E.— 6.

TABLE L2.—School Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools for 1918.

TABLE L3.—Number of Pupils in Secondary Departments of District High Schools taking various Subjects, 1918.

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Education Districts. Boll N> imbers. Mean of Average We of Four Quarters, sekly Boll 1918. Avera) Who! Average i ;e Attendai e Year (Mei Lttendance Quarters). ice for mot of Four Average Attendance as Percentage of the Mean of Average Weekly Roll of Four Quarters. Pupils at 31st Doc, 1917. Pupils at 31st Dec, 1918. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. 1918. Auckland.. Taranaki Wanganui Hawko's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbur-y Otago 316 203 139 128 321 131 655 287 391 194 142 119 346 159 632 271 182 103 63 71 173 69 345 132 238 104 83 61 201 105 347 173 420 207 146 132 374 174 692 305 165 94 57 68 165 64 314 125 208 93 75 56 185 94 312 160 373 187 132 124 350 158 626 285 88-8 90-3 910 93-9 93-9 90-8 90-5 93-4 Totals for 1918 2,254 1,138 1,312 2,450 1,052 1,183 2,235 91-2 Totals for 1917 2,180 1,131 1,274 2,405 1,039 1,162 2,201 91-5 Difference .. 74 7 38 45 13 21 34 -0-3

Subjects. Auckland. Taranaki. Wan; janui. Hawke's Bay. Wellington. Nelson. Caul bin ter•y. Otago. Totals. Percentage. B. | G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. II. G. B. I G. B. G. B. G. English and Arithmetic .. History and Geography .. Latin French Mathematics Surveying and Mensuration Chemistry and Physics Botany Agricultural Science Dairy Work Physiology und Zoology . . Hygiene .. Domestic Science Needlework and Cookery .. Woodwork and Metalwork Laundry-work Book-keeping and Commercial Work Shorthand and Typewriting Drawing 178 231 167 212 16 12 113 149 177 225 124 139 165 211 164 111 158 199 6 10 98 96 93 95 54 44 97 95 98] 96 98 95 5 .. 93 81 47 39 62 62 7 47 60 60 80 80 7 64 74 74 65 65 49 12 65 63 18 65 63 54 54 42 8 54 51 14 51 51 150 155 58 ; 37 156 4 143 41 106 191 180 64 86 179 9 108 7 14 9 9 68 64 64 21 ■ 23 44 ■ 15 29 96 96 33 29 67 i3 54 306 303 120 78 262 15 211 125 166 75 i 327 . 325 1(17 ! 108 236 121 ■ 116 12-1 67 116 115 60 44 116 111 95 77 155 153 87 58 155 115 110 98 . 1,045, . 1,024 ' 385; : 451 . 978 19 825 478 733 357 13 84 ,1,230 11,195 396 597 1,086 9 716 512 479 377 26 285 400 711 100 98 37 43 94 2 79 46 70 34 1 8 100 97 32 49 88 1 58 42 39 31 2 23 33 58 62 4 4 18 10 3 30 12 7 42 14 50 39 46 30 58 36 103 14S .177 12 44 1.14 .. 128 .. 163 i4 i22 24 135 35 29 40 52 14 109 40 55 10 118 63 513 '•49 135 .. 64 69 64 35 .. 11 38 31 22 37 30 51 93 25 160 3 296 tie 415 '28 9 34 6 3 5 56 66 3 56 'io 67 62 34 13 12 3 29 13 61 32 116 44 1 6 (i 77 199 184 209 7 19 15 17 Total number of pupils.. 178 231 178 98 96 62 80 65 54 156 191 64 96 306 327 116 155 1,045 1,230 100 100