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1. EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION.

SECONDARY EDUCATION. Number of Schools. Secondary education was carried on at secondary schools, district high schools, day technical, schools, Maori secondary schools, and private secondary schools. The secondary schools may be classified as follows :— (a.) " Endowed secondary schools " within the meaning of section 89 of the Education Act, 1908, and included in the Eighth Schedule to the Act 27* (b.) Secondary schools within the meaning of the same section (89), but established by the Minister under section 94 ... ... ... 4 „ (c.) Other endowed secondary schools not coming within the definition of section 89 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 * One separate departmont for girls regarded as a separate school. Of the endowed secondary schools only twenty-three were in operation during the year. Of the other four —Akaroa, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Waimate —the last three have never been in operation, and the first existed as a small struggling high school for a few years only ; but a permanent increase of population might lead to the establishment (or re-establishment) of one or more of them at any time. Meanwhile, secondary education is carried on in the secondary departments of the district high schools established in each of these four centres, and statutory provision exists whereby the income derived from the endowments of the secondary schools may be devoted, if the Minister thinks fit, wholly or in part to the maintenance of these district high schools. The number of district high schools was i?ixty, day technical schools eight, and Maori secondary schools ten. In addition there were a number of private secondary schools, thirteen of which were inspected by the Department's Inspectors. With the passing of the Education Act, 1914, day technical schools will be called technical high schools. ,> Roll and Attendance. The total number of pupils attending the; twenty-nine secondary schools in the last terms of 1913 and 1914 respectively was — , 1913.-- , — 1914. , Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Roll (exclusiveof lower departments) 3,413 2,390 5,803 3,606 2,450 6,056 Number in lower departments ... 222 129 351 236 126 362 Totals ... ... 3,635 2,519 6,154 3,842 2,576 6,418 Number of boarders (included above) 765 169 934 804 161 965 The following are some of the figures in connection with the roll and attendance of schools in which secondary education is given : — (a.) Secondary Schools. Boys. Girls. Number on roll at beginning of 1914, lower departments excluded 2,471 1,650 Number admitted during 1914, lower departments excluded ... 1,636 1,104 Number who left during 1914, lower departments excluded ... 501 304 Number on roll at end of 1914, lower departments excluded ... 3,606 2,450 Number on roll at end of 1914, lower departments included ... 3,842 2,576 Of whom the number under twelve years of age was ... ... 98 63 And the number over eighteen years of age was ... ... 178 111 Number of boarders was ... ... ... ... ... 804 161 Average attendance, lower departments excluded ... ... 6,138 Average attendance, lower departments included ... ... 6,475

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