E.—2.

Table A5.—Average Age of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1937.

Table A6.—Median Ages of Pupils of Public Primary Schools as at 1st July, 1937.

Table A 7.—Tlie annual Proficiency Examination has been abolished, having been held for the last time in 1936.

Table A8. —Age and Attainment of Pupils who definitely left Primary Schools during or at End of Year 1937.

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Average Ages of the Pupils in eaoh Class. Education District. , — Classes! ' 81. 82 - ss - S4 - rorm J" 0 ™ n - J" 0 ™ nI - Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Auckland .. .. ..11 8 6 10 8 9 9 8 10 9 11 7 12 5 13 3 14 1 Taranaki .. .. .. 11 10 6 10 8 8 9 8 10 9 11 7 12 6 13 3 13 9 Wauganui .. .. .. 12 1 6 10 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 7 12 5 13 3 13 1.1 Hawke's Bay .. .. 12 4 6 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 7 12 5 13 3 13 11 Wellington .. .. .. 12 3 6 8 8 5 9 6 10 5 11 5 12 4 13 2 13 11 Nelson .. .. .. 11 5 6 7 8 5 9 6 10 6 11 5 12 4 13 I 13 9 Canterbury.. .. ..11 8 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 5 12 5 13 3 13 6 Otago .. .. .. 11 0 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 7 11 5 12 4 13 2 13 9 Southland .. .. .. 12 6 6 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 8 12 5 13 3 13 9 All districts .. .. 11 9 6 9 8 7 9 7 10 8 11 6 12 5 13 3 13 11 Range (difference between 1 6 03 0 4 03 05 0 3 0 2 0 2 07 highest and lowest)

Median Ages of the Pupils in each Class. Education District. . j 1 | Special p gl g2 g3 g4 Form I. Form II. Form III. Classes. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Yr. m. Auckland .. .. .. 11 9 6 8 8 7 9 7 10 7 11 5 12 4 13 3 14 0 Taranaki . . .. .. 12 3 6 8 8 7 9 6 10 8 11 6 12 5 13 3 13 8 Wanganui .. .. .. 12 5 6 9 8 7 9 6 10 7 11 6 12 4 13 3 13 11 Hawke'sBay .. .. 12 7 6 8 8 7 9 7 10 8 11 6 12 4 13 3 13 11 Wellington . . . .. 12 6 6 7 8 5 9 5 10 4 11 4 12 3 13 2 13 10 Nelson .. .. .. 12 2 6 6 8 5 9 5 10 4 11 4 12 3 13 0 13 10 Canterbury.. .. .. 12 3 6 7 8 6 9 5 10 5 11 4 12 4 13 2 13 6 Otago .. .. .. 11 2 6 7 8 6 9 5 10 6 11 4 12 3 13 0 13 9 Southland .. .. .. 12 9 6 8 8 8 9 7 10 8 11 6 12 4 13 2 13 10 All districts .. .. 12 1 6 8 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 5 12 4 13 2 13 10 Range (difference between 1 7 0 3 03 02 04 0 2 02 03 06 highest and lowert)

In Form II. In Form I. A,™ With Primary School Without Primary Certificate. School Certificate. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. 15 years and over .. .. .. .. .. 801 549 161 99 191 111 14 „ under 15 .. .. .. .. 2,597 2,107 309 278 616 477 13 „ 14 .. .. .. .. 3,608 3,903 29 40 63 52 12 „ 13 .. .. .. .. 1,476 1,850 4 7 7 10 11 „ 12 .. .. .. .. 107 152 1 2 3 2 Under 11 years .. .. .. . . . . 2 6 .. .. 2 1 Totals, 1937 .. „ „ .. 8,651 8,567 504 426 882 653 In Standard IV. In Standard III. In Sta 1 " ( J p a e 1 r <i 11 or Totals. Age j : Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Total. 15 years and over .. .. 68 30 18 11 18 11 1,317 811 2,128 14' „ under 15 .. 264 185 94 55 47 25 3,927 3,127 7,054 13 „ „ 14 .. 28 24 14 11 14 9 3,756 4,039 7,795 12 „ „ 13 .. 5 3 1 ... 3 5 1,496 1,875 3,371 11 „ „ 12 .. 1 2 .. 1 3 5 115 164 279 Under 11 years .. .... 1 1 10 20 19 25 37 62 Totals, 1937 .. .. 366 245 128 88 105 74 10,636 10,053 20,689