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The following figures show the roll and attendance at these schools for 1929 : — (a) Secondary schools (46) — Poll, Ist March .. .. .. .. ... ..17,845 Poll, 31st December (boys, 8,517 ; girls, 6,981) .. .. 15,498 (b) District high schools—secondary departments (79) — Roll 31st December (boys, 1,937 ; girls, 1,932).. .. .. 3,869 (c) Technical high schools and technical day schools (21) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 3,287 ; girls, 2,827) .. .. 6,114 (d) Registered private secondary schools (47) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 1,534 ; girls, 2,164) .. .. 3,698 (e) Secondary schools for Maoris (12) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 295 ; girls, 238) .. .. .. 533 (/) Junior high schools, third-year pupils only (2) — Roll, 31st December (boys, 61 ; girls, 70) .. .. .. 131 The total number of pupils receiving secondary education at the end of the year was 29,843, an increase of 901 over the figures for the previous year. Destination of Pupils on Completion of their Secondary Education. The following table summarizes the returns furnished by Principals of schools respecting the destination of pupils who left high schools, district high schools, technical high schools, and day technical schools during or at the end of the year 1929. The figures are in all cases exclusive of pupils who left one school to enter another full-time post-primary school:—

In the table below are shown for comparative purposes the percentages of the total number of boys leaving each class of school last year who proceeded to the University or to employment in the three main occupational groups. The corresponding figures for the four previous years are also shown where these are available.

The two most noteworthy features of the above table are the steady increases in the percentages of boys who on leaving post-primary school proceed to farming or trades and industrial occupations. The increase in the percentage of boys from purely secondary schools proceeding to farming occupations is particularly grati-

Secondary Schools. Technical High, and Secondary Departments T t l ' Day Schools. of District High Schools. Occupation. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per No Per No PeI JN0 ' Cent. JN0 - Cent. JNa Cent. iN0 ' Cent. JN0 - Cent. Cent. Cent. wo ' Cent. University college .. 106 3 94 4 9* 3* 81 5 * 123 2 102 2 Teaching or training college 112 4 252 10 12 1 27 2 24 2 72 8 148 2 351 7 Clerical — Government or local body 232 8 19 1 87 4 30 2 102 10 7 1 421 7 56 1 Banks, insurance .. 159 5 2* 17 1 2* 14 1.... 190 3 4 * Legal .. .. 48 2 8* 3* 3* 3* 71 54 1 18 * Commercia .. ..400 13 433 17 182 9 323 20 55 6 83 9 637 10 839 17 Engineering, surveying, and 119 4 .. .. 207 10 .. .. 22 2 .. .. 348 6 architecture Various trades and industries 382 12 25 1 528 25 124 7 173 17 15 2 1,083 17 164 3 Shop and warehouse .. 439 14 218 9 282 13 223 14 129 13 91 10 850 14 532 10 Farming .. .. 570 19 .... 391 18 1 * 334 33 3 * 1,295 21 4 * Home .. .. ..162 5 1,260 49 75 4 701 43 93 9 571 62 330 5 2,532 50 Other occupations.. .. 96 3 155 6 85 4 49 3 28 3 53 6 209 3 257 5 Not known .. ..253 8 78 3 243 11 150 9 34 3 11 1 530 9 239 5 Totals .. .. 3,078 100 [2,544 100 2,121 100 1,636 100 1,019 100 918 100 6,218 100 5,098 100 * No significant percentage.

University. Cle^iC ai^ r wS 0 0u a S e. Sh0P • Farming. Trades and Industries. Class of School. ! j I 1925. 1926.1927. 1928. 1929. 1925. 1926. 1927.11928. 1929. 1925.1926.1927. 1928. 1929. 1925. [1926. 1927.1928. 1929. 1 I I | Secondary .. * * 7 5 3 * * 43 44 50 * * 17 18 19 * * 11 12 12 Technical .. * * 1 1 t * * 34 35 38 * * 17 18 18 * * 25 23 25 District high .. * * t 1 1 * * 39 33 34 * * 31 34 33 * * 12 13 17 All schools .. 3 4 4 3 2 46 43 40 39 43 17 20 19 21 21 13 15 16 16 17 * Separate figures not available. t No significant percentage.