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Table C2.—Standard Classes of Pupils on School Rolls in the several Education Districts at the End of 1925.

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(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools.) Pupils at End of Year in Standard Pupils in Preparatory Totals Education District. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Auckland .. 11,221 9,79721 ,018 4,140 3,836 7,976 4,331 4,107 8,438 4,389 4,203 8,592 3,968 3,832 7,800 3,218 3,113 6,331 2,515 2,325 4,840 22 53 75 33,804 31,266 65,070 Taranaki .. 1,873 1,746 3,619 748 723 1,471 768 665 1,433 775 700 1,475 724 623 1,347 608 574 1,182 446 457 903 19 25 44 5,961 5,513 11,474 Wanganui .. 2,775 2,387 5,162 1,116 994 2,110 1,114 1,081 2,195 1,187 1,119 2,306 1,074 2,036 924 909 1,833 814 738 1,552 11 13 24 9,015 8,203 17,218 Hawke's Bay .. 2,565 2,319 4,884 1,081 1,048 2,129 1,126 1,091 2,217 1,154 1,007 2,161 1,013 936 1,949 904 729 1,633 684 603 1,287 7 10 17 8,534 7,743 16,277 Wellington .. 4,459 4,074 8,533 1,590 1,519 3,109 1,644 1,596 3,240 1,774 1,639 3,413 1,620 1,456 3,076 1,549 1,372 2,921 1,403 1,248 2,651 8 21 29 14,047 12,925 26,972 Nelson .. .. 1,148 1,003 2,151 416 405 821 535 427 962 487 442 929 435 416 851 433 357 790 295 333 628 6 5 11 3,755 3,388 7,143 | Canterbury .. 5,835 5,372]11,207 2,270 2,131 4,401 2,349 2,259 4,608 2,570 2,449 5,019 2,225 2,274 4,499 2,008 2,012 4,020 1,634 1,478 3,112 9 12 21 18,900j 17,987 36,887 Otago .. .. 3,213 2,941 6,154 1,421 1,295 2,716 1,396 1,284 2,680 1,505 1,427 2,932 1,385 1,297 2,682 1,182 1,108 2,290 1,009 889 1,898 3 5 8 11,114 10,246 21,360 Southland .. 1,930 1,663 3,593 760 745 1,505 807 705 1,512 870 769 1,639 813 733 1,546 733 672 1.405 601 515 1,116 3 4 7 6,5n| 5,806 12,323 Totals for 1925 35,01931,30266,32113,54212,696 26,238 14,070 13,215' 27,285 14,711 13,755 28,466 13,257 12,529® 25,786 11,559 10,846 22,405 9,401 8,58617,987 88 148 236111,647 103,077 214,724 30-9 ' 12-2 1?7~ 13-3 12-0 104 8-4 01 100 Totals for 1924 34,580 30,753^5, 333 14,349 13,462 27,81114,321 13,116 27,437 14,24413,617 27,861 12,92712,086 25,01311,48710,558 22,045 9,075 8,23517,310 195 185 380111,178102,1121213,290 Difference .. +439 +54q[ +988 -807 -766-1,573 -251 +99 -152 +467 +138 +605 +330 +443 +773 +72 +288 +360 +326 +351 +677 -107 -37 -144 +469 +965 +1,434