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("Appendix C.

Particulars of the roll numbers and the average ages and distribution of pupils in the various standards are set out in the following tables : —

The following table shows increase or otherwise in each standard of the State schools, as compared with 1912 : —

Table showing average ages of pupils in standards, compared with Dominion averages : —

Percentage of children in preparatory classes —Dominion, 36" 7 ; Wellington, 33"9. The Inspector-General of Schools has in" his E.-l report to Parliament animadverted on the increasing percentage of children in the preparatory classes and on the increase in the average ages of the children in the various standards, more especially of those in Standard I. It should therefore be satisfactory to find that in this respect the percentages and averages for this district compare favourably with those of the Dominion as a whole. Table showing state of total roll numbers for a period of five years : — Year. Roll. Increase. 1908 ... ... ... ... 17,416 1909 ... ... ... ... 17,761 345 1910 ... ... ... ... 17,893 132 1911 ... .... ... ... 18,089 196 1912 . ... ... ... ... 18,379 290 1913 ... ... ... ... 18,865 486 Total for five years ... ... ... 1,449

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Classes. Number on Roll. Present at the Annual Examination. Average Age of Pupils in each Class. .69 Public schools— Standard VII VI V IV III II ' ... I Preparatory 304 1,416 1,771 2,213 2,203 2,235 2,321 6,402 294 1,392 1,743 2,163 2,159 2,227 2,197 5,894 Yrs. mos. 14 11 13 9 12 11 11 11 10 11 9 10 8 9 6 11 Totals 18,865 18,865 18,069 9 9* fifteen private schools — Standard VII VI V IV III II I Preparatory . . 19 106 153 177 198 190 232 574 19 106 153 177 198 190 232 574 17 105 145 175 183 178 217 543 15 2 14 5 13 1 12 5 11 2 10 2 9 1 6 10 Totals 1,649 1,649 1,563 9 10* * Mean of average aj !«•

Year. I I.. , Prepara- Standard Standard Schools. t £ y L n Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard ,,, , , III. IV. V. VI. VII. ! lotai - I i i 912 913 168 169 6,360 6,402 2,202 2,321 ! 2,081 2,235 2,293 2,203 1,932 2,213 1,746 1,771 1,464 1,416 301 304 18,379 18,865 + 1 +42 + 119 + 154 -90 + 281 + 25 -48 + 3 + 486

Average Age for Preparatory. I Standard Standard Standard Standard I. II. III. IV. Standard V. l Standard , Standard VI. VII. I Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. ! Yra. mos. Yrs. moa. 'ominion, 1912 7 0 9 1 10 3 11 3 Wellington, 1913 | 6 11 8 9 9 10 10 11 Yrs. mos. 12 3 11 11 Yrs. mos. 13 2 12 11 Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 14 0 15 1 13 9 14 11