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Table L 2. —Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at the 1st July, 1930, according to Years of Attendance.

Table L 3.—Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary Departments of District High Schools, 1930.

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Number of New* Entrants in 1930 First Year. Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth T t i who had not preYear. Year. Year. Year. Year. xoc«ub. , viously received Education District. *-Sv ? i Secondary iotals * Education. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Auckland .. 436 404 281 253 144 113 47 42 12 16 .. 1 920 829 1,749 465 430 Taranaki .. 29 31 18 16 4 8 7 2 58 57 115 34 33 Wanganui .. 59 68 33 31 14 23 8 7 1 3 .. .. 115 132 247 63 74 Hawke's Bay .. 79 71 53 50 27 22 8 9 1 1 .. 1 168 154 322 82 75 Wellington .. 71 85 61 61 27 29 11 17 2 6 .. .. 172 198 370 74 92 Nelson .. 54 54 32 40 15 19 9 7 2 4 .. .. 112 124 236 61 56 Canterbury .. 273 206 141 148 88 64 24 27 6 12 .. 2 532 459 991 281 217 Otago .. 105 101 63 77 38 23 17 22 6 3 2 3 231 229 460 109 104 Southland .. 33 26 24 20 14 9 6 13 .. 1 .. .. 77 69 146 36 31 Totals .. 1,139 1,046 706 696 371 309 137 147 30 46 2 7 2,385 2,251 4,636 1,205 1,112 * Pupils under this heading who were on the roll at 1st July, 1930, are of course included in the first two columns of this table under the heading "First Year."

Number of Pupils taking Percentage of Whole Subjects. Number. j ; Subject. j j ' - • Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls. English .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,385 2,251 100-0 100-0 History .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,356 2,216 '98-8 98-4 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,319 2,160 97-2 96-0 Chemistry and physics .. .. .. .. 2,100 1,873 88-0 83-2 Geography .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,860 1,788 78-0 79-4 French .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,864 1,553 78-2 69-0 Mathematics .. .. .. .. .. 1,953 1,388 81-9 61-7 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,816 217 76-1 9-6 Book-keeping and commercial work .. .. .. 7'.K! 1,026 33-2 45-6 Domestic science .. .. .. .. .. 2§ 32 1,608 1-3 71-4 Music and singing .. .. .. .. .. 650 702 27-3 31-3 Woodwork .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,277 .. 53-5 Shorthand and typewriting .. .. .. .. 361 798 15-1 35-5 Cookery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,113 .. 49-4 Needlework .. .. .. .. .. 887 .. 39-4 Dairy science .. .. .. .. .. 624 197 26-2 8-8 Drawing .. .. .. .. .. .. 357 401 15-0 17-8 Latin .. .. .. .. .. .. 249 98 10-4 4-4 Physiology and hygiene .. .. .. .. 13 85 0-5 3-8 Botany .. .. .. .. .. ,. 24 17 1-0 0-8 Elocution .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 .. 1-6 Soripture .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 20 0-6 0-9 Arts and crafts .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. 1-5 Metalwork .. .. .. . . .. . . 21 .. 0-9 Economics .. .. .. .. .. ,. 9 2 0-4 0-1 Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 0-2 Geology .. .. .. . . .. . .. 4 .. 0-2 Heat .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 0-1 Maori .. . . .. ... .. .. 1 .. "* Total numbers on rolls at 1st July, 1930 .. 2,385 2,251 100-0 100-0 . • ' * No significant percentage.