E.—2.

Table A4.—Standard Classes of 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.) ! Pupils at 1st July in Standards and Forms. Special Classes for Pupils in Preparatory i • 1 _ : Tv^-aic Backward Children. Classes. I I Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Form I. Form II. Form III. Boys j Girls Total Boys. ! Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total, j Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. Girls. Total. Boys. ! Girls. Total. I ' ; ■ 1 : L Education District — . Auckland .. 94 58 152 9,783 8,59318,376 4,389, 3,903 4,440 4,021 8,461 4,285 4,041 8,326 4,181 3,931 8,112 3,458 3,205 6,663 2,960 2,667 5,627 88 93 181j 33,678! 30,512 64,190 Taranaki .. 18 8 26 1,928 1,658 3,586 737 764 1,501 735 687 1,422 773 745 1,518 698 652 1,350 632 634 1,266 545 564 1,109 20 21 41 6,086| 5,733 11,819 Wanganui .. 17 15 32 2,417 2,080 4,497 1,015 860 1,875 1,049 955 2,004 1,164 1,061 2,225 1,092 919 2,011 997 890 1,887 893 823 1,716 21 16 37 8,665 7,619 16,284 Hawke'sBay .. 14 11 25 2,315 1,989 4,304 1,053 895 1,948 1,039 943 1,982 1,081 899 1,980 986 922 1,908 887 865 1,752 824 784 1,608 30 54! 84 8,229 7,362 15,591 Wellington .. 79 42 121 4,236 3,666 7,902 1,895 1,593 3,488 1,892 1,692 3,584 1,986 1,884 3,870 2,066 1,957 4,023 1,700 1,780 3,480 1,339 1,395 2,734 28 36 64 15,221 14,045 29,266 Nelson .. 20 17 37 958 878 1,836 423 333 756 436 432 868 452 410 862 432 410 842 424 388 812 341 334 675 23 18 41 3,509 3,220 6,729 Canterbury .. 40 28 68 5,044 4,402 9,446 2,216 2,018 4,234 2,220 2,094 4,314 2,348 2,279 4,627 2,214 2,230 4,444 2,209 2,103 4,312 1,960 1,869 3,829 29 32 61 18,280 17,055 35,335 Otago .. .. 46 23 69 2,623 2,337 4,960 1,296 1,194 2,490 1,276 1,215 2,491 1,391 1,441 2,832 1,283 1,271 2,554 1,191 1,094 2,285 1,060 963 2,023 25 25 50 10,191 9,563 19,754 Southland .. 6 9 15 1,627 1,443 3,070 728 69T 1,425 790 688 1,478 858 737 1,595 710 688 1,398 744 626 1,370 632 584 1,216 21 14 35 6,116 5,486 11,602 Junior High Schools 686 548 1,234 692 552 1,244 1,3781 1,100 2,478 and Departments Totals for 1931 334! 211 545 30,931 27,046;57, 977 13, 26,00913,87712,727 26,60414,33813,497 27,83513,66212,980 26,64212,92812,13325,06111,24610,53521,781 285 309 594111,353101,695 213,048 Percentage of pupils .. .. 0-2 .. .. 27-2 .. j .. 12-2 .. .. 12-5 .. .. 13-1 .. .. 12-5 .. .. 11-8 .. .. 10-2 .. .. 0-3 .. .. 100 in each standard ! I ; [ i I ■ I Totals for 1930 296 188 484 31,878 27,561 59,439 13,880 12, 576j 26,456jl3, 783 12,710 26,49313,917 13,122 27,039 13,122|l2, 365 25,48712,81611,818 24,63410,93110,388 21,319 226 259 485 110,849100,987 211,836 Difference .. +3s| +23 +61 -947 -515-1462 -128 — 31ô| -447j +94] +17 +111 +421 +375 +796 +54o| +615+1,155 +112 +315 +427 +315 +147 +462 +59 +50 +109 +504 +708+1,212