In Standard IV. In Standard III. ! In 11OT Totals ' Age. 1 j j Boys. i Girls. Boys. Girls, j Boys. j Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. .. 54 33 20 15 11 5 1,738 937 2,675 lo years ana ove M| 2U 68 59 2 6 21 3,894 3,569 7,463 " " " 28 18 5 10 16 8 3,184 3,341 6,525 " .... u 7 2 3 5 1-390 1,534 2,924 if " 4 7 5 4 8 2 264 273 537 Under 11 years 3_ 4 8 7 _77 _67__ 144 Totals 1931 . ■■ 330 290 ~ 113 97 117 89 10,547 9,721 | 20,268 1930.. .. 327 889 108 108 116 99 11,120 10,595 21,715 Difference .. .. +3~ +7 +ō" -H j +Ī j -573 -874 -1,447

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Table A7.-Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1931.

Table A8. -Age and Attainment of Pupils who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of Year 1931.

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Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number of Education District. nr,, m h»r Percentage of | Average Age w nm bsr Percentage of presented. Number of Successful gained Number gained. presented, j Pupils. I « alneu - presented. Public Schools. Yrs. m. Auckland . .. .. 5,484 3,576 65-2 13 7 1,080 19-7 Taranaki . .. .. .. 1,062 774 72-9 13 7 165 15-5 Wanganui .. .. . . 1,640 1,041 63-5 13 7 360 22-0 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 1,624 1,179 72-6 13 7 287 17-7 Wellington' .. .. •• 2,570 1.746 67-9 13 7 489 19-0 Nelson 672 528 78-6 13 4 109 16-2 Canterbury .. .. .. 3,725 2,406 64*6 13 7 794 21-3 Otago . .. •• •• 1-984 1,340 67-5 13 6 366 18-4 Southland 1,182 778 65-8 13 5 240 20-3 Totals .. .. .. 19,943 13,368 ! 67-0 13 7 3,890 19-5 Private Schools. Auckland .. •• 443 275 62-1 13 8 94 21 • 2 Taranaki .. .. .. •• 124 81 65-3 13 7 1? o Wanganui 187 151 80-7 14 1 24 12-8 Hawke's Bay 211 142 67-3 13 8 26 12-3 Wellington .. .. •• 478 386 , 80-8 13 9 06 11-7 Nelson . .. 104 86 82-7 13 8 11 10-6 Canterbury 566 336 59-4 13 8 129 ; 22-8 Otago .. .. .. 278 196 70-5 13 10 32 11-5 Southland" .. .. .. 124 87 70-2 13 9 21-0 Totals .. .. . . 2,515 1,740 69-2 13 9 416 1 16-5 Native Schools. All schools .. .. vr | 322 g 153 | 47-5 | 14 3 57 J 17-7 Junior High Schools. All districts .. .. .. 1 1,182 j 760 I 64-3 13 6 | 246 | 20-8 Secondary, Technical, and Combined Schools. All districts .. .. ..I 567 I 178 jj 31-4* f •• 130 1 22 ' 9 Correspondence School. Correspondence School .. .. | 36 1 33 I 91*7 | 13 6 | 1 ! Special Examinations. All districts .. .. •• 563 260 j 46-2 - j I 36 24-2 Grand totals, 1931 .. 25,128 16,492 65-6 .. j 4,876 19,4 Grand totals, 1930 .. 26,053 20,210 j 77-6 .. 3,317 12-7 Difference .. .. -925 -3,718 j -12-0 .. 1,559 6-7 ♦It must be remembered that the great majoirty of pupils in secondary, technical, and combined schools secured proficiency certificates before entry. The 567 candidates represent only about 2 per cent, oi the pupils in these schools and the weakest section of the schools (those who failed to secure proficiency before entry).

In Form II. I In Form I. . Gained Proficiency Gained Competency | Had not passed Age * Certificate. Certificate. I Form II. . ; I Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls, j Boys. | Girls. : Boys. Girls. i 1 . • L_ ! ! - 15 vears and over .. . . 659 356 344 197 401 219 249 112 15 years and over 1,880 1,573 617 527 523 668 539 507 ,o " 2,670 2,733 366 414 59 99 40 59 ,:> .. 1,304 1,392 66 101 4 11 6 9 n ;; ;; .... 234 246 5 7 5 1 3 e Under 11 years .. . • •• 10 7 •• 1 •• •• S Tota]p 103! 6,757 6,307 1,398 1,247 992 998 840 693 „ 1930!! .. •• 7,769 7,606 1,051 838 916 914 833 741 Difference .. .. •• ~ 1,012 —1,299 +347 +409 +76 +84 +7 —48