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Table showing Ages of Pupils in the several Classes of the Primary Schools.

I • Class P. Standard I. Standard II. | Standard III. Standard IV. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Totals. Ages . , j < ; Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. ! I I I I I I I I II I ■ 5 and under 6 .. .. 7,923 | 7,334 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,923 7,334 6 „ 7 .. .. 10,776 | 10,356 73 72 j 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,852 10,430 7 „ 8 .. .. 10,324 1 9,291 | 2,021 2,047 111 141 3 l| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,459 I 11,480 I 8 „ 9 .. .. 4,970 4,183 j 5,696 8,413 1,729 1,884 113 135 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. 12,511 11,617 - - —— 9 10 .. .. 1,400 1,118 4,443 j 3,732 5,011 5,152 1,147 1,531 102 66 4 1 12,404 11,603 10 11 .. .. 393 277 1,657 1,162 4,210 3,624 4,570 4,749 1,311 1,439 82 108 6 4 12,229 11,363 11 „ 12 .. .. 112 107 487 383 1,814 1,461 4,202 3,827 4,166 ! 4,214 1,123 1,202 93 95 .. 1 11,997 11,290 12 „ 13 .. .. 54 30 146 91 628 425 2,268 1,860 3,890 3,515 3,540 3,664 1,020 1,064 | 3 3 11,549 *10,652 ' 13 „ 14 .. .. 18 13 51 24 201 125 935 669 \ 2,129 : 1,764 3,766 3,271 3,255 3,277 20 42 10,375 9,185 14 „ 15 .. .. 7 5 10 9 58 42 235 139 790 j 500 1,848 ; 1,499 3,101 2,883 34 47 6,083 5,124 15 „ 16 .. .. 2 1 2 6 12 6 36 26 148 81 532 349 1,454 1,010 23 37 2,209 1,516 16 „ 17 .. .. 1 1 2 2 j 8 6 11 13 61 30 194 114 3 15 279 182 Over 17 .. .... .. .. 1 .. 1 .. J 3 8 j 8 25 13 1 3 35 28 Totals (1923) .. .. 35,980 32,715 14,587 12,942 13,777 12,864 13,818 12,943 12,550 11,597 10,960 I 10,135 9,149 1 8,460 84 148 110,905 101,804 i i !