275 -4 +10 +3 Grand totals, 1937 .. .. .. .. 28,731 27,065 12,793 11,254 24,047 24,951 16,937 12,523 11,470 19,442 7,408 698 482 Grand totals, 1936 .. .. .. .. 29,205 27,046 12,475 10,935 23,410 24,782 17,900 12,416 11,210 19,306 7,451 687 479 Difference .. .. .. .. .. -474 +19 +318 +637 +169 -963 +107 +260 +136 —43 +11 +3