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Table Q 2.—Number of Children who commenced Post-primary Courses in 1936 and who definitely left in the same Year.

18. FREE PLACES IN POST - PRIMARY SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of free-place holders in post-primary schools in 1935 and 1936 : —

Table R.—Free-place Holders as at 1st July.

On the Ist July, 1936, 32,581 children were in attendance at public schools providing secondary education, and of these 32,228 held free places and 353 were paying pupils. Ninety - nine per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education. In 1935 362 out of the 32,028 children in attendance were paying pupils. The percentage of children receiving free education in 1936 was the same as that of the previous year. 19. SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. One new class was established and one class was discontinued during the year. The roll number of these classes at Ist July, 1936, was 551, as against 510 in the previous year. The pupils in these classes have programmes of work adapted to their special individual needs. They are thus better able to progress to the limits of their capacity.

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E.—1. 32 Table Q 2.—Number of Children who commenced Post-peimaey Courses in 1936 and who definitely LEFT IN THE SAME YEAR. i During During During During During During During During During During During First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Type of School. Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Total. of oJ of of of of of of of of of Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. G. B. Q. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Secondary schools .. .. 4 2 5 911 415 1124 939 20 42 34 28 24 36 21 50 20189 223 443 377 Percentage .. .. ..12 23 47 9 6 7 9 50 100 Combined schools .. .. 0 0 1 0 7 2 5 3 6 1 9 3 5 2 10 6 8 3 19 13 26 16 96 43 Percentage .. .. .. 0 T T 6 5 9 5 7 8 23 30 100 Technical schools .. .. 17 1326 1133 19 59 33 51 28 55 35 81 50 58 28 78 44 66 35 371 283 895 579 Percentage .. .. ..2 3 4 6 5 6 9 "if ~8~ T 44 100 Secondary departments of district 14 13 9 6 20 9 20 18 22 2015 20 28 32 27 19 28 19 27 23138 123 348 302 high schools l —y-~' v — </——"' —v —' v —v — IV —v — "' —v —' v — -r—' v —v ' —v —"• y "■ v "■ y ' Percentage .. .. ..425675 9 7 7 8 40 100 Totals.. .. .. 35 2841 2671 3499 65103 58118 78 156 118 123 71150 87 162 91724 645 1,782 1,301 Percentage .. ..224556 9 6 T 8 ~45 100 i8. FREE PLACES IN POST - PRIMARY SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of free-place holders in post-primary schools in 1935 and 1936 :— Table R.—Free-plaoe Holders as at 1st July. i i Technical Secondary n , _ Secondary <SSST *g^ 1 «S* «e Schools. Schools. High Schools. School. Schools. Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys.; Girls. Boys. Girls. Junior free places .. .. .. 5,2615,085 852 629 4,1023,3771,7411,803 280 416 12,23611,310 Senior free places .. .. .. J2,869 2,262 426 298 853 743 585 577 19 50 4,752 3,930 Totals .. .. .. .. 8,1307,3471,278 927 4,9554-, 120 2,3262, 380 299 466 16,98815,240 Grand totals, 1936 .. .. 15?477 2?205 9?075 4/706 765 32?228 Grand totals, 1935 .. .. 14,732 2,154 8,953 5,267 560 31,666 Difference .. .. .. +745 +51 +122 -561 +205 +562 On the 1st July, 1936, 32,581 children were in attendance at public schools providing secondary education, and of these 32,228 held free places and 353 were paying pupils. Ninety - nine per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education. In 1935 362 out of the 32,028 children in attendance were paying pupils. The percentage of children receiving free education in 1936 was the same as that of the previous year. 19. SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. One new class was established and one class was discontinued during the year. The roll number of these classes at 1st July, 1936, was 551, as against 510 in the previous year. The pupils in these classes have programmes of work adapted to their special individual needs. They are thus better able to progress to the limits of their capacity.

E.—1. 32 Table Q 2.—Number of Children who commenced Post-peimaey Courses in 1936 and who definitely LEFT IN THE SAME YEAR. i During During During During During During During During During During During First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Type of School. Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Month Total. of oJ of of of of of of of of of Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. Course. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. G. G. B. Q. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Secondary schools .. .. 4 2 5 911 415 1124 939 20 42 34 28 24 36 21 50 20189 223 443 377 Percentage .. .. ..12 23 47 9 6 7 9 50 100 Combined schools .. .. 0 0 1 0 7 2 5 3 6 1 9 3 5 2 10 6 8 3 19 13 26 16 96 43 Percentage .. .. .. 0 T T 6 5 9 5 7 8 23 30 100 Technical schools .. .. 17 1326 1133 19 59 33 51 28 55 35 81 50 58 28 78 44 66 35 371 283 895 579 Percentage .. .. ..2 3 4 6 5 6 9 "if ~8~ T 44 100 Secondary departments of district 14 13 9 6 20 9 20 18 22 2015 20 28 32 27 19 28 19 27 23138 123 348 302 high schools l —y-~' v — </——"' —v—' v —v — IV —v — "' —v—' v — -r—' v —v ' —v—"• y "■ v "■ y ' Percentage .. .. ..425675 9 7 7 8 40 100 Totals.. .. .. 35 2841 2671 3499 65103 58118 78 156 118 123 71150 87 162 91724 645 1,782 1,301 Percentage .. ..224556 9 6 T 8 ~45 100 i8. FREE PLACES IN POST - PRIMARY SCHOOLS. The following table gives the number of free-place holders in post-primary schools in 1935 and 1936 :— Table R.—Free-plaoe Holders as at 1st July. i i Technical Secondary n , _ Secondary <SSST *g^ 1 «S* «e Schools. Schools. High Schools. School. Schools. Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys.; Girls. Boys. Girls. Junior free places .. .. .. 5,2615,085 852 629 4,1023,3771,7411,803 280 416 12,23611,310 Senior free places .. .. .. J2,869 2,262 426 298 853 743 585 577 19 50 4,752 3,930 Totals .. .. .. .. 8,1307,3471,278 927 4,9554-, 120 2,3262, 380 299 466 16,98815,240 Grand totals, 1936 .. .. 15?477 2?205 9?075 4/706 765 32?228 Grand totals, 1935 .. .. 14,732 2,154 8,953 5,267 560 31,666 Difference .. .. .. +745 +51 +122 -561 +205 +562 On the 1st July, 1936, 32,581 children were in attendance at public schools providing secondary education, and of these 32,228 held free places and 353 were paying pupils. Ninety - nine per cent, of the children were thus receiving free secondary education. In 1935 362 out of the 32,028 children in attendance were paying pupils. The percentage of children receiving free education in 1936 was the same as that of the previous year. 19. SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BACKWARD CHILDREN. One new class was established and one class was discontinued during the year. The roll number of these classes at 1st July, 1936, was 551, as against 510 in the previous year. The pupils in these classes have programmes of work adapted to their special individual needs. They are thus better able to progress to the limits of their capacity.