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The following figures relate to secondary school certificates : — 1922. 1923. Higher leaving certificates awarded .. . . . . . . 439 450 Lower leaving certificates awarded . . . . . . . . 240 218 Applications for certificates declined .. . ,■ ~ .. 102 69 781 737 Destination of Pupils leaving Schools. Keturns supplied by the head teachers show the following occupations as having been entered upon by pupils who left secondary schools, district high schools, and technical schools during or at the end of the year 1923.

Of the pupils leaving school in 1923 the following percentages were in their first year, second year, or third and subsequent years respectively : — Boys. Girls. Percentage—first year .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 28 Percentage—second year . . .. .. .. ... 31 34 Percentage —third year or over .. .. .. .. 39 39 Staffs of Secondary Schools. The number of full-time teachers on the staffs of secondary schools at the end of 1923 was 474, as compared with 442 in 1923. This number includes 22 male and 13 female principals and 234 male and 205 female assistants. The following figures indicate the average rates of salary as at the end of the year : —

The value of residences, and board and residence, and of house allowance where payable, is excluded from these figures.

Girl loys. Is. First Year. Second Year. Third Year and; over. Total. First Year. Second Year. Third Year and over. Total. Clerical— Government or local-body service Banking, insurance Legal Commercial Engineering, surveying, architecture Farming School-teaching 60 16 7 78 85 290 2 48 148 277 57 221 85 56 13 175 116 244 7 25 117 213 43 223 219 114 73 210 158 178 207 1.4 51 127 158 143 364 186 93 463 359 712 216 87 316 617 258 587 4 2 60 5 8 176 24 4 12 204' 4 33 4 22 440 Home Shops, warehouses Various trades and industries Miscellaneous Not known 2 588 74 45 43 164 34 547 75 58 77 143 444 400 57 11 124 79 480 1,535 206 114 244 386 1,289 1,317 1,652 4,258 982 1 1,123 1,363 3,46;

1922. 1923. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. 'rincipals assistants £ 703 359 £ 529 267 ■ £ 636 315 £ 713 370 £ 546 271 £ 651 324