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Table G5.—District High Schools: Subjects taken by Pupils.

10. SCHOLARSHIPS. Table H.—Details of National Scholarships held in December, 1932.

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Number of Pupils taking Percentage of Whole Subjects. Number. Subject. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. English 2,765 2,286 99-6 99-8 French 1,938 1,438 69-8 62-8 Arithmetic 2,683 2,217 96-6 96-8 Mathematics 2,135 1,318 76-9 57-6 Agriculture 2,203 167 79-3 7-3 Home Science 42 1,671 1-5 73-0 sr* ' - ;: 2 '- i: a - - Typing "' ' ■■ 292 589 10-5 25-7 722 827 26-0 36-1 Sewing • • ■ • • • ' * General Science .. 2,083 1,663 75-0 72-6 Shorthand 263 526 9-5 23-0 Woodwork .. .. .. .. .. ■• 1,416 .. 51-0 .. Cookerv ■• I. 032 •• 45-1 K7 " :: :: :: :: :: u™ i>0 42.3 4 7 - 2 Arte and Crafts 35 208 1-3 9-1 Drawing 598 580 21-5 25-3 ChemsL .. 145 66 5-2 2-9 Dairy Science 581 136 20-9 5-9 Economics ... 55 4 2-0 0-2 Mercantile Law .. .. .. .. ■• 4 .. 01 ■• SIT :: :: :: :: :: :: % f> 81 « Trigonometry 125 74 4-5 3-2 Maori 2 .. 0-1 .. Education .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 2 „ 0-1 Electricity and Magnetism .. .. .. .. 1 • ■ ' • • Heat and Light .. .. .. .. .". 2 1 0-1 Wool-classing .. .. .. .. •• 31 .. 1-1 •• Elocution 20 57 0-7 2-5 Scripture 63 68 2-3 3-0 Metalwork 32 .. 1-2 .. Mechanics 2 1 0-7 ♦ No significant percentage.

Number held Number held | Number held Number held Number Number Total Number. at Secondary at District I at Technical at Combined receiving receiving Schools. High Schools. High Schools. Schools. Boarding- Travelling-Prfur-otinr. TMatrict allowance allowance Education District. (included (included I in Total in Total Boys. I Girls. Totals. Junior. Senior. Junior. Senior, j Junior. | Senior. Junior. Senior. Number). Number). Auckland 92 57 149 83 39 15 5 7 26 14 Taranaki 16 11 27 .. .. .. 3 2 15 7 7 Wanganui .. .. 18 12 30 11 6 2 4 .. .. Hawke'sBay .. .. 10 10 20 6 4 1 - 7 2 7 1 Wellington 25 11 36 23 9 2 2 .. .. .. 4 1 Nelson ■ ■■ ■■ 9 14 23 .. 1 1 16 5 9 Canterbury 35 39 74 34 18 11 4 7 12 4 Otago 34 13 47 24 14 8 1 8 2 Southland .. •• •• 7 7 14 I 1 _ Totals, 1932 .. .. 246 174 420 192 91 41 11 24 9 38 14 82 23 Totals, 1931 .. .. 382 245 627 318 193 61 13 27 15 .. .. 126 39 Difference .. .. -136 -71 -207 -126 -102 -20 -2 -3 -6 +38 +14 -44 -16