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Table E2.—Age and Classification of Pupils attending Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1937.

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Backward'chUdren Class P. Standard I. Standard II. Standard III. Standard IV. Form I. j Form II. Form III. j Totals. Age. 1 —- — 1 j j 1 r Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. | Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Boys. Girls, j Boys. | Girls, j Boys. Girls. I I I I I 5 and under 6 .. 4 3 9,127 8,264 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,131 8,267 6 7 1 3 11,779 10,752 171 253 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,952 11,008 7 8 12 8 9,105 8,081 2,388 3,010 133 182 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,638 11,283 8 9 14 9 2,973 2,129 6,269 5,771 2,456 3,222 132 247 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 11,845 11,379 9 „ 10 .. 34 21 696 456 2,793 1,998 5,806 5,436 2,699 3,230 233 289 7 17 1 1 .. 12,269 11,448 10 „ 11 .. 46 32 203 136 757 504 2,459 1,765 4,812 4,399 3,609 4,153 427 567 15 21 .. .. 12,328 11,-577 11 ., 12 .. 59 25 68 63 225 137 820 474 2,493 1,934 4,362 4,039 3,275 3,836 477 625 1 1 11,780 11,134 12 ., 13 .. 74 43 21 34 79 42 254 149 1,022 634 2,540 1,895 3,952 3,783 3,130 3,696 16 17 11,088 10,293 13 „ 14 .. 71 35 13 7 33 16 77 38 382 221 1,105 668 2,349 1,710 3,383 3,228 50 60 7,463 5,983 14 15 .. 34 13 4 3 4 6 21 6 76 31 246 123 789 463 1,654 1,223 33 42 2,861 1,910 15 „ 16 .. 10 5 1 1 2 1 1 11 8 29 20 106 63 367 219 15 10 540 329 16 „ 17 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 2 6 17 11 1 32 14 17 „ 18 .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 Totals .. .. 363 198 33,989 29,927 12,720 11,739 12,029 11,273 11,629 10,706 12,129 11,191 10,912 10,439 9,045 9,025 116 131 102,932 94,629 Median age in 12 2 11 11 6 8 6 7 8 7 8 5 9 7 9 5 10 7 10 5 11 6 11 3 12 5 12 3 13 3 13 1 13 10 13 10 years and months