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Table H6. Proficiency Examination Results. —Native Schools and Maori Children in Public Schools, 1930 and 1931.

Table H7. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the 1st July, 1931.

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Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number T „,al Attending ° p Percentage Percentage Certificates + ri Number of Number of gained, presen e . g a ; nec i. Number gained. Number presented. presented. 1930. Public schools .. .. .. 226 138 61-1 [ 42 18-6 180 Native schools .. .. .. 255 172 67-5 ; 36 14-1 208 1931. Public schools .. .. .. 258 136 52-7 72 27-9 208 Native schools .. .. .. 322 153 47-5 57 17-7 210

Class P. S. I. S. II. S. III. S. IV. Form I. Form II. Form III. Total. Years. ] ~ ~ . i ~ T - ... co m co rf\ co rn co co co co co co eg eo gj eg o 3 & 3 & a & 2 o a & -a , & a & 3 & * rn S3 fq C6 W S3 pq 3 ffl S3pqOcqt3pq;gpci tS 5 and under 6 258 284 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. : <. 258 284 6 „ 7 495 414 2 10 497: 424 7 8 461 445 58 76 5 6 524 1 527 8 9 317 298 178 175 51 58 3 5 549 536 9 „ 10 174 147 193 198 134 140 39 35 1 5 541 525 10 „ 11 87 63 157 90 173 144 113 119 26 31 6 4 562 451 11 „ 12 32 30 81 64 115 95 122 116 84 106 13 15 2 5 .. .. 449 431 12 „ 13 8 13 34 24 52 51 111 99 97 87 54 52 15 14 1 1 372 341 13 .,14 4 3 15 11 31 20 68 56 104 71 81 81 48 50 1 1 352 293 14 „ 15 3 2 4 4 5 4 23 13 42 26 50 41 69 34 2 1 198 125 15 „ 16 2 3 1 3 5 10 3 21 11 34 15 4 2 75 39 16 years and over .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 4 3 9 5 4 2 18 13 Totals, 1931 1,839 1,699 722 654 569 | 519 483 1449 229 207 177 123 12 7 4,3953,989 1 ,~3~76 l,"o88 932 695 *436 300 ~19 8,~384 Percentage .. 42-2 16-4 13-0 11-1 8-3 5-2 3-6 0-2 100-0 Median age, in 7 4 7 4 9 8 9 4 10 710 511 911 7 12 912 3;13 613 514 413 1015 815 6 .. years and months Totals, 1930 1.93:11,7(4 714 601 500 489 455 1476 322 212 127 112 3 4 4,297j3,960 1,~315 989 931 644 ~457 239 ~7 8,~257 Percentage .. 44-5 15-9 12-0 11-3 7-8 5-5 2-9 0-1 100-0 Median age, in 7 4 7 5 9 7 9 5 10 810 611 11 11 612 712 713 613 114 1 14 2 ..'I years and months Note. —Por the purpose of this return half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.