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

Table C4 .—Average Age of Pupils as at 31st December, 1924.

Table C5.—Proficiency Certificate Examination Results, 1924, in Public and Private Schools.

I I I I Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools Schools of of of of Grade of Grade of Grade of Grade of Grade of of of Grade m_ f _i Grade 0. Grade I. Grade II. IIIa. IIIb. IYa. IVb. IYc. Grade V. j Grade VI. VII. dumber r, ... -.j — December. Attend- Attend- Attend- j Attend- Attend- Attend- Attend- Attend- j Attend- | Attend- Attend- 1924. ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance ance 1—8. 9-20. 21-35. 36-80. 81-120. 121-160. 161-200. 201-240. 241-400. 401-480. above 480 J j l Class P .. 477 3,676 4,801 9,554 5,691 3,015 1,697 2,594 6,884 6,597 20,431 65,417 51 .. 204 1,619 2,011 3,924 2,507 1,246 675 1,172 2,969 2,864 8,627 27,818 52 .. 156 1,441 1,885 3,604 2,455 1,270 642 1,109 2,898 3,000 8,985 27,445 53 .. 187 1,561 1,906 3,837 2,388 1,290 670 1,117 2,874 3,072 8,962 27,864 54 .. 138 1,345 1,667 3,293 2,045 1,123 593 984 2,605 2,736 8,478 25,007 55 .. 120 1,018 1,446 2,898 1,744 1,071 495 940 2,267 2,529 7,521 22,049 56 .. 81 849 1,053 2,156 1,231 734 354 757 1,829 2,043 6,223 17,310 57 3 24 41 90 14 29 1 46 1 131 380 Totals, 1924 1,366 11,533 14,810 29,356 18,075 9,778 5,127 8,673 22,372 22,842 69,358 213,290 Totals, 1923 1,390 10,735 16,182 32,509 13,975 9,416 5,573 6,948 30,041 16,806 68,385 211,960 Difference -24 798 -1,372 -3,153 4,100 362 -446 725 -7,669 6,036 973 | 1,330

Average Education District. Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. for 8 all Classes. P. SI. S2. S3. S4. S5. S6. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos, Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. mos. Yrs. rnos. Auckland .. .. .. 7 1 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 3 14 1 10 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 7 2 9 1 10 1 11 4 12 4 13 1 13 11 10 0 Wanganui .. .. .. 7 1 8 11 10 0 11 2 12 2 13 1 14 0 10 0 Hawke'sBay .. 7 2 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 3 13 4 14 1 10 0 Wellington .. .. .. 7 0 8 10 9 10 11 1 12 1 12 11 13 11 10 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. I 6 10 8 9 9 11 11 0 12 1 12 11 13 11 9 11 Canterbury .. .. .. 7 1 8 10 10 0 11 1 12 2 13 2 14 0 9 11 Otago .. .. .. 6 10 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 0 12 11 13 10 9 11 Southland .. .. .. .. , 6 10 8 10 9 9 10 11 11 11 13 0 13 9 9 11 All Districts .. .. .. | 6 11 8 11 10 0 11 2 12 2 13 1 13 11 9 11 Range (difference between highest ! 0 4 05 04 04 05 05 04 01 and lowest) I

Endorsed Competency Number Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. (toclMedln Education District. p* ji q I previous 2S, _ colamD >' Number. Percentage. Number. Percentage. Number. Public Schools. Auckland 5,311 4,207 79-2 419 7-8 156 Taranaki 989 742 75-0 126 12-7 20 Wanganui .. . • • • 1,452 944 65*0 216 15*0 30 Hawke'sBav .. .. 1,282 1,027 80-1 169 13-2 3 Wellington'.. .. .. 2,522 1,735 68-8 398 15-7 165 Nelson .. . . •• 614 449 73-1 113 18-4 18 Canterbury .. . . . • 3,344 2,240 i 67*0 544 16*2 124 .. .. •• j 2,003 1,572 | 78-4 213 10-0 8 Southland .. .. • • 947 678 71*6 168 17-7 13 i i | I |g .. .. 1 18,464 13,594 73-6 2,366 17-0 1 537 Private Schools. Auckland 531 411 77-4 43 8-0 14 Taranaki 96 68 75-5 17 18-8 5 Wanganui .. . • • • 190 .110 58*0 31 16*0 Hawke's Bay .. .. 223 170 76*3 25 11*2 1 Wellington . . . . . • 471 394 83*6 49 10*4 9 Nelson .. .. .. 100 71 71-0 20 20-0 Canterbury . . . . .. 438 302 68*9 93 21*1 2 Otago • • • • • • 214 181 84*0 21 10*0 .. Southland .. .. .. 118 67 56*8 26 22*0 Totals .. .. j 2,381 1,774 74-5 j 325 j 13-6 31 I I