E.—2.

Table G2.—Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1937.

Table G3.—Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1937, according to Years of Attendance.

Table G4. —District High Schools: Classification according to Age at Date of Admission of Pupils who commenced Post-primary Education in 1937.

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Ages of Pupils on Roll at 1st July, 1937. Education n n( i» n v M « 13 and under I 14 and under I 15 and under 16 and under 17 Years and T f , f ,, A District. Under 13 Years. 14 Years. 15 Years. j 16 Years. i 17 Years. over. lotals ot all Ages. Boys. I Girls. Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls, j Boys. Girls. Boys, j Girls. Boys. Girls. 1 j i 1 I j j Auckland .. 43 68 228 ! 287 356 353 255 27] 120 121 47 51 1,049 1,149 Taranaki .. 3 1 8 12 21 24 10 9 5 2 2 1 49 49 Wanganui . . 10 9 28 37 52 j 48 i 34 46 17 14 7 12 148 166 Hawke's Bay 7 4 35 41 58 37 36 ! 39 20 25 12 17 168 163 Wellington .. 14 21 52 60 59 73 47 54 30 34 6 11 208 253 Nelson . . 6 9 22 42 38 54 33 32 17 15 10 5 126 157 Canterbury . . 12 18 68 85 99 128 91 94 39 43 18 17 327 385 Otago .. 12 9 43 70 49 : 85 52 41 20 26 11 14 187 245 Southland .... 4 ' 10 19 16 18 13 23 6 5 1 5 46 74 Totals, 1937 107 j 141 | 494 653 748 j 820 571 609 274 285 114 133 2,308 2,641 Totals, 1936 109 j 140 513 542 730 1 799 566 533 279 269 150 119 2,347 2,402 Difference -2 j +1 -19 j + 11) +18 +21 +5 +76 -5 | +16 -36 +14 -39 +239

Number of New Entrants in 1937 First Year. Second ; Third | Fourth Fifth Sixth Tt , who had not preYear. ; Year. 1 Year. Year. Year. frand vlou9 'y received Education District. Totals Secondary iotals. Education. B. G. B. | G. B G. B. G. B G. B. G. B. G. B. ■ G. I i ' I i Auckland .. 506 544 287,327 152 169 82 86 18 23 4 .. 1,049 1,149 2,198 538 566 Taranaki .. 25 26 19 18 2 2 2 2 1 1.... 49 49 98 27 25 Wanganui . . 75 78 38 46 20! 22 11 7 4 12 .. 1 148 166 314 78 76 Hawke's Bav .. 87 70 43 40 22 23 11 20 3 7 2 3 168 163 331 96 71 Wellington .. 91 104 64 . 80 33 39 12 21 6 6 2 3 208 253 461 106 103 Nelson . . 44 65 33 55 27 16 10 12 7 6 5 3 126 157 283 53 67 Canterbury .. 140 170 99 11 1 53 63 28 28 5 10 2 3 327 385 712 148 170 Otago .. 78 107 51 68 34 39 15 24 8 7 1 .. 187 245 432 82 111 Southland . . 22 36 13, 17 10 10 1 5 .. 4 . . 2 46 74 120 23 38 Totals, 1937 1,068 il,200 647 762 353 383 172 205 52 76 16 152,308 2.641 4,949 1,151 1,227 Totals, 1936 1,034 1.080 681 690 ! 331, 369 183 161 99 75 19 272,347 2,402 4,749 1,110 1,149 Difference.. +34 +120 -34+72 +22j + 14-11 +44-47 +1 —3j —12 -39 +239 j + 200 +41 +78

Age at which Post-primary Course commenced. —: : Total. Year. Under 12 Years. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. I 15 _ and B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. 1937 .. .. .. 20 20 256 335 506 552 290 261 79 59 1,151 1,227 1936 .. .. .. 12 26 255 321 486 489 278 246 79 67 1,110 1,149 Difference .. +8 -6 +1 +14 +20 +63 +12 +15 .. -8 +4] +78