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Table Q 2— LENGTH OF POST-PRIMARY COURSE A — Classification of Pupils Leaving Public Post-primary Schools in 1949

Note.—The above table is a modification of the previous Table Q, 2 in which was shown the number of pupils classified only according to the year of the post-primary course in which they were engaged at the time of leaving. As the table now stands, Section A gives the status of pupils at time of leaving and Section B the actual year of attendance at post-primary schools at time of leaving. The approximate average length of post-primary-school life of pupils leaving, calculated on the basis of years of attendance was : secondary schools, 3 years 2 months ; combined schools, 2 years 1 1 months ; technical schools, 2 years 5 months ; district high schools, 2 years 3 months ; all schools, 2 years 8 months. Prior to 1947 the basis of calculation was length of post-primary course and pupils leaving in the fourth year or later were regarded as having left in their fourth year.

B — Years of Attendance at Public Post-primary Schools of Pupils Leaving in 1949

Secondary Schools Combined Schools. Technical High and Day Schools. District High Schools. All Schools. Class. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Form III Form IV Form V Form VI 249 709 1,093 043 296 974 1,284 696 545 1,683 2,377 1,639 8-7 27-0 38-1 26-2 86 252 249 152 48 176 253 88 134 428 502 240 10 -31 700 32-8| 1,515 38-5| 1,041 18-4 370 529 1,152 942 250 1,229 2,667 1,983 620 18-9 41-0 30-5 9-6 460 661 427 89 401 672 -597 . 85 861 1,333 1,024 174 25-4 39-3 30-2 5-1 1,495 3,137 2,810 1,554 1,274 2,974 3,076 1,119 2,769 6,111 5,886 2,673 15-9 35-0 33-8 15-3 Totals 2,994 3,250 6,244 100-0 739 565 1,304 100-0 3,626 2,873 6,499 100-0 1,637 1,755 3,392 100-0 8,996 8,443 17,439 100-0

Year o f Attendance. Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. TeChniC Scrfo8s. alld *** District High Schools. All Schools. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. Boys. Girls. Total. Per Cent. First 255 293 548 8-8 83 46 129 9-9 703 531 1,234 19-0 452 398 850 25-1 1,493 1,268 2,761 15-8 Second 710 974 1,684 27-0 252 178 430 33-0 1,517 1.165 2,682 41-3 663 673 1,336 39-4 3.142 2,990 6,132 35-1 Third 664 876 1,540 24-7 188 193 381 29-2 875 804 1,679 25-8 313 445 758 22 •:; 2,040 2,318 4,358 25-0 Fourth 655 702 1,357 21-7 97 84 181 13-9 336 281 617 9-5 155 178 333 9-8 1,243 1,245 2,488 14-3 Fifth 615 380 995 15-9 97 03 160 12-3 177 88 265 4-1 49 60 109 3-2 938 591 1,529 8-8 Sixth and over 95 25 120 1-9 22 1 23 1-7 18 4 22 0-3 0 1 6 0-2 140 31 171 1-0 Totalis 2,994 3,250 6,244 100-0 739 565 1,304 100-0 3,626 2,873 0,499 100-0 1,637 1,755 3,392 100-0 8,996 8,443 17,439 100 • 0