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Table A5. —Average Age of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1931.

Table A6.—Median Ages of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1931.

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Average Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. OlassS! P - S1 - S2 ' S3 ' S4 - rorm L Form n - i Form ra - ... , Yrs. m. Yis. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yis. m. Auckland .. .. .. 11 6 6 7 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 5 14 0 Taranaki .. .. .. 11 10 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 5 13 3 13 7 Wanganui .. . .. 12 9 6 8 8 6 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 13 11 Hawke's Bay .. .. 11 6 6 8 8 4 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 4 14 2 Wellington .. .. .. 11 7 6 7 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 4 12 2 13 2 13 10 Nelaon .. .. .. 11 5 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 4 12 3 13 2 13 11 Canterbury.. .. 11 5 6 6 8 2 9 3 10 3 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 0 Otago .. .. .. 11 1 6 5 8 0 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 3 13 3 13 7 Southland .. .. .. 12 2 6 6 8 2 9 2 10 3 11 2 12 3 13 2 13 11 All districts .. .. 11 7 6 7 8 3 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 13 11 Range (difference between 18 0 3 j 0 6 05 04 04 0 3 03 07 highest and lowest) j j

Median Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. — Classes P ' sl - S2 ' ss - s4 - Form I. Form II. Form III. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m. Yrs, m. Yrs. m. Yrs. m, Yrs. m. Auckland .. .. 11 9 6 5 8 2 9 2 10 3 11 3 12 4 13 4 13 11 Taranaki .. .. .. 12 1 6 7 8 4 9 4 10 5 11 5 12 4 13 3 13 7 Wanganui .. .. .. 13 5 6 7 8 5 9 2 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 13 10 Hawke'sBay .. , . 11 5 6 6 8 3 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 3 14 2 Wellington'.. .. .. 12 0 6 6 8 3 9 3 10 4 11 4 12 0 13 2 13 10 Nelson .. .. .. 11 5 6 5 8 0 9 1 10 1 11 3 12 1 13 0 13 11 Canterbury.. .. 11 9 6 5 8 I 9 1 10 1 11 3 12 3 13 4 13 11 Otago .. .. .. 11 3 6 4 7 11 8 11 10 0 11 1 12 2 13 3 13 8 Southland .. .. .. 12 8 6 5 8 0 9 0 10 1 11 1 12 2 13 2 13 11 All districts .. .. 11 9 6 5 8 2 9 2 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 13 10 Range (difference between 22 03 0 6 05 05 0 4 0 4 0 4 07 highest and lowest) | .