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Table A3.—Age and Sex of the Pupils on the Rolls of Public Primary Schools and Intermediate Schools and Departments at 1st July, 1937.

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(Excluding Seoondasy Departments of Distriot High Schools and Form III of Intermediate Schools and Departments, but including special classes. Forms I and II of all Intermediate Schools and Departments, : j ' . and Standard VII.) j 5 am3 under 6 g and under 7. 7 and under 8.: 8 and under 9. 9 and under 10. 10 and under 11. 11 and under 12, 12 and under 13. jlBand under 14. 14 and under 15. 15 and under 16. \')yer. fiU ' Totals of all Ages. isjoys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. I Boys. ! Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls, Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. ; 1 ; ! ! J ! ! — ! ' ti D' t ' t ' ' I I i I I 16 ' 2'839 2 640 3 843 3,498 3,719 3,567 3,778 3,695 3,985 3,709 4,072 3,813 3,792 3,564 3,479 3,225 2,317 1,938 894 616 ( 184; 120 12 6 32,914 30,391 63,305 Taranaki j.. 492 428 633 607 622 643 657 580 655 629 677 624 683 616 666 598 464; 399 169 108 30 15 5 .. 5,753 5,247 11,000 Wanganui.. I,. : 610 575 894 753 927 863 : 865 852 890 909 901 860 867 808 854 725 564 443 195 159'' 43' 28 1 2 7,611 6,977 14,588 Hawke'sBay . 673 598 893 826 814 800 873 810 895 853 870 813 912 806 793 765] 540: 405, 222 154: 38| 32 9 4 7,532 6,866 14,398 Wellington L 1,240 1,112 1,596 1,495 1,573 1,513 1,559 1,515 1,594 1,483 1,610 1,581 1,504 1,442 1,398 1,349, 943 777 322 227| 54| 32 1 .. 13,394 12,526 25,920 Nelson .. L 351 320 390 375 364 349 388 385 405 371 405 362 382 365 346 350! 233' 186 95 52 16 10 .. .. 3,375 3,125 6,500 Canterbury !.. 1,483 1,340 1,939 1,832 1,883 1,876 2,011 1,879 2,057 1,877 2,029 1,808 1,948 1,920 1,881 1,792 1,32,-. 1,023 556 353: 112 66 7 4 17,231 15,770 33,001 Otago .. L 904 778 1,127 976 :1,086 1,056 1,083 1,027 1,108 1,021 1,064 1,053 1,018 960 9981 886| 621: 458 234 126: 38| 15 2 1 9,283 8,357 17,640 Southland.. . 539 476 637 646: 650 616 631 636 680 596 700 663 674 653 673 603 456! 354 174 115: 25; 111 1 5,839 5,370 11,209 Intermediate schools and J. .. ... .. j ... 1 40 . 38 469 436 882 800 675; 544| 274| 186 78| 32 7 3 2,425 2,040 4,465 departments Totals for 1937 . .> 9,,131 8,267 11,952lll ,008 11,638lll ,283 11,845 11,379 12,269 11,449 12,368 11,615 12,249 11,570 11,970 11,093 8,1381 6,527| 3,135! 2,096 618! 361 44 21105,357 96,669 202,026 Percentage of pupils of 8*6 11-4 11*3 11-5 11-7 11*9 11*8 11-4 7*3 2-6 0-5 100*0 each age r A , , A t r A \ • A , r A \ < A > t A i A , t J -, ■ A , < " > < ' A < ■> Totals for 1936 .. 9,157 8,49611,22810,73511,82811,26012,16511,34712,46211,78412,46611,77712,71711,87411,56610,634 8,335 6,907 3,562 2,413 740 300 78 41106,304 97,568203,872 Difference .. .. -26 -229 +724 +273 -190 +23 -320 +32 -193 -335 -98 -162 -468 -304 +404 +459 -197 -380 -427 -317 -122 +61 -34 -20 -947 -899 -1,846 ; i ' L r * Insignificant percentage.