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Pukekohe High School .. Additions to engineering and woodwork block; remodelling laboratories. Thames High School .. .. Remodelling gymnasium and homescience room ; general science laboratory. Tauranga College .. .. Home life block and new laboratories. Matamata College .. .. Additions to engineering and woodwork block ; additional class-rooms and laboratories. Te Awamutu College .. - • Home life block workshop additions , motor engineering room. Central District — New Plymouth Boys' High School Four class-rooms. Wanganui Technical College .. Alterations to workshop. Wanganui Girls' College .. New school. Dannevirke High School .. Additions to hostel. Wairarapa College .. .. Dining-room for girls' hostel. Wairarapa College .. .. Motor workshop. Hutt Valley Memorial Technical Alterations to provide laboratories. College Wellington East Girls' College . . Earthquake strengthening. Wellington Technical College .. Gymnasium. Southern District — Marlborough College .. .. Domestic science block. Greymouth Technical School .. Conversion of class-room into laboratory. Christchurch Technical College .. New workshops. Timaru Technical School .. Assembly hall. King's High School .. .. Laboratory. Gore High School .. . - Preparation room for hostel. Gore High School .. .. New school. Southland Girls' High School .. Additions to new school. Southland Technical College .. Additions.

School Hostels Pupils boarding at school hostels in 1947 and 1948 are shown in the following table :

Report of the Senior Inspector, Auckland The following extracts from a report by Mr. Elisor will serve to emphasize some of the points made in this report: — District High Schools. —The staffing position is beginning to stabilize, as under the post-primary regulations it is possible for a teacher to advance steadily in the one post without frequent changesencountered under the former system. There is still a shortage of suitably-qualified graduates, especially women.

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1948. 1947. Boys. Girls. 1 Total. Secondary schools Combined schools Technical schools 1,634 990 376 997 655 342 683 333 66 1,680 * 988 408 Totals 3,000 1,994 1,082 3,076