25

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Table C3.—Age and Sex of Pupils, December, 1915.

Table C4.—Classification of Pupils at Public Schools, December, 1915.

Table C5. —Average Age of Pupils in 1915 at the Time of Annual Examination.

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Ages, Boys. 1915. Percentages for Five Years. Girls. Total. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 5 and under 0 years Ii ., 7 ' ,. 7 ,, 8 „ 8 „ 9 „ 9 „ 10 „ K) ., U „ M ,. 12 „ 12 ., 13 „ 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 „ 7,577 . 10,231 . 11,200 10,820 10,883 10,552 10,362 9,451 8,072 4,394 0,787 9,545 10,275 10,084 10,002 9,909 9,513 8,925 7.503 3,805 14,364 19,776 21,475 20,9.10 20,885 20,461 19,875 18,376 15.575 8,199 8-4 111 12-0 1.1-5 11-1 10-9 10-5 9-(i 8-4 4-5 7-9 10-9 11 -9 11-9 11-2 10-8 10-7 10-2 8-2 4-3 8-0 ' 10-6 11-8 11-8 11-7 10-9 10-5 ! 10-2 8-4 4-3 8-0 10-9 11-5 11-7 11-4 11-3 10-5 9-9 8-0 4-4 7-8 10-8 11-7 11-4 11-4 11-2 10-9 10-0 8-5 4-5 15 and over 93,548 1,759 93,548 1,759 80,348 1,550 179,890 3,318 98-0 2-0 98-0 2-0 98-2 1-8 98-2 1-8 98-2 1-8 Totals 95,307 95,307 87,907 |l83,214 I 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00

(Includinj g Secondary Departmi >nts of Distriot High ichools.) Classes. BoyB. Girls. Total. Percental [es for Five Years. i Class P 51 .. 52 .. 53 .. 54 .. 86 .. SO .. S7 .. 34,817 11,926 11,547 11,395 10,100 8,619 5,732 1,1.71 31,025 65,842 10,970 22,890 10,794 22,341 10,430 21,825 9,508 19,008 8,282 16,901 5,607 11,339 1,291 2,462 1911. 37-30 12-34 11 -90 11 -59 10-48 8-72 6-21 I -40 1912. 36-70 12-40 12-25 11-70 10-73 8-85 5-97 j 1-40 1913. 30-22 12-39 12-32 11 -90 10-84 8-97 6-02 1-34 1914. 30-33 12-11 12-26 12-01 10-80 9-08 0-05 1-36 1915. 35-94 12-50 12-19 11-92 10-70 9-22 6-19 1-34 Totals 95,307 87,907 183,214 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 ; 100-00

Education Districts. Ave irage Ages of the Pupils in eacl Class. ,verage all Dit Ages for itricts. I Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborougli Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland P. I. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 7 4- -9 5 7 3 9 3 7 2 9 3 (111 8 11 7 0 8 11 7 0 8 11 0 11 8 8 0 10 9 0 0 10 8 10 (ill 9 0 7 0 8 1 I (ill 8 10 7 0 9 0 II. Yrs. mos. 1.0 5 10 2 10 4 9 10 10 0 9 II 9 7 9 11 9 10 10 I 10 0 10 0 10 0 III, IV. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. .1.1 0 12 5 I I 3 12 3 II 5 1.2 4 10 II II II 11 I 12 0 11 (I 12 0 10 9 II 8 11 0 12 1 io iii 12 o II 1 ! 12 I 11 I 12 1 I I I 12 I II 1 12 1 V. Yrs. mos. 13 3 13 2 13 2 12 II 13 0 12 II 1.2 7 13 2 13 2 13 0 13 I 13 0 12 II VI. 1915. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. I ' 14 1 ! 9 10 13 10 9 II 13 ll ; 9 10 ! 13 8 ' 9 9 13 9 ' 9 9 14 0 9 9 13 5 9 0 1.4 2,9 7 13 10 ! 9 5 13 9 9 8 14 2 9 9 13 9 9 8 13 10 , 9 8 1914. Yrs. moi. 9 10 9 11 9 11 19 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 7 Average for Dominion Range (difference between highest and lowest) 6 0 11 0 9 0 1 9 10 1 0 10 II 0 2 I 12 9 j 0 2 9 13 0 1 13 8 ; o I 10 9 9 0 9 6 I 9 0 9 4