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TABLE G.—Average Age of Pupils at Standard Examinations in 1902.

The difference between the average ages at which Standard I. and Standard VI. are passed is five years; but it must be remembered that only a little more than half of those who pass Standard I. afterwards pass Standard VI., and those who do pass the latter standard include a large number of those who have passed the earlier standards at an age below the average passed. Probably, teachers do not very often use the discretion they have of promoting pupils through more than one class in a year. It should not, however, be forgotten that just as there are some children who will take more than six years to do the work of the six standards, so also there are others who without any strain or difficulty are able to do that work in a shorter time.

TABLE H.—Number of Pupils instructed in each Subject, December, 1902.

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Education Districts. Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Mean < if Ages. I. Yrs. mos. Auckland .. .. .. ..93 Taranaki .. .. .. ..91 Wanganui .. .. .. .. j 8 11 Wellington .. .. .. ..86 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. ..87 Marlborough .. .. .. ..188 Nelson .. .. .. .. I 8 111 Grey .. .. .. .. ! 8 7 Westland .. .. .. .. ! 9 0 ; North Canterbury .. .. .. 8 9 South Canterbury .. .. .. I 8 10 Otago .. .. .. .. ..88 Southland .. .. .. .. 8 11 Mean of all districts .. .. 8 10 Range (difference between highest j and lowest) .. .. ..09 Mean in 1901 .. .. .. 8 10 Bange in 1901 .. .. .. I 0 7 II. III. IV. V. VI. 1902. Yi"3. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 10 6 11 4 12 4 13 2 14 0 J 11 9 10 6 ; 11 5 ; 12 5 i 13 4 14 2 I 11 10 10 0 : 11 2 12 1 13 1 13 11 i 11 6 ! 9 10 ■ 10 11 11 10 12 7 13 8 11 3 9 9 ■ 10 10 i 12 1 13 0 14 0 j 11 5 I 9 6 ; 10 11 11 11 : 13 1 14 2 ! 11 5 I 9 11 ! 11 1 12 0 13 0 13 9 11 5 9 11 10 9 12 0 13 1 14 0 ! 11 5 9 9 11 0 12 0 13 1 13 9 11 5 9 10 10 10 ' 12 0 12 11 13 9 11 4 9 9 10 9 ' 11 9 ; 12 9 13 9 11 8 9 7 10 6 11 8 12 2 13 4 11 0 9 11 10 10 11 11 12 9 13 8 11 4 j : I : 9 11 I 10 11 12 0 13 0 13 10 j 11 5 1 0 : 0- 11 0 9 1 2 0 10 0 10 1901. Yrs. mos. 11 7 11 11 11 6 11 3 11 8 11 6 11 S 11 4 11 5 11 4 11 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 0 9 9 10 11 0 12 1 8 0 10 1 1 13 0 13 11 : 11 3 0 11 0 8 0 8 9 11 0 5 9

Kdiutation Districts. o> 'S r si a a g it p ! a si '« B 2 J I J 5 I he o 3) s g Q d a a d 4 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson .. Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 28,584 4,634 11,257 14,895 8,266 2,007 5,657 1,602 1,121 19,451 5,128 20,047 9,613 28,583 4,634 11,257 14,895 8,266 2,007 5,657 1,602 1,121 19,451 5,128 20,047 9,613 28,584 4,634 11,257 14,895 8,266 2,007 5,657 1, f>02 1,121 19,451 5,128 20,047 9,013 28,583 13,979 4,634 2,039 11,257 5,842 14,895 8,088 8,260 4,048 2,007 1,068 5,657 ; 3,209 1,602 776 1,121 569 19,451 9,881 5,128 i 2,758 20,047 ! 10,426 9,613 . 4,861 28,584 4,634 11,257 14,895 8,238 2,007 5,657 1,602 1,121 19,451 5,128 20,047 9,613 17,027 2,645 7,141 7.759 5,251 1,292 3,728 895 674 12,073 3,305 12,681 5,886 17,027 2,645 7,141 7,759 5,251 1,292 3,728 895 674 12,073 3,305 12,681 5,886 7 ! 5 1 : 9 1 2 I 8 5 4 3 1 5 1 1 3 28,491 3,605 10.15C 6,033 8,198 1,955 5,142 1,440 922 19,325 5,022 19,405 9,212 28,491 3,605 10,150 6,033 8,198 1,955 5,142 1,440 922 19,325 5,022 19,405 9,212 13, 2,' 5, 14, 4, 1 1,1 8,: i I 9,1 2,' 10,( 4,f 13,979 2,089 5,842 14,718 4,048 1,068 3,209 776 569 9,881 2,735 10,676 4,861 Totals for 1902 Totals for 1901 132,262 131,351 911 132,261 131,351 132,262 132,261 : 67,520 132,234 131,244 : 131,244 i 67,488 i 131,289 1,018 1,017 32 I 945 I !_ j 132,262 1 131,244 i 1 132,261 : 67,520 131,244 i 67,488 132,234 I 131,289 I 8 8 ] 80,357 81,742 80,357 81,742 7 13 2 12 118,900 127,362 -8,462 18,900 27,362 3 1 2 ( 74,401 67,488 6,913 74,^ 67, < Difference 910 1,018 1,017 32 945 -1,385 -1,385 -8,462 6,5 1 [_ _ Con 'tinned on i< text page.