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Age and Classification of Pupils in Public Schools at 30th June, 1929 (exclusive of Pupils in Junior High Schools or in Secondary Departments of District High Schools).

Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standardly. Standard V. Standard VI. Standard VII. Totals. Ag e s. . S j j ; = Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. | Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. 5 and under 6 .. .. 10 2 9,937 9,003 1 3 .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J 9,948 9,008 j I 6 „ 7 .... 6 8 11,878 10,725 561 728 11 5j .. .. | .. 12,456 11,466 7 8 .. 11 9 7,395 6,061 5,154 5,399 753 1,007 28 33 13,341 12,509 1 8 9 .. 33 18 2,226 1,513)5,168 4,379 4,750 5,080 958 1,145 34 32 .. 1 13,169 12,168 9 „ 10 .. .. 22 21 578 384 2,076 1,362 4,940 4,366 4,520 4,890 759 879 20 39 .. 1 .. 12,915 11,942 10 „ 11 .. .. 36 23 174 130 563 332 1,956 1,453 4,565 3,959 3,819 4,109. 655 724 60 38 .. .. 11,828 10,768 11 „ 12 .. .. 44 29 76 59 169 132 702 424 2,386 1,884 4,515 4,242 3,139 3,671 687 667 4 5 11,722 11,113 12 „ 13 .. .. 53 18 32 24 75 48 181 153 | 1.019 650 2,660 2,194 4,346 4,177 3,131 3,441 41 50 11,538 10,755 13 „ 14 .. '15 36 17 5 36 32 74 64 337 219 1,197 846 2,693 2,234 3,979 3,913 81 111 8,459 7,460 14 „ 15 ..16 8 1 5 10 6 29 16 90 48 336 178 1,027 642 2,355 1,697 97 92 3,961 2,692 15 „ 16 .. .. 8 6 2 1 3 2 4 14 4 36 19 220 89 650 336 30 30 967 487 16 „ 17 .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 '4 1 6 2 23 11 77 28 10 5 123 48 17 years and oyer .. .. 1 1 •• ■■ - - 1 1 .. 1 2 1 7 1 1 2 13 6 Totals .. .. 287 179 32,316 27,911 13,816 12,423 13,402 12,569 13,921 12,833 13,363 12,501 12,125 11,589 10,946 10,122 264 295 110,440 100,422 Median age in years and months 11 7 11 4 6 6 6 6 8 3 8 0 9 3 9 1 10 4 10 1 11 6 11 3 12 6 12 4 13 5 13 3 14 1 13 10 of pupils in each class