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Table G2.—Ages of Pupils in Attendance at Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1938.

Table G3.—Classification of Pupils on Roll of Secondary Departments of District High Schools at 1st July, 1938, 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 and 1938.

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Ages ot Pupils on Boll at 1st July, 1938. Education n.H..nv»» 13 and under 14 and under 15 and under 16 and under 17 Years and _ t . . . District. rears. 14 Years. 15 Years. 10 Years. 17 Years. over. iotais 01 all Ages. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. \ Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. ! Girls. Boys. Girls. Auckland .. 32 56 241 326 393 439 295 299 155 169 70 69 1,186 1,358 Taranaki .. 2 2 8 11 15 13 15 14 5 6 5 2 50 48 Wanganui .. 5 8 50 54 64 56 48 38 12 22 9 9 188 187 Hawke'sBay 6 9 32 37 59 56 40 . 40 23 27 11 22 171 191 Wellington .. 10 14 57 64 66 79 57 69 23 33 13 19 226 278 Nelson .. 6 7 35 36 39 50 29 46 16 18 11 6 136 163 Canterbury .. 7 10 76 87 121 132 74 111 61 71 18 23 357 434 Otago .. 7 4 57 68 63 73 38 68 29 25 9 17 203 255 Southland . . 3 4 13 21 19 28 21 17 10 10 2 6 68 86 Totals, 1938 78 114 569 704 839 926 617 702 334 381 148 173 2,585 3,000 Totals, 1937 107 141 494 653 748 820 571 609 274 285 114 133 2,308 2,641 Difference.. -29 -27 +75 +51 +9L +106 +46 +93 +60 +96 +34 +40 +277 +359

; Number of New Entrants In 1988 First Year Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Tntnia ' who tlad uot P rt '" Year. Year. Year. Year. Year. . viously received Education District. ! M , i Secondary | j lotais. j Educatlon> B. Q. B. | G. B G. B. G. B G. B. G. B. G. j B. Q. Auckland .. 552 622 347 425 178 175 85 96 19 37 5 3 1,186 1,358 2,544 597 665 Taranaki . . 18 19 16 16 14 10 .. 1 2 2.... 50 48 98 22 21 Wanganui .. 101 90 53 54 18 25 11 11 4 3 1 4 188 187 375 101 96 Hawke's Bay .. 72 82 58 55 24 25 12 11 4 15 1 3 171 191 362 78 90 Wellington . . 109 107 59 80 35 60 21 20 2 9 .. 2 226 278 504 119 114 Nelson . . 67 62 29 43 18 38 15 12 5 6 2 2 136 163 299 72 63 Canterbury .. 167 175 97 134 48 69 32 40 11 15 2 1 357 434 791 178 181 Otago .. 93 95 57 76 26 46 21 22 5 13 1 3 203 255 458 97 101 Southland .. 41 48 18 22 8 8 1 5 .. 2 .. 1 68 86 154 41 49 Totals, 1938 1,220 1,300 734 90S 369 456 198 218 52 102 12 192,585 3,000 5,585 1,305 1,380 Totals, 1937 1,068 1,200 647 762 353 383 172 205 52 76 16 152,308 2,641 4,949 1,151 1,227 Difference +152 +100 +87+143+16 +73+26 + 13 .. +26 -4 +4+277 +359 +636 +154 +153

Ago at which Post-primary Course commenced. — Total. 'year. Under 12Years. 12 Years. 13 Years. 14 Years. B. ' G. B. G. B. 1 G. B. G. B. G. B. G. • 1938 .. .. .. 13 14 236 348 645 659 307 280 104 79 1,305 1.380 1937 .. .. .. 20 20 256 335 506 552 290 261 79 59 1,151 1,227 Difference .. -7 -6 -20 +13 +139 +107 +17 +19 +25 +20 +154 +153