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Table C3.-Age of Pupils as at 1st July, 1930.

Table C3a. —Median Ages of Pupils as at 1st July, 1930.

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Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. — Classes! K S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - Form I. Form IX. Form III. a ,, , Yr s- m. Yrs. m. Yis. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yis. m Auckland 11 7 6 8 8 4 9 4 10. 5 11 5 12 6 I 13 5 14 1 Taranaki .. .. .. 12 10 6 8 8 5 9 5 10 6 11 5 12 5 i 13 4 13 6 Wanganui 11 ]. 6 7 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 6 13 5 14 3 Hawke s Bay .. .. 11 7 6 8 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 14 2 Wellington 11 1 6 7 8 5 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 5 13 3 14 1 Nelson 10 5 6 6 8 4 9 1 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 2 13 7 Canterbury.. .. •• 11 6 6 7 8 3 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 4 13 9 Otago 11 6 6 4 8 0 9 0 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 3 13 9 (southland .. .. .. 11 5 6 6 8 2 9 1 10 3 11 3 12 4 13 3 13 10 All districts .. .. 11 5 6 7 8 3 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 5 13 4 14 0 Range (difference between 250405050403 030309 highest and lowest)

Special Education District. for Class P. SI. 82. S3. S4. Form I. Form II. Form III. Backward Children. . , , , Yrs - Iu - Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Auckland .. .. •• 11 11 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 6 13 5 14 1 Taranaki .. .. .. 11 3 6 7 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 4 12 5 13 4 13 6 Wanganui .. .. .. 12 11 6 6 8 3 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 5 13 5 14 1 Hawke'sBay .. .. 11 8 6 6 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 4 14 1 Wellington .. .. .. 11 5 6 6 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 5 13 3 13 11 Nelson .. .. .. 10 8 6 5 8 1 9 0 10 2 11 0 12 2 13 2 13 6 Canterbury.. .. .. 12 1 6 5 8 1 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 5 13 4 13 11 ota g° •• .. 11 3 6 3 7 10 8 11 10 0 11 1 12 3 13 3 13 9 Southland .. .. •• 11 10 6 4 8 1 8 11 10 1 11 1 12 3 13 3 13 10 All districts .. ..11 7 6 5 8 2 9 2 10 3 11 3 12 5 13 4 13 11 Range (difference between 230406050504040307 highest and lowest)