E.—2.

Table C4. —Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1930.

Notb. —Total number of pupils of public schools who passed Form II was 18,999, or 91-3 per cent, of the number presented ; total number of pupils of private schools who passed Form II was 2,529, or 90-5 per cent, of the number presented.

Table C5 —Age and Attainment of Pupils who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of Year 1930.

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Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number of Education District. p ils w „ mVl „ Percentage of Age w „ mllPT Percentage of presented. Number of Successful Number gained. presented. Pupils. gamed. presented. Public Schools. Yrs. m. Auckland .. .. .. 6,456 5,329 82-5 13 9 680 10-5 Taranaki 1,090 901 82-7 13 8 102 9-4 Wanganui .. .. 1,595 1,115 69-9 13 9 272 17-1 Hawke's Bay 1,664 1,372 82-5 13 8 178 10-7 Wellington .. .. •• 2,532 1,806 71-3 13 7 484 19-1 Nelson .. .. •• ■■ 677 601 88-8 13 3 g|61 9-0 Canterbury .. .. .. 3,617 2,729 75-4 13 8 513 14-2 otago 1,998 1,694 84-8 13 8 gp94 4-7 Southland 1,164 864 74-2 13 7 204 17-5 Totals .. .. .. 20,793 16,411 78-9 13 8 2,588 12-4 Private Schools. Auckland .. .. . • 629 500 79-5 13 10 ! 94 14-9 Taranaki 140 112 80-0 13 8 13 9-3 Wanganui .. .. • - 178 139 78-1 13 9 24 13-5 Hawke's Bay 230 175 76-1 13 9 26 113 Wellington .. .. • • 500 412 82-4 13 9 65 13-0 Nelson .. ■■ 105 88 83-8 13 9 11 10-5 Canterbury 618 401 64-9 13 10 109 17-6 Otawo .. ■ ■ ■ • 262 218 83-2 13 9 12 4-6 Southland 133 117 88-0 13 10 13 9-8 Totals .. .. •• 2,795 2,162 77-4 13 9 367 13-1 Native Schools. All schools UJ, 255 | 172 | 67-5 „1 14 3 1 36 | 14-1 Junior High Schools. All districts | 1,114 | 961 | 86-3 ) 13 11 f 77 f 6-9 Secondary and Technical Schools. All districts i 549 ® 222 I 40-4 '| .. 1 150 I 27-3 Special Examinations. All districts 506 242 47-8 .. j 99 19-6 Correspondence School .. .. 41 40 97-6 14 0 Grand totals .. .. 26,053 20,210 77-6 .. 3,317 12-7 I I :

In Form II. In Form I. A Gained Proficiency Gained Competency Had not passed g * Certificate. Certificate. Form II. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 15 years and. over .. .. • • 817 480 318 168 360 238 221 96 14 .. .. .. 2,357 1,985 434 331 479 574 553 568 13 " .. .. .. 3,052 3,385 244 273 63 84 39 47 12 .. .. .. 1,378 1,592 53 65 II 13 13 16 11 „ .. .. 159 160 2 1 3 5 3 7 Under 11 years .. .. .. 6 4 .. .. .. .. 4 7 Totals .. .. .. 7,769 7,606 1,051 838 916 918 833 741 In Standard IV. In Standard III. In 1101 Totals. Age. ■ " Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. .. 52 44 24 14 15 II 1,807 | 1,051 2,858 U .. 225 198 55 69 33 22 4,136 i 3,847 7,983 13 17 19 7 8 7 9 3,429 3,825 7,254 12 .... 8 10 2 3 6 2 1,471 1,601 3,072 11 " .. 14 11 6 4 10 197 188 385 Under 11 years .. .. 11 7 14 10 45 55 80 83 163 Totals .. .. 327 289 108 108 116 99 11,120 10,595 21,715