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Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Junior High Schools at 30th June, 1928.

Ages and Classification of Pupils in Attendance at Junior High Schools at 30th June, 1928.

As is the case with primary schools and secondary schools, the Department receives each year from junior high schools returns showing the probable destination of pupils leaving these schools each year. A tabulation of the latest returns shows the following to be the probable destination of pupils leaving junior high, schools in 1928 : —

Destination of Pupils leaving Junior High Schools during, or at End of, 1928.

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. i i i ' n • .. f. Boys. Girls, j Boys, j Girls. Boys., Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. , Girls. Whangarei .. 1 6 27 27 48 30 50 ! 33 25 21 12 10 Kowliai .. 15 8 74 75 124 131 138 119 ! 81 60 27 21 Northcote .. .. 8 5 32 24 30 50 48 39 22 21 7 5 Matamata .. 4 3 7 9 34 21 18 23 20 14 4 1 Rotorua .. .. | .. 3 16 10 22 17 23 24 12 j 3 5 1 Rongotai .. .... .. 3 26 .. 34 .. 14 1 3 Marlborough ... 2 4 24 26 j 41 38 39 28 18 j 18 6 3 Waitaki Boys' 6 .. 47 .. 50 .. 46 .. 23 .. 9 Waitaki Girls' .. .. 5 .. 27 .. 55 .. 38 .. 8 .. 6 Totals .. 36 34 230 198 j 375 342 396 304 I 215 | 145 73 47 I ' ' l_ I J .

Form I. Form II. Form III. Total. Age. - : Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Under 11 years . . 33 34 3 .. .. .. 36 34 11 years and under 12 . . 186 162 43 35 1 1 230 198 12 „ 13 .. 184 171 183 156 8 15 375 342 13 „ 14 .. 116 75 244 185 36 44 396 304 14 „ 15 .. 43 20 137 84 35 41 215 145 15 years and over . . 12 .. 49 33 12 14 73 47 Totals .. .. 574 462 659 j 493 92 | 115 1,325 , 1,070

Boys. Girls. Occupation. First Second Third m t 1 t> .. First j Second Third Year. Year. Year. TotaL J Percentage. Year J y ear Year _ Total. Percentage. i I I | Continued full-time 45 388 32 465 63 24 299 39 362 57 education Commercial (clerical, 3 31 7 41 5 .. 25 33 58 9 typing, shop, and warehouse) Trades .. .. 8 26 8 42 6 .. 2 2 Agricultural or pas- 4 31 35 5 toral Home .. .. 6 18 4 28 4 14 102 17 133 21 Miscellaneous .. 2 22 3 27 4 11211 24 4 Not known .. 35 44 20 99 13 23 35 3 61 9 Totals .. 103 560 74 737 100 62 475 103 640 I 100 , J