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E.—B

Of the Civil Service Senior candidates— The number present at examination was .. .. ■ • • • 518 The number sitting to complete, having already been partially successful, was.. 201 The number sitting for the first time was .. .. ■. .. 317 - - The number who passed the whole examination was .. ■. _... 173 The number who gained a pass in two or more subjects without completing the whole examination was .. .. • • ■ ■ • ■ 240 The number who failed was .. .. . ■ • • ■ ■ .. 105

The number of candidates who entered for different stages of the Teachers' Certificate Examinations, with their status at the time of entry, is shown in the subjoined table :—

Note.—The columns of the tables are not mutually exclusive, a number of the candidates being entrants for more than one class of certificate. • The following is a summary of the results of the examinations for teachers' certificates :— Completed for Class A.. .. .. •• •• ■■ jj B. .. •• •• ■■ •■ ..19 O .... 233 j)" " ;; ;; 303 Completed for all classes .. • • ■ • ■ • • • .. 558 Partial pass in Class B .. •• •■ •• •■ •■ Jj C .. .. , ■ ....... ..160 ;; d • •• •• 5 Partial pass in all classes . . • • ■ ■ • • ■ ■ . . 44/ Number who passed in a section for Class C .. • . • ■ ■ • 235 Number unsuccessful in improving their status . ... ■ ■ • • 3 °6 Absentees In the above table candidates for more than one class of certificate are reckoned in each of the classes for which they were successful. _ Attached to the report are lists of the examiners. The examination-papers, with an appendix containing criticisms and suggestions made by the examiners, have been printed separately. In addition to the examinations above referred to, for which complete responsibility is assumed, the Department also conducted during the year the customary examinations m scientific and art subjects and in special technical subjects for the Board of Education, England, and for the City and Guilds of London Institute, which are held in a different part of the year-in May June, or July. lull particulars of the number of entries for these examinations, the subjects selected by candidates, and the results are set out in detail in the special paper—E.-5 (Manual and Technical Instruction). ■ I have, &c, G. HoGBEN, The Hon. the Minister of Education, Wellington. Inspector-General of Schoolb.

Examinations previously passed. Candidates for Whole or Part of Class C Examination. For Class D. For Class D with the l f or Matriculation Completion of Examination Partial Pass of "December, for Class t>. 1911. For Special Certificates in Single Subjects. Totals. I 29 566 311 2 6 448 150 594 Til latricuktioij 'artial pass for Class B . . llass E 'artial pass for Glass D .. )lass D ligher examinations 37 46 460 246 2 4 40 19 i 2 128 150 545 2 318 49 Totals 908 761 61 i 318 29 2,077 I