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Table C3.—Age and Sex of Pupils, December, 1919.

Table C4.—Classification of Pupils at Public Schools, December, 1919.

Table C5. —Average Age of Pupils as at 31st December, 1919.

Table C6.—Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1919, in Public Schools.

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fixe ling lecom lary •epartments ol listrict -igl Ic] on Is). Ages. Boys. 1919. Percentages for Five Years. Girls. I Total. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 5 and under 6 years 0 „ 7 ' ,. 7 „ 8 „ 8 „ 9 „ 9 „ 10 „ 10 ,', 11 „ 11 „ 12 „ 12 „ 13 „ 13 „ 14 „ 14 „ 15 .. 15 arrd over 7,863 1.0,721 11,660 11,533 11,342 11,241 11,143 10,526 8,944 4,579 1,441 7,194 15,057 7-8 9,907 20,628 10-8 10,689 22,349 11-7 10,635 22,108 11-4 10,634 21,976 11-4 10,628 21,869 11-2 10,220 2f,363 10-9 9,660 20,f86 10-0 8,161 17,105 8-5 3,963 8,542 4-5 1,216 2,657 1-8* 15,057 20,628 22,349 22,108 21,976 21,869 21,363 20,186 17,105 8,542 2,657 7-8 10-8 11-7 1.1-4 11-4 11-2 10-9 10-0 8-5 4-5 1-8* 7-9 10-6 11-6 11-7 11-2 11-1 10-8 10-5 8-5 4-3 I -8* 8-0 10-6 11 -5 1.1-7 11-6 11-1 10-9 10-4 8-8 4-2 1-2 7-4 10-7 11-4 11-3 11 -4 11-5 10-7 10-5 8-9 4-7 1-5 7-8 10-0 11-6 11-4 11-3 11-3 11-0 10-4 8-8 4-4 1-4 Totals 100,993 92,907 193,900 100-0 193,900 100-0 'i 100-0 100-0 100-0 100-0 * (iiclinliir) lools. ; secondary departments of District High Sc!

Ixc ing iecom !ary leparl :men IS 0! 'is ;ric ■ig iOO Is.) Classes. ] Boys. Girls. 36,041 31,930 12,005 11,565 12,434 11,703 12,281 11,733 11,202 10,599 9,705 | 9,104 0,549 (5,106 116 161 100,993 92,907 * Including sccoi Total. Percentages for Five Years. Class P 51 .. 82 .. 8:1 .. 84 .. 85 .. 56 .. 57 . . 67,977 24,230 24,137 24,014 21,801 18,809 12,655 277 1915. 35-94 12-50 12-19 11-92 10-70 9-22 6-19 1-34* 1910. 1917. 35-48 35-14 12-76 12-90 12-26 1.2-75 11-86 12-14 10-91 10-93 9-27 9-52 6-14 6-46 1-32* ] 0-16 1.00-00 100-00 ot High Schools. 1918. 33-83 12-89 12-70 12-37 11-05 9-75 7-27 0-14 1919. 35-05 12-50 12-45 12-39 11 -24 9-70 6-53 0-14 Totals 193,900 100-00 100-00 100-00 idary departed rents of Distr-k

Education Districts. Avei ■age Ages of the Pupils in each Class. ] Average Ages for all Classes, | 1919. Auckland raranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington .. STelson Canterbury .. 3tago Southland P. Yrs. mos. 7 3 7 3 7 2 7 2 6 11 0 11 6 11 6 10 0 11 I. Yrs. mos. 9 4 9 3 9 2 9 2 8 11 8 9 9 0 8 9 8 9 II. III. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. 10 5 1.1 5 10 4 11 4 10 2 11 3 10 2 11 2 9 10 10 11 10 11 10 IO 10 0 11 1 9 11 11 1 9 11 11 1 IV. Yrs. mos. 12 6 12 4 12 2 12 3 12 0 11 11 12 2 12 1 12 1 Yrs. mos. 13 4 18 3 13 3 13 2 12 10 12 9 12 11 13 0 13 0 VI. Yrs. mos. 14 2 1.4 0 13 10 14 0 13 8 13 8 13 10 13 10 13 10 Yrs. mos. 9 11 9 10 9 11 9 11 9 9 9 9 9 I) 9 10 9 10 Average for Dominion, 1919 Range (difference between highest and lowest) Average for Dominion, 1918 Range (difference between highest and lowest) 7 1 0 5 9 0 0 7 10 1 11 3 0 7 0 7 12 3 0 7 13 1 0 7 13 11 0 0 9 1.0 0 2 7 0 0 4 8 11 ' 0 7 10 1 11 1 0 7 0 7 12 1 0 9 13 1 0 11 13 11 0 5 9 10 0 2 I ! !

Education District. Numberof SO Pupils ! Proficiency Certificates. Endorsed € Competency Certificates. (inclSed* tency Cer Number. Percentage Number. Competency !icates in Compertillcatcs). on Koll. Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. ; Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 3,337 2,494 629 471 1,076 705 944 530 2,098 1,310 560 330 2,507 1,042 1,7(58 1,350 816 537 74-7 74-9 65-5 56-1 62-4 60 0 65-5 76-7 65-8 486 14-6 33 76 12-1 7 189 17-5 17 176 16-7 8 386 18-4 119 1.12 20 0 37 463 18-5 57 172 9-7 ! 4 135 10-5 5 486 76 189 176 386 1.12 463 172 135 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-8 5-7 6-6 2-3 0-2 0-6 Totals 13,735 9,381 08-3 , , , , . , ,__ 2,1.95 16-0 287 2,1.95 2-1