E.—2.

Table G2.—Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1931.

Table G3.—Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1931, according to Years of Attendance.

Table G4.—District High Schools: Age of Pupils at Date of Admission.

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Ages of Pupils on Roll at 1st July, 1931. Education TTndAr iq v „ ara 13 and under 14 and under 15 and under 16 and under 17 Years and T . , - ,, , District. under Id Years.j u Yeam _ 16 Yeara 16 Years. 17 Years. over. lotals of all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland .. 43 51 205 208 341 291 249 239 151 127 89 54 1,078 970 Taranaki .. 2 2 10 22 18 21 9 18 7 6 5 5 51 74 Wanganui .. 11 7 25 28 49 52 35 31 19 18 8 8 147 144 Hawke's Bay 12 12 39 26 51 43 45 52 29 20 9 8 185 161 Wellington .. 9 9 41 44 63 63 46 48 21 25 22 16 202 205 Nelson .. 13 7 32 45 38 37 26 23 13 13 9 6 131 131 Canterbury .. 29 29 118 116 206 150 176 112 89 72 42 34 660 513 Otago .. 15 20 50 49 79 74 55 53 31 31 23 19 253 246 Southland .. 5 7 12 11 23 22 23 13 5 6 7 6 75 65 All districts, 139 144 532 549 868 753 664 | 589 365 318 214 156 2,782 2,509 1931 All districts, 104 118 541 526 782 690 567 j 531 268 252 123 134 2,385 2,251 1930 Difference.. +35 +26 +91 +23 +86 +63 +97 +58 +97 +66 +91 +22 +397 +258

I [ Number of New ; j Entrants in 1930 First Year Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Total* who had not P re " Year. Year. Year. Year. Year. xomis. ~ . viously received Education District. , rf f, Secondary I j iotais. Education. B. G. B. G. ! B. G. B. G. B s G. B. G. B. G. B. G. I ! I Auckland .. 470 437 307 290 186 150 87 74 25 14 3 5 1,078 970 2,048 504 468 Taranaki .. 27 34 11 25 8 8 3 5 2 2.... 51 74 125 29 38 Wanganui .. 62 58 50 53 20 16 11 13 4 2 .. 2 147 144 291 63 59 Hawke's Bay .. 83 62 44 49 32 30 20 14 4 6 2 .. 185 161 346 90 71 Wellington .. 93 87 47 60 37 28 18 18 7 11 .. 1 202 205 407 99 91 Nelson .. 63 64 31 30 17 25 13 10 7 1 .. 1 131 131 262 65 70 Canterbury .. 289 222 196 148 99 91 62 35 11 15 3 2 660 513 1,173 301 224 Otago .. 108 107 69 65 36 47 27 14 11 11 2 2 253 246 499 109 111 Southland .. 27 24 26 18 12 13 9 4 1 6.... 75 65 140 27 25 Totals, 1931.. 1,222 1,095 781 738 447 408 250 187 ; 72 68 10 13 2,782 2,509 5,291 1,287 1,157 „ 1930.. 1,139 1,046 706 696 371 309 137 147 30 46 2 7 2,385 2,251 4,636 1,205 1,112 Difference .. + 83 +49 +75 +32 +76 +99 +113 j +40j+42 +22 +8 +6 +397 +258 +655 +82 +45

Age at which Post-primary Course commenced. _ Total> Year. Under 12 Years. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. 15 and B. G. B. G. B. | G. B. | G. B. G. B. G. I 1 1931 .. .. .. 31 I 33 ' 272 292 531 514 345 259 108 59 1,287 1,157 I 1930 .. .. .. B. 253 G. 257 531 532 340 256 81 67 1,205 1,112 Difference .. B.+50 G.+68 .. -18 +5 +3 +27 -8 +82 +45