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Table O4. —Percentages of Boys Leaving Post-primary Schools in 1940-43 who proceeded to the University or to Employment in the Three Main Occupational Groups

Table Q2.—LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE

TABLE Q3.—Number of PUPILS at EVENING TECHNICAL AND PART-TIME DAY CLASSES

Table R.—Number of Pupils at NATIVE SCHOOLS, etc.

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J University. shop? amfwrehousej Trades and Industries. Class of School. , — ——-— J 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1940.1941. 1942. 1943. Secondary . . .. . . 7 7 11 13 53 49 44 41 15 17 16 18 15 15 15 17 Combined . . .. 5 5 6 7 42 35 34 27 21 23 23 29 18 23 25 26 Technical . . . . .. I 1 I 2 30 25 21 21 14 17 17 19 36 44 45 41 District high . . . . .. 1 I 2 3 37 35 34 22 37 38 39 43 16 16 15 20 All schools . . . . 3 3 5 7 40 36 33 29 19 21 21 23 24 26 27 28

_ Secondary Combined Technical High District High .,, c , , , Schools. Schools. and Technical Schools g All Schools. Day schools. Number - Cent. | Number " Cent. Number " | Cent.! Number - Cent. ' Number ' \ Cent. Leaving in first year .. 549 12-5 170 16-3 1,105 27-9 700 31-1 2,524 21-7 Leaving in seoond year 1,119 25• 5 315 30-1 1,540 38-9 725 32-2 3,699 31-7 Leaving in third year .. 1,076 24-6 269 25-7 822 20-8 404 17-9 2,571 22-1 Leaving in fourth year 1,641 37-4 292 27-9 492 12-4 4-24 18-8 2,849 24-5 or later — Totals .. 4,385100-0 1,046100-0 3,959100-0 2,253100-0 11,643100-0 Note.—The approximate average length of school life of pupils attending post-primary schools was : Secondary schools, 2 years 10 months ; combined schools, 2 years 8 months ; technical high and day schools, 2 years 2 months; secondary departments of district high schools, 2 years 3 months ; all post-primary schools, 2 years 6 months.

Number on Roll, Number holding Number 1st July. Free Places. Year. of Centres. Males. Females. Males. Females. 1941 .. .. 126 8,894 6,258 7,231 3,467 1942 .. .. 50 6,907 4,398 5,446 3,233 1943 .. .. 51 8,129 4,669 5,599 3,088 : | .

1943. 1942. ■ _ Schools. Roll. Schools. Roll. Native village schools .. .. .. 154 10,914 154 11,013 Mission and boarding schools (primary) .10 638 10 650 Public schools with Native children enrolled 875 13,527 879 13,181 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,039 25,079 1,043 24,844 Note. —Of the pupils enrolled, at Native village schools, 939 in 1943 and 989 in 1942 were Europeans.