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Table C3.-Children belonging to Public Primary Schools classified according to Classes in Schools of the various Grades.

Table C4.-Age of Pupils as at 31st December, 1921.

Table C5 .—Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1921, in Public and Private Schools.

Schools of Grade 0. Schools of 'Grade I. Schools of Grade II. Schools of Grade IIIA. Schools of Grade IIIB. Schools of Grade IVa. Schools Schools of (trade of Grade IVb. IVo. Schools Schools of Grade of IVo. Grade V. Schools Schools „ r ,? f VI of i J . r T ade Total Boll Grade VI. VII, Nninber , — December, Attend- Attend- 1921. ance ance 401-480. above 480 3,263 21,001 I 70,583 1,292 7,411 25,969 1,198 7,971 j 25,032 1,176 7,830 j 24,725 1,124 7,626 | 22,991 1,037 6,844 | 20,476 779 5,258 ! 15,148 4 1 257 Schools of Grade VI. Attendance 1-8. Attendance 9-20. Attendance 21-35. Attendance 36-8(1. Attendance 81-120. Attendance 121-160. Attend- Attendance ance 161-200. 201-240. Attendance 241-40(1. Class P .. SI S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 472 174 163 181 94 94 72 4 3,914 1,561 1,307 1,312 1,074 1,014 749 34 5,578 2,183 1,939 1,919 1,703 1,500 1,096 46 12,063 4,378 4,152 4,211 3,753 3,282 2,250 71 4,744 1,730 1,583 1,569 1,469 1,227 900 38 2,621 1,043 960 877 867 704 478 43 2,527 2,957 947 1,090 864 907 825 939 817 792 739 789 509 : 564 4 .. ' 11,443 4,160 3,988 3,886 3,672 3,246 2,493 13 Totals, 1921 Totals, 1920 1,254 978 10,965 10,599 15,964 15,748 34,160 31,635 13,260 13,722 7,593 7,185 7,232 7,841 l,_ 8,038 6,213 32,901 33,411 9,869 10,839 [63,945 205,181 59,474 197,645 Difference 276 I I 366 2,525 -462 408 609 1,825 -510 -970 4,471 | 7,536 216

Education Districts. Avei rage Ages of the l'upi ils in each Class. Average Ages for all Classes, 1921. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland, P. Yrs. mos. 7 2 7 3 7 2 7 2 7 0 6 11 7 0 6 10 (i 10 I. Yrs. mos. II. III. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. IV. V. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. VI. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos 9 4 9 3 9 2 9 3 8 II 8 9 9 I 8 10 8 10 10 5 II 6 10 -I II 5 10 3 11 4 10 3 II 4 9 II II 0 9 7 11 I 10 2 II 2 9 10 II 2 9 11 11 0 12 5 13 4 12 4 13 3 12 4 13 2 12 4 13 3 12 0 12 II 11 10 12 11 12 2 13 1 12 2 13 0 12 2 13 0 14 2 14 o 14 I 14 1 13 10 13 Ii 13 II 13 10 13 10 10 0 9 11 10 0 9 II 9 11 9 9 9 II 9 10 9 10 Average for Dominion, 1921 Range (difference between highest and lowost) 7 1 0 5 7 0 1 5 9 0 1 7 10 3 0 10 11 0 3 6 12 0 3 7 13 0 2 5 14 0 0 8 9 0 II 3

Number of SO Pupils on Roll. Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Endorsed Competency Certificates (included In previous column). Education District. Number. j Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland 4,250 761 1,411 1,079 2,338 590 2,686 1,941 1,019 Public Schools. 453 10-6 149 19-6 • 184 13-0 90 8-3 509 21 -8 100 16-1 535 19-9 247 12-7 .128 12-5 14 25 7 21 140 38 76 7 - 20 3,333 78-4 501 65-8 963 68-2 887 82-2 1,594 68-2 349 59-2 1,822 67-8 1,475 76-0 709 69-5 Totals 16,075 11,633 72-4 2,395 14-9 348 Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago Southland .. 446 69 149 201 403 100 354 262 104 Private Schoo Is. 51 10 37 35 79 24 73 28 15 11-4 14-5 24-8 17-4 19-6 24-0 20-6 10-7 14-4 329 35 68 145 242 62 235 174 44 73-8 50-7 45-6 72-1 60-0 62-0 66-4 66-4 42-3 2 4 14 7 9 2 Totals 2,088 1,334 63-9 352 12-1 38