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Table H6 Proficiency Examination Results. —Native Schools and Maori Children in Public Schools, 1935 and 1936.

Table H7. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the 1st July, 1936.

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Table H 6 Proficiency Examination Results. —Native Schools and Maori Children in Public Schools, 1935 and 1936. Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number — ; „ . , „ -~ __ XotaJ Attending p .. Percentage Percentage Certificates P, , Number of Number of gained, presented. gained _ Number gained. Number presented. presented. I ] 1935. Public schools .. .. .. 277 173 62-5 60 21-7 233 Native schools .. .. .. 270 209 77-4 31 11-5 240 1936. Public schools .. .. .. 319 228 71-5 i 62 19-4 290 Native schools .. .. .. 304 244 80-3 38 12-5 282 i Table H 7. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the 1st July, 1936. ~ I i Class P. S. I. S. II. S. III. S. IV. Form I. { Form II. Form III. Total. Years. . I . . . . . . I . . . , I i '. S i & B & I I & II S & ! I I S 3 SI'S g-3 Rio M o m e 1 w ajW o> fl ; * i « s> m : 3 | pq o i I 5 and under 6 387 360 387 360 6 „ 7 572 582 1 3 573 585 7 „ 8 593 584 27 39 1 3 621 626 8 ,, 9 463 427 159 172 27 I 35 .. S 1 649 635 9 ,, 10 249 235 254 210 149 ! 151 35 54 2 .. 1 690! 650 10 „ 11 107 100 164 139 179 | 187 134 148 24 44 3 3 .. 61lj 621 11 „ 12 J 44 42 91 105 166 j 147 168 ! 180 104 110 30 32 .. 4 I .. .. 6031 620 12 ,, 13 20 13 45 23 88 ! 80 149 139 159 129 84 88 19 26 .. 1 564! 499 13 „ 14 5 7 13 10 37 25 88 56 123 111 93 97 69 68 6 2 434 376 14 „ 15 .. I .... 2 5 8 21 14 33 33 49 38 63 50 5 3 176 148 15 „ 16 1 . . .. I 2 5 9 7 10 8 22 9 2 1 46 30 16 years and over .. .. I 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3 2 14 3 3 2 11 10 Totals, 1936 ;2,4412,350 755 703 652 j 637 597 I 597 455 437 272 267 177 160 16 9 5,3655,160 4,791 1,458 1,289 1,194 892 539 337 25 10,525 Percentage .. 45-5 13-9 12-3 11-3 8-5 5-1 3-2 0-2 100-0 Median age, in 7 5| 7 5 9 9 9 810 1010 811 911 612 7 12 613 2 13 114 013 914 614 8 ..[ .. years and months Totals, 1935 l,94l|l,823 747 695 636 i 630 614 I 591 453 425 286 250177 i 134 12 ! 8 4,8664,556 3,Te4 1,442 1,266 1,205 878 536 ~311 20 9^422 Percentage .. 40-0 15-3 13-4 12-8 9-3 5-7 3-3 0-2 100-0 Median age, in 7 10 7 8 9 8 9 7 10 810 511 811 812 612 413 4 13 214 113 10114 614 8 .. years and months ' '___ Note. — For the purpose of this table half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.

Table H 6 Proficiency Examination Results.—Native Schools and Maori Children in Public Schools, 1935 and 1936. Proficiency Certificates. Competency Certificates. Number — ; „ . , „ -~ __ XotaJ Attending p .. Percentage Percentage Certificates P, , Number of Number of gained, presented. gained _ Number gained. Number presented. presented. I ] 1935. Public schools .. .. .. 277 173 62-5 60 21-7 233 Native schools .. .. .. 270 209 77-4 31 11-5 240 1936. Public schools .. .. .. 319 228 71-5 i 62 19-4 290 Native schools .. .. .. 304 244 80-3 38 12-5 282 i Table H 7. Classification and Ages of Maori Scholars attending Public Schools at the 1st July, 1936. ~ I i Class P. S. I. S. II. S. III. S. IV. Form I. { Form II. Form III. Total. Years. . I . . . . . . I . . . , I i '. S i & B & I I & II S & ! I I S 3 SI'S g-3 Rio M o m e 1 w ajW o> fl ; * i « s> m : 3 | pq o i I 5 and under 6 387 360 387 360 6 „ 7 572 582 1 3 573 585 7 „ 8 593 584 27 39 1 3 621 626 8 ,, 9 463 427 159 172 27 I 35 .. S 1 649 635 9 ,, 10 249 235 254 210 149 ! 151 35 54 2 .. 1 690! 650 10 „ 11 107 100 164 139 179 | 187 134 148 24 44 3 3 .. 61lj 621 11 „ 12 J 44 42 91 105 166 j 147 168 ! 180 104 110 30 32 .. 4 I .. .. 6031 620 12 ,, 13 20 13 45 23 88 ! 80 149 139 159 129 84 88 19 26 .. 1 564! 499 13 „ 14 5 7 13 10 37 25 88 56 123 111 93 97 69 68 6 2 434 376 14 „ 15 .. I .... 2 5 8 21 14 33 33 49 38 63 50 5 3 176 148 15 „ 16 1 . . .. I 2 5 9 7 10 8 22 9 2 1 46 30 16 years and over .. .. I 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 3 2 14 3 3 2 11 10 Totals, 1936 ;2,4412,350 755 703 652 j 637 597 I 597 455 437 272 267 177 160 16 9 5,3655,160 4,791 1,458 1,289 1,194 892 539 337 25 10,525 Percentage .. 45-5 13-9 12-3 11-3 8-5 5-1 3-2 0-2 100-0 Median age, in 7 5| 7 5 9 9 9 810 1010 811 911 612 7 12 613 2 13 114 013 914 614 8 ..[ .. years and months Totals, 1935 l,94l|l,823 747 695 636 i 630 614 I 591 453 425 286 250177 i 134 12 ! 8 4,8664,556 3,Te4 1,442 1,266 1,205 878 536 ~311 20 9^422 Percentage .. 40-0 15-3 13-4 12-8 9-3 5-7 3-3 0-2 100-0 Median age, in 7 10 7 8 9 8 9 7 10 810 511 811 812 612 413 4 13 214 113 10114 614 8 .. years and months ' '___ Note. — For the purpose of this table half-caste children and children intermediate in blood between half-caste and Maori are reckoned as Maori.