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Table A3.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the Rolls of Public Primary Schools and Junior High Schools and Departments at 1st July, 1931.

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(Excluding Secondary Departments of District High Schools and Form III of Junior High Schools and Departments, but including special classes, Forms I and II of all Junior High Schools and Departments, and Standard VII.) 5 and under 6 6 and under 7. 7 and under 8. 8 and under 9. 9 andunder 10. lOand under 11. 11 andunderl2. 12andunderlS 13andunder 14. 14andunder 15. 15 andunderl6. 16 and Totals of all Ages. XBSjITS. ! Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys, j Girls. Total. ill Ed AucMand >1StrlCt T. 3,198 2,850; 3,799! 3,577 3,926 3,704 4,049 3,701 4,172 3,750 3,898 3,674 3,765 3,507 3,087 2,659 2,380 2,032 1,091 865 277 168 36 19 33,678 30,512] 64,190 Taranaki .. 556 497 695 653 720 709 700 651 717 730 706 684 693 652 623 578 431 397 201 152 39 28 5 2 6,086 5,733| 11,819 Wanganui .. 643 613 1,000 841 944 830 985 903 1,021 1,009 1,073 955 972 888 928! 748 651 580 362 214 76 35 10 3 8,665 7,619 16,284 Hawke'sBay .. 695 601 887 847 927 833 964 886 1,021 858 1,000 853 970 902 805; 747 576 560 292 225 84 45 8 5 8,229 7,362 15,591 Wellington .. 1,326 1,231 1,662 1,496 1,654 1,528 1,760] 1,559 1,808 1,741 1,877 1,675 2,219 2,202 l,33oj 1,331 999 939 473 299 111 42 12 2 15,221' 14,045 29,266 Nelson .. .. 307 302 372 394 418 379 414 387 414 382 422 362 419 404 343 341 242 193 127 59 29 14 2 3 3,509 3,220 6,729 Canterbury .. 1,613 1,488 2,065 1,937 2,041 1,917 2.126 2,037 2,185 2,130 2,123: 1,974 2,130 2,052 1,763 1,724 1,379 1,271 684 455 160 68 11 2 18,280; 17,055] 35,335 Otago .. .. 876 905 1,211 1,073 1,179 1,119 1,206 1,194 1,212 1,217 1,241 1,163 1,188 1,106 984 932 715 635, 305 192 71 24 3 3 10, 191j 9,563; 19,754 Southland .. 516 515 720 681 663 627 701 1 649 819 711 716 648 693 653 618 482 440 406 199 100 29 14 2 .. 6,116 5,486 11,602 Junior high schools 3 1 62 52 292 269 420 381 365 1 271 195 105 35 19 6 2 1,378 1,100 2,478 and departments j j Totals for 1931 .. 9,730 9,008 12,411 11,49912,472 11,646 12,895 11,967 13,372 12,529 13,118il2, 040 13,34112,635 10,901 9,923 8,178 7,284 ! 3,929 2,666 911 4-57 95, 41 l lll,353jl01 .695 213,048 Percentage of pupils 8-8 11-2 11-3 11-7 12-2 11-8 12-2 9-8 7-2 3-1 «>6 0-1 100 TotalTformO .. 10,321 9,38812,18711,22412,67111,871 13,30812,56413,14811,98812,95612,06411,57510,62811,09510,635 8,735 7,624 3,813 2,500 928 453 112 48 110, 849 100, 987211, 836 Difference .. ! -591 —380 +224 +275 —199 —225 -413 -597 +224 +541 +162 -24+1766+2007 -194 —712 —557 —340} +116 +166 -17 +4 -17 —7 +504: +708+1,212 I 1 1 :