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Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Junior High Schools at 31st December, 1926.

Ages and Classification of Pupils in Attendance at Junior High Schools at 31st December, 1926.

Total Number of Pupils of Junior High Schools who gained Proficiency Certificates in 1926. Boys. Girls. Total. Form II .. .. .. .. .. ..2,12 328 700 Form 111 .. .. .. 10 12 22 Totals .. .. .. .. 382 340 722

Destination of Pupils leaving Junior High Schools during, or at End of, 1926.

Under 11 Years and 12 Years and 13 Years and 14 Years and 15 Years and 11 Years. under 12. under 13. under 14. under 15. over. Junior High School. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys.! Girls. Boys.' Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. [ Girls. Whangarei .. 1 4 11 i 12 i 44 43 57 45 32 34 11 12 Kowhai .. .. .. 3 26 43 | 77 1 95 137 128 127 101 45 45 Northcote .. 4 4 11 14 43 39 38 40 41 34 14 9 Matamata .. .. 1 12 I 7 32 j 17 21 25 14 12 2 6 Waitaki Boys' 7 ! 43 .. 73 32 .. 24 Waitaki Girls' .. .. 1 .. j 9 .. 41 .. 41 .. 34 .. 9 Totals .. 5 13 | 67 85 j 239 i 235 326 279 246 215 ! 96 81 ! i'l! ! I

Form I. Form II. Form III. I Total. Age. -J Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Under 11 years .. j 5 13 : . . . . 5 13 11 years and under 12 . . i 63 76 4 9 . . .. 67 85 12 „ 13 .. 185 170 50 I 63 4 2 239 235 13 „ 14 .. 141 124 173- 145 12 10 326 279 14 „ 15 .. I 74 58 145 122 27 35 246 215 15 years and over . . 23 13 53 41 20 27 96 81 J ! Totals .. .. 491 : 454 425 380 | 63 74 979 908 | I j ! i .

Boys. Girls. Occupation. First Second I Third , P , , r> , First ! Second Third I rn , , , , Year. Year. I Year, i Total Percentage. Y(jar Year Year | Total. Percentage. | - j - - - Continued full-time 18 ! 230 24 272 55 14 190 41 245 54 education Commercial (clerical, . . 36 12 48 10 I • ■ 14 4 18 4 typing, shop, and warehouse) Trades .. .. 2 71 12 85 17 . . 14 1 15 3 Agricultural or pas- 2 1 27 1 30 6 toral Home .. .. 4 13 4 21 4 8 116 15 139 31 Miscellaneous .. I 4 .. 4 I 1 j 6 .. 6 1 Not known .. 16 j 15 3 34 | . 7 24 6 2 32 7 Totals .. 42 396 56 494 j 100 j 46 I 346 j 63 455 i 100 I I i 1 ! I ■