EDUCATION: SCHOLARS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOLS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1899 Session I, E-12a

E.—l2a.

1899. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION: SCHOLARS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOLS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 26th July, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The number of scholars attending the high schools of the oolony who had not passed the Fourth Standard ; (2) the number who had not passed the Third Standard; and (3) the number who had not passed the Second Standard of the syllabus of our primary sohools at the time of their admission into the high sohools: this return to be for the year ending the 31st December, 1898."— (Mr. Mebedith.)

In several instances the information is for the second term of 1899, as there is no record available for the third term of 1898. 9th October, 1899. Gbokge Hogben. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not Riven ; printing (1,325 copies), £1 4s.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB99. Price 3d.]

Jβ. -~r^u 1899. NEW ZEALAND. EDUCATION: SCHOLARS ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOLS. Beturn to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 26th July, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(1) The number of scholars attending the high schools of the oolony who had not passed the Fourth Standard ; (2) the number who had not passed the Third Standard; and (3) the number who had not passed the Second Standard of the syllabus of our primary schools at the time of their admission into the high schools: this return to be for the year ending the 31st December, 1898."— (Mr. Mebedith.) Pupils on the Eoll for Last Term Pupils on the Roll for Last Term of 1898 who at of 1898 who at Admission had passed Time of Admission Total ?^ e Standard named, or an Had not qipmm .. v a PW nnr« had not passed Number of Equivalent or Higher Examination, passed any bECONDABY bCHOOLS. Pupils Examinaon the Roll. I _ .J 10 ?** Had not passed any Examination at Admission. Standard Standard Standard '! Standard Standard Standard Admission. IV. III. II. IV. III. IT. Standard IV. Standard III. Standard II. Standard IV. Standard Standard III. II. X V . XXX. IX. X V . All. 1J., |__ 1. Auokland College and Grammar Sohool 95 56 30 342 266 302 342 2. Whangarei High School .... 11 6 6 32 32 32 32 3. Thames High Sohool .... 5 1 .. 61 56 60 61 4. New Plymouth High Sohool .. 30 24 22 58 36 44 52 6 5. Wanganui Collegiate School .. 124 113 98 193 136 147 174 19 6. Wanganui Girls' College .. 56 44 44 139 100 138 139 7. Wellington College .. .. 79 36 14 263 218 245 263 8. Wellington Girls' High Sohool .. No record kept 100 92 98 100 9. Napier Boys' High School .... 14 5 1 50 45 49 50 10. Napier Girls' High School .... 18 4 4 72 58 68 72 11. Nelson College .. .. .. No record kept •lOl . No record kept. 12. Nelson Girls' College .. .. No record kept *100 No record kept. 13. Christ's College Grammar Sohool .. 151 141 135 203 116 156 200 3 14. Christohuroh Boys' High School 54 .. .. 252 252 252 252 15. Christchurch Girls' High School 37 .. .. 127 90 127 127 16. Rangiora High School .... 7 7 7 12 5 5 5 7 17. Akaroa High School .. .. .. .. . - 15 15 15 15 18. Ashburton High School .. .. 3 .. .. 38 38 38 38 19. Timaru Boys' High School .. 10 10 10 53 52 53 53 20. Timaru Girls' High School .... 10 1 .. 61 60 61 61 21. Waitaki Boy B ' High School .. 17 12 12 68 51 56 56 12 22. Waitaki Girls' High School .. 10 10 10 40 30 30 30 10 23. Otago Boys' High School .. .. 2 11 1 177 177 177 177 24. Otago Girls' High School .. .. No record kept. Lowest form 116 116 116 116 doine work eaual to Standard VI. 95 11 5 30 124 56 79 56 6 1 24 113 44 36 30 6 266 32 56 36 136 100 218 92 45 58 302 32 60 44 147 138 245 98 49 68 No recc No reci 156 252 127 5 15 38 53 61 56 30 177 116 342 32 61 52 174 139 263 100 50 72 ord kept, ord kept. 200 252 127 5 15 38 53 61 56 30 177 116 22 98 44 14 Ni o record ke 4 o record ke o record ke 141 apt 14 18 1 4 apt )pt 116 252 90 5 15 38 52 60 51 30 177 116 151 54 37 7 135 7 7 3 10 10* 17 10 2 ! 10 1 12 X l •d kept. Lc i equal to St 10 12 10 1 iwosfc form Sandard VI. No recor doing work uuing wurji (i([u;iii iju oi*HinutAiu vi, 25. Southland High Schools .. .... .. .. 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 2,541 2,110 2,338 2,484 57 2,110 2,338 2,484 * Not included in total. In several instances the information is for the second term of 1899, as there is no record available for the third term of 1898. 9th October, 1899. George Hogben. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not Riven ; printing (1,326 copies), £ 1 4s. By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1899. Price 3d.]