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Table C3.—Age and Sex of Pupils, December, 1917.

Table C4.—Classification of Pupils at Public Schools, December, 1917.

Table C5. —Average Age of Pupils as at 31st December, 1917.

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(Excluding Sei :ondary Departments of District High Schools). Ages, 1917. Percentages for Five Years, Boys. Boye. Girls. Total. | 1918. 1914. 1915. 1916. J j Girls. Total, i 1918. 1917. J 5 and under 0 years 0 „ 7 ,, 7 „ 8 ,, 8 „ 9 9 „ 10 „ 10 „ 11 „ 11 „ 12 „ 12 „ 13 „ 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 „ 7,909 10,481 11,244 11,228 11,810 10,817 10,586 10,18!) 8,671 4,238 7,909 7,219 15,128 8-0 8-0 7-8 7-9 10,481 9,432 19,913 10-0 10-9 i 10-8 10-6 11,244 10,340 21,584 11-8 11-5 11-7 11-6 11,228 10,784 22,012 11-8 11-7 11-4 11-7 11,310 110,514 21,824 11-7 114 11-4 11-2 10,817 10,013 20,830 10-9 1 I -3 11-2 .11-1 10,595 9,872 20,407 10-5 10-5 ! 10-9 10-8 10,189 9,455 19,044 10-2 9-9 10-0 10-5 8,071 7,908 10,039 8-4 8-6 8-5 8-5 4,238 3,030 7,808 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-3 7,219 9,432 10,340 10,784 j 10,514 10,013 9,872 9,455 7,908 3,030 15,128 19,913 21,584 22,01.2 21,824 20,830 20,407 19,044 10,039 7,808 8-0 10-0 11-8 11-8 1 1-7 10-9 10-5 10-2 8-4 4-3 8-11 10-6 11 -ii 11-7 II-β I l-l 10-9 10-4 8-8 4-2 15 and over 90,082 1,238 — ! 90,082 89,227 185,909 98-2* 98-2*' 98-2* 98-2* 1,238 1,027 2,265 1-8* 1-8* 1-8* 1-8* 89,227 1,027 90,254 185,909 2,265 98-2* 1-8* 98-8 1-2 Totals 97,920 97,920 90,254 188,174 100-00 100-00 ' 100-00 100-00 188,174 100-00 100-00 • Including Secondary Secondary Departments of District High Schools. Department its of Distrii ct 1] igh Soh

(Exoludi ling .ing 5 Seoondar lecon< >ary ry Department lepartmen iS Ol 8 OI D] IJS1 ;rict •igl hool Is.) Classes. Class P SI S2 S3 .. S4 86 .. Sβ .. S7 .. Boys. 35,072 12,474 12,303 11,744 10,671 9,353 6,178 125 35,072 12,474 12,303 11,744 10,671 9,353 6,178 125 Girls. 31 ,057 11,792 11,694 II,101 9,897 8,559 5,974 180 Total. 66,129 24,260 23,997 22,845 20,568 17,912 12,152 305 1918. 36-22 12-39 12-32 11-90 10-84 8-97 6-02 1-34* Percenta 1914. 36-33 12-11 12-26 12-01 10-80 9-08 6-05 \ 1-36* -ges for Five 1915. 35-94 12-50 12-19 11-92 10-70 9-22 6-19 1-34* Years. 1916. 35-48 12-76 ; 12-26 i 11-86 ' 10-91 9-27 6-14 1-32* 1917. 35-14 12-90 12-75 12-14 10-9.') 9-52 0-40 0-16 Totals 97,920 97,920 90,254 ! 188,174 100-00 90,254 188,174 100-00 100-00 100-00 , 100-00 100-00 * ' i [eluding Secondary Departments of Distrii it High School! H.

Education Districts. ,\v. irage Ages of the Pupils in eacl Ulass. Average Ages for all Classes. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui .. Kawke's Bay Wellington .. ... .... Nelson Canterbury . . Otago ■Southland P, Yrs. uios. 7 8 7 2 7 2 7 1 7 0 0 II 6 II 6 10 t> 11 I. Yrs. mos. 0 4 9 3 9 1 8 11 8 II 8 8 9 0 8 10 8 11 ii. iu. iv. Yl'B. UIO8. Yre. mos. Yrs. uios. 10 5 ! 11 7 12 6 10 r> : 11 5 ! 12 4 10 3 11 4 12 3 10 J 11 I 12 2 9 10 11 0 12 I 9 9 ! 10 0 11 9 10 0 11 I 12 1 10 0 II 1 12 1 10 0 11 1 12 1 V. Yre. mos. 13 4 13 2 13 3 13 0 12 9 12 7 18 0 13 1 13 0 VI. Yrp. mos. 14 1 14 0 13 10 13 9 13 8 13 4 i:i jo 13 9 18 8 1917. Yrs. uion, 9 11 9 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 6 9 8 9 9 9 8 Averagfi for Dominion, 1917 Range (difference between highest and lowest) Average for Dominion, 1916 Range (difference between highest and lowest) 7 0 7 0 1 0 o 0 9 0 9 0 1 8 1 7 10 0 10 !■■ 0 2 8 1 8 II 3 0 10 11 2 0 9 12 0 12 0 3 'J 2 10 13 0 13 0 1 9 0 8 13 10 0 9 13 9 0 7 0 0 9 o 0 5 9 o